in this video I'm looking at some of the best free audio editing software for
Windows 10 in 2020 I'm Zane from audio tech tv.com and I've included links to
all of the audio editing software mentioned in this video in the
description along with timestamps for each one this list is in no particular
order and first up on the list is audacity this is a very simple free
program capable of recording and editing audio for musicians podcasters youtubers
and content creators this is one of the easiest programs to get started with
audacity has been around for a very long time and has always been free they
continued to update it and add new features as well as get rid of any bugs
that might be in the software so just because it's free doesn't mean that it's
ignored it will allow you to record multi tracks so you can play something
then use a backing track and record another instrument or part to a new
track but if you plan on using virtual instruments at all you will need to look
elsewhere as audacity doesn't have MIDI capabilities next on the list is
cakewalk by bandlab this one is very popular for musicians before it became a
free daw it was known as sonar platinum it doesn't have any limitations you can
have unlimited audio MIDI instrument and auxilary tracks in all of your projects
you also get some decent effects plugins included with cakewalk along with an
interesting channel strip that has some cool tape emulation and saturation
effects home studio guitar players will like the included guitar amp simulator
called th3 you also get some free virtual instruments with cakewalk as
well you get a bass guitar instrument a drum kit a piano and a string instrument
cakewalk by bandlab gives you everything you need to start making
beats and doing music production inside the box you are required to download the
bandlab assistant software in order to install cakewalk
the next program on the free audio editing software list is soundbridge
this free digital audio workstation focuses on simplicity they wanted to
create a daw that's full-featured easy to use with no limitations and is free the
channel strip has many presets and you can also add third-party plugins for
more variety one of the biggest highlights for me is the free ritmix
drum plugin that you get with sound bridge as it's one of the best free drum
machine plugins out there it's available in both 32 and 64-bit downloads and I
know there's still some users that want 32-bit software and this might be the
most complete free 32-bit audio recording and editing software available
right now now before I get to the next one on the list I just want to ask if
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appreciate it so much now next up on the list is tracktion
waveform free this is another full-featured free program so you can
have unlimited tracks at third-party effects and instruments and do
everything the paid-for pro version can do it's basically the same as the pro
version but it doesn't have some of the add-ons and advanced features that
waveform pro has you get the micro drum sampler with this which is an
easy-to-use sample plugin plus you get the four OSC synth along with the same
workflow that makes the tracktion DAWs stand apart from the rest
waveform free does include some basic effects plugins but you can add
third-party plugins if you need to I personally find the waveform workflow to
be very quick and it allows me to just focus on creating give it a try and see
how it works for you up next is magix music maker free I think this one is
great for newcomers to music production as the soundpool loops that are
included are a great way to learn to arrange and edit music magics music
maker free comes with four soundpools and three instruments the soundpools
are like loop packs and each one has a particular style and sound so all the
loops in that soundpool will work together easily plus you can mix and
match loops from any soundpool I find that magix music maker free is a pretty
easy program to learn and you get basic effects plugins plus a guitar amp
simulator magix music maker free can be a great way to start learning to make
music and recording MIDI or odd on your computer it does have some track
limitations and it doesn't allow you to use third-party plugins you'll have to
upgrade your version for that and upgrading your version also opens up
more sounds instruments and features the next free audio editing software is Pro
Tools first with this free version of Pro Tools you get the same user
interface and workflow as the pros if you ever plan on working in a pro studio
one day learning on this software will help you as you'll likely encounter it
almost everywhere there are some limitations in Pro Tools first you can
only have 16 audio tracks in a project which is actually quite a bit anyway and
you can only record a maximum of four inputs at a time it does come with some
decent plugins but if you want to add any you have to purchase them from the
avid marketplace you can save unlimited projects locally on your computer and
you can also have three projects saved in the cloud at any one time this is
kind of cool if you use multiple computers and this can be great for
podcasters that like to edit on the go and musicians that want to take their
projects with them now a couple of honourable mentions and the first one is
Ableton Live Lite this one comes free with various pieces of gear like audio
interfaces and MIDI keyboards it's basically the full version of Ableton
Live but it's limited to a tracks live light is great audio editing and
recording software but again you must purchase a piece of gear that comes with
it in order to get it the next honorable mention on the list is Reaper this one
is not free but the demo is completely unlocked and it lasts for ninety days
which is a lot of time to finish some tracks after the 90 days ends you can
continue to preview the software unlocked and there's just a five-second
delay screen that reminds you to purchase a license which is only $60 and
that's a very good price considering the quality of the software that you get now
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