Best Guitar Software Programs - Audacity
Audacity is a free, easy-to-use audio editor and recorder for Windows, Mac OS X, GNU/Linux and other operating systems. It can be used to record live audio; convert tapes and records into digital recordings or CDs; edit Ogg Vorbis, MP3, WAV or AIFF sound files; cut, copy, splice or mix sounds together; and change the speed or pitch of a recording.Audacity is a free, easy-to-use audio editor and recorder for Windows, Mac OS X, GNU/Linux and other operating systems. It's main features are:
- Record live audio.
- Convert tapes and records into digital recordings or CDs.
- Edit Ogg Vorbis, MP3, WAV or AIFF sound files.
- Cut, copy, splice or mix sounds together.
- Change the speed or pitch of a recording.
Audacity can record live audio through a microphone or mixer, or digitize recordings from cassette tapes, vinyl records, or minidiscs. With some sound cards, it can also capture streaming audio.
- Record from microphone, line input, or other sources.
- Dub over existing tracks to create multi-track recordings.
- Record up to 16 channels at once (requires multi-channel hardware).
- Level meters can monitor volume levels before, during, and after recording.
I use a DigiTech RP155 Modeling Guitar Processor. This is just another name for a multi effects guitar pedal. This box has the advantage of having a USB socket so you can connect it directly to your computer. It then becomes a MIDI device that you can use to record directly to your computer, cutting out any background noise you might get using a microphone.
This is what the DigiTech RP155 looks like:
DigiTech RP155 |
This is how I connect my guitar to the RP155 and the RP155 to the computer,
except I use headphones plugged into the back of the RP155:
DigiTech RP155 Computer Recording Setup |
You will need the Lame MP3 Encoder to export your recordings to MP3. Like Audacity, it's free and is a plugin that works from within Audacity itself.
Another free plugin is available for importing MP3 files. This is libmad.
The effects you get with Audacity include:
- Change the pitch without altering the tempo, or vice-versa.
- Remove static, hiss, hum, or other constant background noises.
- Alter frequencies with Equalization, FFT Filter, and Bass Boost effects.
- Adjust volumes with Compressor, Amplify, and Normalize effects.
- Other built-in effects include:
- Echo
- Phaser
- Wahwah
- Reverse
This is one of the best programs I've used for recording my guitar playing. It's probably the best software for recording any type of audio. It's also one of best pieces of free guitar software you will find.
You can buy the DigiTech RP155 from Amazon:
(This is an affiliate link to an external website and I might earn a commission on any purchase you make)
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