My Sis in law is recording on digital microrecorder some of her experiences when she was a we lass growing up in depression times. She wants to put these on a CD for her nieces and nephews.

The recorder creates mp3 audio files. And they can be pulled over on my Mac. I want an simple to use but effective app that I with which I can edit them: Erase parts and move parts around to where they fit better in the narrative. The create a format that can be burned on to CDs.

Any ideas.

I just got the MacTech bundle which included WireTap Studio but it is confusing to me. I have never edited sound before like this so need something simple.

any ideas?

dave

You may find it easier to drop each clip into iMovie. You can trim the front and back ends off the clips and merge them. I'm no expert, but that's one way to try it.

well that is a thought. Actually that is the only App with which I have some experience, little, with adjusting audio.

dave

Won't QTPro open mp3s? It'll allow trimming as well.

Yes, Quicktime Pro will allow you to select portions of the audio, copy/cut and then past. The process, however, is rather tedious trying to get the sliders at just the right spot.

Would GarageBand do the trick? I have no experience using GB, so I don't know if you can edit the audio in this manner.

i bought the same bundle. i just used WTP for some professional recordings. i had to record some narration by my wife and a paid actress. in the middle of it, i had to leave for a funeral and made a quick screencast for my wife explaining how to do recordings and make simple edits using WTP. would you want the screencast? i only ask because Audacity is free and could also do the trick for you, but it's not going to be any easier than WTP.