EDITING: Progam to edit sound effects?

[SM19]

Hey everyone.

Just wondering if anyone knows of a free program or cheap program that will edit sound effects (chop them, put them together with another sound effect, etc.)

Thanks in advance

[damjamkato]

For basic sound editing, Garageband, which comes packaged with all macs works really well.  If you don't have a mac, Audacity, a free program that works pretty well for basic editing would be a good choice.
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

[cprted]

I'll second the vote for Garage Band.  Used it a couple of times for work applications.  Depending on your experience with other editors, you may find it a little clunky, but it gets the job done and is very intuitive. 

[KMC]

SM19, perhaps you could clarify what type of machine will use this software?  This will help narrow the recommendations to only those that will actually work for you!

[Rhynn]

For PC-based systems, I like MAGIX Audio Cleaning Lab--current version is about $50, but well-worth the money.  Especially if you are using old recordings or have a ground hum through your board when you do a live recording, it will clean most of the noise up.

[pyromnt]

To edit one sound audacity is the best. It is very simple and works very well

Final Cut Pro also works well for putting different sounds together. i.e. putting a fog horn on top of seagulls cawing. But not cheap

I say go with audacity. For running the sound, qlab is the one to go with

[ejsmith3130]

I use a free program that I downloaded for PC's called wavepad. It is a very simple program, but works well for cutting and recording rehearsal tracks, etc. I have used it for recording the orchestra live for dance practice cds.

I believe there is an option to upgrade as well, but I'm just using it for the most basic things.