WavePad AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Audio Recorders

The best Audio Recorder alternative to WavePad is Audacity, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to WavePad and many of them are Audio Recorders so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Audio Recorder alternatives to WavePad are Tenacity, Ocenaudio, Ardour and Adobe Audition.

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WavePad is Music and Audio Editor that allows you to create and edit voice, music and other sound recordings. You can duplicate sections of recordings and add echo, amplification, noise reduction and other effects.

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  1. Audacity icon
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    Audacity

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    Audacity is an easy-to-use, multi-track audio editor and recorder for Windows, macOS, GNU/Linux and other operating systems. Audacity is free, open source software.

    133 Audacity alternatives
    Editing Audio

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • AppImageHub
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • LAME
    Audacity 2.2.0 in default Light theme running on Windows 10
    Recording with Audacity 2.2.0 in Dark theme on Windows 10
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    Audacity 2.2.0 MIDI playback running on macOS

    Properties

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Multitrack editing
    2.  Audio Recording
    3.  Mix Music
    4.  Portable
    5.  Remove Noise
    6.  Track editing
    7.  Noise Reduction
    8.  Support for VST Plugins
    9.  Music Recording
    10.  Lossless Audio
    11.  Music Sequencer
    12.  Hardware Accelerated
    13.  Support for Android Things
    14.  Record to tape
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    Audacity VS WavePad

    Is Audacity a good alternative to WavePad?
     

    • Most users think Audacity is a great WavePad alternative.

    • Audacity is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to WavePad.

    • Audacity is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to WavePad.

    • Audacity is Free and Open SourceWavePad is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Audacity is LightweightWavePad is not according to our users
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    Tenacity

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    Tenacity is an easy-to-use, privacy-friendly, FLOSS, cross-platform multi-track audio editor/recorder for Windows, macOS, Linux and other operating systems.

    88 Tenacity alternatives
    Dark mode

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Light mode

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  Lightweight
    5.  No Tracking

    Features

    1.  Audio Recording
    2.  Remove Noise
    3.  Mix Music
    4.  Support for VST Plugins
    5.  Dark Mode
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  4. Ocenaudio icon
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    Ocenaudio

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    Ocenaudio is a cross-platform, easy to use, fast and functional audio editor. It is the ideal software for people who need to edit and analyze audio files without complications. ocenaudio also has powerful features that will please more advanced users.

    47 Ocenaudio alternatives
    Ocenaudio version 3.7.19 running on Windows with an audio file open.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Ocenaudio version 3.7.19 running on Windows with no file open.
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    audio screenshot

    Properties

    1.  User friendly
    2.  Lightweight
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  No registration required

    Features

    1.  Intuitive Interface
    2.  Support for VST Plugins
    3.  Native application
    4.  Portable
    5.  Multiple files
    6.  Spectrogram view
    7.  File Tagging
    8.  Dark Mode
    9.  Specific for 64-Bit
    10.  Support for Hotkeys
    11.  Batch conversion
    12.  Multi-selection
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    Comments about Ocenaudio as an Alternative to WavePad
     
    Ian James

    Easier to navigate, yet powerful. It's everything I need for editing recordings.

    Positive comment •Jul 8, 2020
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    • Ocenaudio is Free and ProprietaryWavePad is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Ocenaudio is LightweightWavePad is not according to our users
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    Adobe Audition

    A comprehensive audio editing suite designed for commercial use with features like post-production refinement, video and podcast editing capabilities, minus composition tools. Equipped with Waveform and Multitrack modes for recor...

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    Ardour

     219 likes
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    Ardour is a hard disk recorder and digital audio workstation application. Record, edit, and mix on Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows.

    91 Ardour alternatives
    Ardour 6

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    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    Ardour with a custom theme
    main window + mixer
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    MIDI tracks

    Properties

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  Ad-free

    Features

    1.  Multitrack editing
    2.  Audio Recording
    3.  Mix Music
    4.  Digital Audio Workstation
    5.  Non Destructive Editing
    6.  Support for VST Plugins
    7.  Music Sequencer
    8.  Lossless Audio
    9.  Virtual Instrument
    10.  Live Performance
    11.  Support for MIDI
    12.  Music Looper
    13.  Dark Mode
    14.  Portable
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    Ardour VS WavePad

    Is Ardour a good alternative to WavePad?
     

    • Ardour is the most popular commercial alternative to WavePad.

    • Ardour is Paid and Open SourceWavePad is Freemium and Proprietary
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    Adobe Audition

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    A comprehensive audio editing suite designed for commercial use with features like post-production refinement, video and podcast editing capabilities, minus composition tools. Equipped with Waveform and Multitrack modes for recording and editing, with new Clip and Session Markers.

