Some effects don't change the actual data, or the sample points, themselves. To continue the analogy, you can also affect the way those letters "look" by applying effects. Just like in Word, you can cut "letters" out and paste them to wherever you like. "When learning to edit audio, it can be helpful to think of each sample point as an individual letters in a long text document.
Ahunt ( talk) 20:50, 20 September 2008 (UTC) Please note that even if the product did cost $39 or even $100,000, in the context of this article, it would still be free, as the article refers to the use of the word free, in terms of free software, not in terms of price. Ahunt ( talk) 12:02, 20 September 2008 (UTC) Right I followed a misleading link to AVS audio editing software, many thanks - Moroderen ( talk) 14:53, 20 September 2008 (UTC) No problem, glad I could point you in the right direction! Happy recording. See SourceForge for complete information. I have Audacity installed on two PCs here and it is 100% open source and free of charge, too. Does somone convince me of the contrary?- Moroderen ( talk) 08:46, 20 September 2008 (UTC) I think you have downloaded a commercial competitor by mistake.
If you download the software it needs to be activated for 39 or 59$ otherwise you'll have a nasty voice logo every 7-10 seconds on your audio file. It needs some "audacity" to say that the software is free. 7 About most popular download references.4 Comparison of digital audio edition softwares.