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10 Best Audio Editors for Linux

I remember the time when I first ordered my Linux CD online. Recently we have  installed it on my friends  computer and I must say it is the second best thing after Windows but when it comes to third party  software like image editors or other system applications it may not have that many options but its  still worth it. You can definitely find something useful to get the job done. I’ve compiled a list of  some of the most useful Audio applications you can download totally free of charge for Linux.

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Lets start with our list now. On the top of my head I have

1. Audacity

Audacity is a free, easy-to-use audio editor and recorder for Windows, Mac OS X, GNU/Linux and other  operating systems. You can use Audacity to Record live audio, Convert tapes and records into digital  recordings or CDs, Edit Ogg Vorbis, MP3, WAV or AIFF sound files, Cut, copy, splice or mix sounds  together, Change the speed or pitch of a recording and do a lot more.

2. JokoSher

A simple and powerful multi-track studio, Jokosher provides a complete application for recording,  editing, mixing and exporting audio, and has been specifically designed with usability in mind.

3. Grip

Grip is a cd-player and cd-ripper for the Gnome desktop. It has the ripping capabilities of cdparanoia  builtin, but can also use external rippers such as cdda2wav. It also provides an automated frontend  for MP3 and other audio format encoders, letting you take a disc and transform it easily straight into  MP3s. Internet disc lookups are supported for retrieving track information from disc database  servers.Grip works with DigitalDJ to provide a unified “computerized” version of your music  collection.

Key Features include

• Full-featured CD player with a small screen footprint in “condensed” mode
• Database lookup/submission to share track information over the net
• HTTP proxy support for those behind firewalls
• Loop, shuffle, and playlist modes
• Ripping of single, multiple, or partial tracks
• Encoding of ripped .wav files into MP3 files (as well support for OGG and FLAC)
• Simultaneous rip and encode
• Support for multiple encode processes on SMP machines
• Adding ID3v1/v2 tags to MP3 files

4. Hydrogen

Hydrogen is an advanced drum machine for GNU/Linux. It’s main goal is to bring professional yet simple and intuitive pattern-based drum programming. It is cery user-friendly, modular, fast and intuitive graphical interface based on QT 3.

Key features include

• Pattern-based sequencer, with unlimited number of patterns and ability to chain patterns into a song.
• Up to 64 ticks per pattern with individual level per event and variable pattern length.
• 32 instrument tracks with volume, mute, solo, pan capabilities.
• Multi layer support for instruments (up to 16 samples for each instrument).
• Ability to import/export song files.
• Unique human velocity, human time, pitch and swing functions.
• Multiple patterns playing at once.

5. Muse

MusE is a MIDI/Audio sequencer with recording and editing capabilities written by Werner Schweer. MusE aims to be a complete multitrack virtual studio for Linux.

Key features include

• Midi sequencing
• Record/Playback/Import
• Input filter
• Audio sequencing
• Record/Playback several mono/stereo inputs/outputs.
• AudioGroups

6. RoseGarden

Rosegarden is a professional audio and MIDI sequencer, score editor, and general-purpose music composition and editing environment. It is an easy-to-learn, attractive application that runs on Linux, ideal for composers, musicians, music students, and small studio or home recording environments.

7.  Ardour

Ardour is an exellent Linux Application that gives you the power to record, edit and mix multiple audio tracks. You can even produce your own CDs using this application.

It’s has the ability of doing multichannel recording, non-destructive editing with unlimited undo/redo, full automation support, a powerful mixer, unlimited tracks/busses/plugins, timecode synchronization, and hardware control from surfaces.

8.  SoundKonverter

SoundKonverter  is a frontend to various audio converters that supports reading and writing tags for many formats, so the tags are preserved when converting files. It comes with an Amarok script that allows you to easily transcode files when transfering to your media device. And it is available in English, German, French, Spanish, Russian, Polish and Brazilian Portuguese.

Key features include

• Audio conversion
• Replay Gain calculation
• CD ripping

9.  StreamRipper

With the emergence of file sharing protocols such as Napster, Gnutella, and now Mojonation and Freenet, the average Internet user can download nearly any mp3 he/she wants in a matter of no time.

Streamripper allows you to download an entire station of music. Many of these mp3 radio stations only play certain genres, so you can now download an entire collection of goa/trance music, an entire collection of jazz, punk rock, whatever you want.

10. LLMS

LMMS is a free cross-platform alternative to commercial programs like FL Studio®, which allow you to produce music with your computer. This includes the creation of melodies and beats, the synthesis and mixing of sounds, and arranging of samples. You can have fun with your MIDI-keyboard and much more; all in a user-friendly and modern interface.

Key Features

• Song-Editor for composing songs
• A Beat+Bassline-Editor for creating beats and basslines
• An easy-to-use Piano-Roll for editing patterns and melodies
• An FX mixer with 64 FX channels and arbitrary number of effects allow unlimited mixing possibilities
• Many powerful instrument and effect-plugins out of the box
• Full user-defined track-based automation and computer-controlled automation sources
• Compatible with many standards such as SoundFont2, VST(i), LADSPA, GUS Patches, and full MIDI support
• Import of MIDI and FLP (Fruityloops® Project) files

This might not be the perfect list so you can mention your favorite Application using the comment below.

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