Editing audio files...

Hi all. I'm looking for a fairly simple editor that will let me do some
rudimentary editing -- mainly just clipping beginnings and endings. I would
also like to be able to edit different formats such as mp3, wma, wav, etc.

Does anyone have a recommendation? Free is good but I wouldn't mind
paying up to $50.

Thanks in advance,

Howard

Audacity comes to mind.
'Audacity: Free Audio Editor and Recorder'
(http://audacity.sourceforge.net/)
I haven't used it for a while but it does allow you to cut and join
and "export as".
Give it a try *Free*


--
dbknox

Presumably you are on Vista and would have Windows Movie Maker. I have used
it successfully to edit wma and wav files in the manner you mention.
However, it does not work with mp3 so that would be a limitation.

"Howard Woodard" <woodard@msn.com> wrote in message
news:235083BB-FD8E-4E46-9AA0-0337AA350E24@microsoft.com...
> Hi all. I'm looking for a fairly simple editor that will let me do some
> rudimentary editing -- mainly just clipping beginnings and endings. I
> would also like to be able to edit different formats such as mp3, wma,
> wav, etc.
>
> Does anyone have a recommendation? Free is good but I wouldn't mind
> paying up to $50.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Howard

Thanks both of you for your help. I went with Audacity. It is a pretty
easy to use product and will do way more than I know how to do.

Howard
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"Howard Woodard" <woodard@msn.com> wrote in message
news:235083BB-FD8E-4E46-9AA0-0337AA350E24@microsoft.com...
> Hi all. I'm looking for a fairly simple editor that will let me do some
> rudimentary editing -- mainly just clipping beginnings and endings. I
> would also like to be able to edit different formats such as mp3, wma,
> wav, etc.
>
> Does anyone have a recommendation? Free is good but I wouldn't mind
> paying up to $50.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Howard