Item: Audacity
Rating: 10
Author: Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Audacity

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I used Audacity as the main mixing software for my Podcast. We were three participants, and I was the only user. It's great because you can learn ''on the job'' while using the software, and tons of tutorials exist on YouTube for example. It feels like a very polished, fleshed out product in every way.

Pros and Cons

Pros

Flexible.
Easy to use.

Cons

Integrated tutorials would be nice.
A bit more UI customization out of the box

Return on Investment

It allowed me to start a project that has grown tremendously and cost me $0.
It cost nothing and provided me with the essential tool for the project.

Alternatives Considered

Sound Forge

I had used Sound Forge before, but it wasn't worth the price compared to Audacity's $0! Sound Forge looked a little bit more polished overall, but it wasn't exactly worth the asking price when compared to Audacity. As previously mentioned, it is open source as well, so it is highly customizable when compared to other solutions.

Key Insights

Do you think Audacity delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Audacity's feature set?

Yes

Did Audacity live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Audacity go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Audacity again?

Yes

Other Software Used

PandaDoc, Yesware, Pipedrive

Likelihood to Recommend

It's free - can't go wrong there! Plus it's open source, so anything is possible. If you are new to audio mixing, and are looking for the right software to get you started, Audacity is up there with the best of them. I would recommend this to anyone who enjoys mixing, podcasting or even singing.

Audacity has been perfect and easy to work with