The downsides are a dated and sometimes clunky interface and a cumbersome installation process.

Pros Powerful and robust feature set: Audacity is loaded with audio editing, recording, and exporting tools that work in tandem with Macs multimedia capabilities.

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Free with regular updates for diverse uses: Audacity is a free, regularly updated tool with solid support from the developer.

This means a solid core that works far better than some other free software suites in the same category, and a good alternative to somewhat limited tools like GarageBand.

Cons Interface is dated and sometimes clunky: While Audacitys feature set delivers, it looks and feels a little dated compared to more modern software.

In most cases this is purely aesthetic, but finding certain menus can be cumbersome in some circumstances.

Bottom Line If you need a powerful, free audio editing tool for your Mac, Audacity is a great tool with which to start.

You can record sounds, play sounds, import and export WAV, AIFF, and MP3 files, and more.

Use it to edit your sounds using Cut, Copy and Paste (with unlimited Undo), mix tracks together, or apply effects to your recordings.

Built-in effects include Bass Boost, Wahwah, and Noise Removal, and it also supports VST plug-in effects.

Do not double-click the Audacity folder to open it and drag only the Audacity icon to Applications.

The Audacity application must be kept inside the Audacity folder at all times.

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Took ages just to work out how to recognise the USB input from my amp, then took ages to work out how to set up a recording and then took forever to try and split the tracks.

I gave up trying to split up the tracks after an hour just trying to get songs 1 and 2 sorted.

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