Audacity is a free, easy to use audio editor and recorded. Information and Download from http://audacity.sourceforge.net.

Quick Reference for Audacity 1.2

Online manual and tutorial for Audacity 1.2

Captivate Demos for Audacity 1.3

Lame MP3 Encoder Download and Install

Save a sound file from the Web

Importing Sound Files

Setting the Audio File Preferences

Control Panel Sound and Audio Settings

Quality Preference Setting

Toolbar Identification

Audacity Audio Level Test

Recording a Voice

Adding Music

Editing Audio

Track Menu

Effects Menu

Fading In and Out

Saving a Project

Exporting as WAV

Exporting as MP3