MP3/WAV file editing program

[GRAHAM SG1]

I am looking for a good and free Windows based editing program so we can make a demo from my recordings with a Zoom H1, can anyone please recommend one

Thanks

[chump stain]

I use Audacity on my netbook to edit files from my H2. It's kind of a pain, but it's free. I use Sonar when I'm on my PC.

[Nightsun]

+1 for audacity

[darius8]

+2 Audacity is very powerful and it comes with a crap load of plug-ins (EQ, bass booster, normalizer, compresor, reverb, echo, crossfader, reverser, vocoder, vocal remover, pitch shifter, tremelo, change speed, change tempo) just to name a few.
If you have 4 tracks it will mix down into a 2-track stereo mix.

[GRAHAM SG1]

Thanks guys, firstly I just need to remove all the between songs stuff then I can focus on making them sound good enough for a demo .
Having seen the prices for studios I think the Zoom H1 and a suitable program will save a lot of cash while giving a pretty good quality recording .

[DWBass]

Audacity is a great free audio editing tool. Can also convert Wav and Flac files to Mp3's.

[billostech]

Sound Forge is preety decent too.
Sound Forge Product Family Overview

[AlvarHanso]

I use CDWav for splitting tracks, and then edit them soundwise in Audacity. Not sure if CDWav is still free, but I've had it for over a decade, and it is by far the easiest program for splitting tracks. It may take me a little longer, but instead of exporting to mp3 from Audacity, I always export as wav, and then use Trader's Little Helper to encode to flac and mp3.

[spigmu]

Many portable recorders come bundled with free Lite versions of recording programs. Not sure about the H1 but at one point some Zooms were bundled with a Cubase app of this kind (IIRC) Sometimes these can be very worth using over other free alternatives.

[Corey Y]

Another vote for Audacity, it's free, easy to use and has plenty of decent effects and utilities.

[bassman4d521]

another Audacity fan here... you can do a lot of things with it.

[GRAHAM SG1]

Thanks all, I am going to try Audacity, will report back later

[ksandvik]

Audacity.

Please file bug reports if you find problems so it could be improved.

[Curmei]

Another Audacity reccomendation here. I use Sonar X1 when doing recordings in my studio, but when I just want to edit something on my laptop quickly, Audacity does a great job. I can also keep on my Mac, Linux and Windows machines, without cost. Someone else mentioned SoundForge and that is a good program, as well, but I don't think there is a free version available - not that I am aware of, anyway.

Good luck.

[GRAHAM SG1]

I have been messing about with some recordings using Audacity and have come to the conclusion that I know sweet FA about it
I will keep using trial and error and adjusting a small bit at a time, I have used a bit of compression and the leveller on some tracks which has made some difference, time will tell .