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Hello...I'm new to sound. I wanted some PC software that can cut sound files and loop sound files. What is a good basic sound processing software to get?

(easy to use)

Thanks

Audacity is free but I don't like its handling. Especially for multitracking...

Reaper would be a cheap alternative.

I can recommend Samplitude, SoundForge and Audition.

OK, thanks!

hi, you may interested in Top 10 Audacity Alternatives, hopes that helpful.

https://docsbay.net/top-10-audacity-alternatives-you-could-use

Thanks for the link jesse

jessesmith wrote:
hi, you may interested in Top 10 Audacity Alternatives, hopes that helpful.

https://docsbay.net/top-10-audacity-alternatives-you-could-use

I'm a sporadic user(maybe 10-20 days a year) of Audacity so I'm not in the market for alternatives, but your link has given me an excellent background and understanding of the programs I often see mentioned on freesound.
For my first year on freesound I didn't appreciate there was a difference between an Audio editor and a DAW but after I made an ignorant post a kind freesounder politely added to my education.

Another (heart) to the value of the freesound community beyond just samples.

Yes, Audacity one of the best choice

Ardour is a free digital audio workstation. I've used it before and it seems alright for a freeware. You can do so much more on it than just an editing program like "audacity" as others have recommended. The main one is multi-tracking functionality (layering many audio channels together to make a composite).

https://ardour.org/

I tried to post something.

I use free software: Audacity, Mixxx, LMMS

What about audacity

Audacity is free...and tends to work just fine for all the chopping/cutting/dicing sound stuff most of us need.

Sony Soundforge is supposed to be better, but it isn't free...and I can't confirm how much better it is and if it makes any difference for what you personally are doing.