    98 Adobe Audition alternatives
    Adobe Audition screenshot 1

    License model

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    Adobe Audition screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Ad-free

    Features

    1.  Spectral editing
    2.  Waveform Seekbar
    3.  Audio restoration
    4.  MultiTrack
    5.  Dark Mode
    6.  Support for VST Plugins
    7.  Virtual Instrument
    8.  Music Looper
    9.  Lossless Audio
    10.  Multiple metering standards
    11.  Multiple window layouts
    12.  Mix Music
    13.  Effect automation controls
    14.  Sidechain compression
    15.  Task level chat
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    Adobe Audition VS WavePad

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  8. Cakewalk icon
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    Cakewalk

     63 likes
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    Cakewalk, formerly SONAR, is a comprehensive audio software for music composition, audio recording, editing, mixing and mastering. It features a full suite of high quality audio and MIDI effects and instruments and composition tools ranging from drum sequencer and piano roll...

    115 Cakewalk alternatives
    Cakewalk screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free Personal • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Cakewalk screenshot 1
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    Cakewalk screenshot 3

    Properties

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    3.  Works Offline

    Features

    1.  Support for VST Plugins
    2.  Support for MIDI
    3.  Multitrack editing
    4.  Step Sequencer
    5.  Music Sequencer
    6.  Virtual Instrument
    7.  Music Looper
    8.  Lossless Audio
    9.  Dark Mode
    10.  Mix Music
    11.  Melodyne Intergration
    12.  MultiTrack
    13.  Piano Roll
    14.  Music Recording
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    Wavacity

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    Wavacity is derived from the open source Audacity and modified to run in the web browser.

    52 Wavacity alternatives
    Wavacity screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online

    Wavacity Features

    1.  Support for MIDI
    Discontinued

    The latest update to the project is from July 2023. A lot of features do not work on the website (generate, many effects etc.)https://github.com/ahilss/wavacity/commit/38ba56b96df2ba8265fcd471465c82842340da7d

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    Wavacity VS WavePad

    Is Wavacity a good alternative to WavePad?
     

    • Wavacity is the most popular Web-based alternative to WavePad.

    • Wavacity is Free and Open SourceWavePad is Freemium and Proprietary
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    GoldWave

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    GoldWave is a highly rated, professional digital audio editor that turns your computer or mobile device into a recording studio at your finger tips.

    50 GoldWave alternatives
    GoldWave screenshot 1

    License model

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    GoldWave screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Support for VST Plugins
    2.  Lossless Audio
    3.  Support for MIDI
    4.  Batch Editing
    5.  Hardware Accelerated
    6.  Live Performance
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    AudioMass

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    AudioMass lets you record, or use your existing audio tracks, and modify them by trimming, cutting, pasting or applying a plethora of effects, from compression and paragraphic equalizers to reverb, delay and distortion fx.

    119 AudioMass alternatives
    AudioMass screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted

    Properties

    1.  Works Offline
    AudioMass screenshot 1
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    AudioMass VS WavePad

    Is AudioMass a good alternative to WavePad?
     

    • AudioMass is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to WavePad.

    • AudioMass is Free and Open SourceWavePad is Freemium and Proprietary
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    DarkAudacity

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    DarkAudacity is a build/fork of the the well known free sound editor, Audacity, customized with a darker, more modern theme - and a few small tweaks. The audio engine underneath is the same audio engine. The same code powers it. Like Audacity, it is completely free.

    122 DarkAudacity alternatives
    DarkAudacity screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    DarkAudacity screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Support for VST Plugins
    2.  Multitrack editing
    3.  Mix Music
    Discontinued

    The project seems no longer developed since 2019. Last version, 2.3.2, released in May 2019, can be still downloaded from FossHub. The GitHub page shows an older version (2.1.3) that dates back to 2016.

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    Sneedacity

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    Sneedacity (named after Sneed's Feed and Seed from The Simpsons episode, "E-I-E-I-D'oh") is a free (libre), open source, and privacy-respecting audio recording and editing suite forked from Audacity.

    111 Sneedacity alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  No Tracking
    2.  Lightweight
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  Privacy focused
    5.  Ad-free

    Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Portable
    3.  Multitrack editing
    4.  Mix Music
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    Sneedacity VS WavePad

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    TwistedWave

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    TwistedWave is a very easy to use and powerful audio editor.

    It supports Audio Unit plug-ins and many file formats, including wav, aiff, caf, mp3, mp4, FLAC, Ogg/Vorbis and ambisonic sound files.

    Good multichannel support. TwistedWave lets you easily add, remove or reorder chan.

    48 TwistedWave alternatives
    TwistedWave screenshot 1

    License model

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Online
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    Silences preview
    Batch processing
    +9
    Change Speed

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Text to Speech
    2.  Batch Editing
    3.  Lossless Audio
    4.  Support for VST Plugins
    5.  Sound Effects
    TwistedWave iconWavePad Icon

    TwistedWave VS WavePad

    Is TwistedWave a good alternative to WavePad?
     

    • TwistedWave is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to WavePad.

    • TwistedWave is Paid and ProprietaryWavePad is Freemium and Proprietary
    • TwistedWave is LightweightWavePad is not according to our users
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