GoldWave (audio editing software)

GoldWave is a powerful digital music editor. It is an audio tool that integrates sound editing, playback, recording and conversion. It can also convert audio content to formats. It is small in size but not weak in functionality. It can open quite a few audio files, including WAV, OGG, VOC, IFF, AIFF, AIFC, AU, SND, MP3, MAT, DWD, SMP, VOX, SDS, AVI, MOV, With audio file formats such as APE, you can also extract sound from CD or VCD or DVD or other video files. It contains a wealth of audio processing special effects, ranging from general special effects such as Doppler, echo, reverberation, and noise reduction to advanced formula calculations (using formulas to theoretically produce any sound you want), there are many effects.

Quick Start with Goldwave

​ ​ 1. Enter Goldwave audio editing software

Because it is a green software, just run GoldWave.exe directly. You can also run GoldWave configuration.bat to briefly configure the software first.

​ 2. Quickly open audio files in Goldwave audio editing software

​​Select the audio file to be edited. The opening speed is very fast, and the operation interface is also very clear. It is distributed up, middle and down. The top is the menu command and shortcut toolbar, the middle is the waveform display, and the bottom is the file properties. Our main operations are concentrated in the waveform display area that takes up the largest proportion of the screen. If it is a stereo file, it is divided into upper and lower channels, and they can be operated separately or uniformly.

3. Cut, copy, paste, delete

Audio editing, like other Windows application software, also uses a large number of basic operation commands such as cut (Ctrl+X), copy (Ctrl+C), paste (Ctrl+V), and delete (Delete key).

4. Time scale and display zoom

Below the waveform display area, there is a ruler indicating the time length of the audio file. It is measured in seconds and clearly displays the time at any position. This is very helpful for us to understand the audio processing time and audio editing length. , so you must develop the habit of referring to the ruler in actual operations. You will find that it will bring you great convenience. At the same time, in GoldWave, the method for us to change the display ratio is very simple. Use the zoom, This can be done with the zoom out command. It is more convenient to use the shortcut keys Shift+↑ to zoom in and Shift+↓ to zoom out.

5. Channel selection

For stereo audio files, single channels can be edited in GoldWave

​ 6. Insert blank space

Inserting a blank area for a certain period of time at a specified position is also a commonly used processing method in audio editing. You only need to select the Insert Mute command under the edit menu, enter the insertion time in the pop-up dialog window, and then press the OK key. A blank space has been inserted.

How to use

How to edit music with Goldwave?

​​ 1. Open the Glodwave software and the following interface will appear.

​ 2. Click the "Open" button in the upper left corner to open the music file that needs to be edited.

​​ 3. Use the mouse to select the part that needs to be edited, and press the Delete key on the keyboard to delete it.

4. Use the mouse to select "File" in the upper left corner - "Save as" - select the directory to be stored (such as H drive) - "Save".

5. Go to the storage location to view the edited file.

​ 6. If you need to combine two clips together, you can directly open the two files and use "Select" - "Cut" - "Paste".

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