Audio editors are programs that allow you to edit audio digitally. With them, you can create high-quality sound for video advertising , voice over a movie, record a music album, make a podcast, an audiobook, or simply cut your favorite songs. 

Audio editors have the following functions (features):

• Graphic display of a sound signal . Sound is usually visualized using a horizontal track, track or spectrogram. This allows you to view, evaluate and change the audio temporal resolution and amplitude resolution.  
• Record . Possible from one or more stereo tracks. Occurs with compression (if there is a need to save space on the media) or without (if you need to get the maximum sound quality).
• Transform . Changing the amplitude, adding sound effects, filters, noise reduction and other features.
• Analysis . Allows you to measure the signal level, observe the spectrum, etc.
• MIDI . Using synthesizers and editing sound samples, moving them from synthesizer to audio editor and vice versa. 

Professional programs usually have all of these features. In services for beginners - only partially. 

To simplify the choice, we have made for you an independent review of the best software for various personal and commercial tasks. 

Audio editors for beginners

Programs and online services for beginners are paid and free, often translated into Russian. Suitable for personal and commercial purposes. These audio editors work on most PCs and do not require powerful hardware. They are easy to master, even without experience in working with sound.  We are recommended to use FL Studio, as the best music editor. You cna download it here - https://install.download/windows/fl-studio for free.

Audacity

One of the most user-friendly audio editors for beginners, open source software. Allows you to record sound, add various effects, eliminate noise and make the sound clearer. Suitable for creating podcasts.

Operating systems : Windows, macOS, Linux  

Pros:

• the ability to cut or glue audio;
• frequency management;
• multi-channel recording is provided;
• you can import and export files;
• the ability to digitize analog media (for example, audio cassettes);
• the ability to install plugins and expand the set of functions;
• allows you to quickly process even heavy files;
• has low system requirements;
• in Russian.

Minuses: 

• not suitable for serious projects;
• supports a limited number of file formats.

Wave Editor

An easy-to-learn audio editor for beginners. It has a clear interface and a good basic set of functions - they are more than enough for an amateur. By downloading the free extension, you can change the tempo of the audio recording, as well as use the MIDI converter.  

Operating systems : Windows  

Pros:

• you can cut, paste, copy or delete a fragment;
• the ability to set a specific frequency;
• many sound effects and filters;
• finished audio can be burned to a CD;
• functionality can be extended with plugins;
• everything is in Russian.

Minuses:

• the quality of some sound effects leaves much to be desired;
• not suitable for serious complex tasks, only for entertainment. 

MuLab

This is not just an audio editor, but software with a built-in sequencer. 

Allows you to record sound, edit it and mix compositions. Easy-to-learn software with a wide range of functions. Suitable for creating electronic music.

Operating systems : Windows, macOS  

Pros: 

• MIDI recording and sequencing;
• many sound effects;
• you can record and change audio from different tracks;
• built-in synthesizers;
• work with samples;
• noise can be eliminated;
• you can work in the built-in music editor;
• There are plugins that allow you to expand the functionality.

Cons :

• not Russified;
• there are not enough tools for any purposes and genres.