Wavepad

Wavepad, an application offered by NCH Software to Windows and Mac users, has numerous sound editing functions to offer: crop, insert silence, fade in, amplify, normalize, and more. You will be able to load just about any audio file you can think of, you will be able to easily access Wavepad’s editing functionality, and you will end up with a professional quality audio file you can be proud of.

As mentioned above, Wavepad is available for Windows and Mac. The Windows installation file is less than 1MB in size, meaning the download will complete in a blink. So will the installation process itself: run the aforementioned file, click through the setup wizard, and moments later you will be done. Please note that this setup wizard will also ask if you want some additional programs and will ask to install the Ask toolbar.

The Wavepad interface is just what you would expect from an application of this sort. A waveform representation of the file you loaded is presented front and center on the interface. Below it you will see the playback controls; above it you will see tabs with buttons for all the various functions Wavepad can perform.

Speaking about the various functions Wavepad can perform, here’s a look at the application’s main features: support for numerous audio formats, including MP3, WMA, FLAC, OGG, and more; easy access to sound editing functions like copy, paste, delete, insert silence, auto-trim, and so on; easy access to a nice selection of effects, like normalize, amplify, echo, and more; batch processing is supported; create bookmarks; text-to-speech tool; audio restoration. You will have no problems using the aforementioned user friendly interface to access all the functionality Wavepad has to offer.

Easily edit any audio file you want with Wavepad, a user friendly application for Windows and Mac.