Item: Audacity
Rating: 10
Author: John Kostuch

Overall Satisfaction with Audacity

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Audacity does the work. I use it to edit and produce my podcast. Audacity has the features need to efficiently produce my podcast. The UI is clear and easy to use. I am able to import the files easily and export in the file type needed for the podcast. Audacity processing is fast and efficient; and the program is stable and reliable.

Pros and Cons

Pros

displays tracks for ease of editing and ordering
imports all necessary file times
efficiently processes files for export

Cons

easier to grab and re-order tracks, the grab area is small
I am constantly zooming in and out to grab a small piece of track; make it easier to grab an audio clip
a button to move the focus to the beginning of the tracks

Return on Investment

I don't have to pay for a good audio editing program.

Usability

Audacity is for audio prodcasts only and not for video podcasts. Audacity does not have a transcript development feature. Audacity can not edit using the transcript feature that does not exist. I use another program to develop a transcript and edit using that transcript. Then I move the file into Audacity for final processing.

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?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of Audacity go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Audacity again?

Yes

Other Software Used

Descript

Likelihood to Recommend

Audacity is great for editing and producing my monthly podcast. It is easy to add tracks, edit them and move clips around. Also, Audacity is efficient at exporting files for podcast production. It can not handle video production and does not have a transcript development feature. If you're producing an audio podcast, do it.

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