Audacity

Audacity is a free, easy-to-use, multi-track audio editor, and recorder for Windows, Mac OS X, GNU/Linux and other operating systems. With Audacity, you can:

Record live audio.
Record computer playback on any Windows Vista or later machine.
Convert tapes and records into digital recordings or CDs.
Edit WAV, AIFF, FLAC, MP2, MP3 or Ogg Vorbis sound files.
AC3, M4A/M4R (AAC), WMA and other formats supported using optional libraries.
Cut, copy, splice or mix together.
Numerous effects including change the speed or pitch of a recording.
And more!

How could you use this in your classroom?

Some of our foreign language instructors have students record their lessons. Plus our medical terminology instructors have students record their pronunciation of medical terms. See what you can come up with for your classes.

To try audacity, browse to: http://audacity.sourceforge.net