QuickAudio

QuickAudio is an approachable software application designed to help you edit audio tracks. It offers support for .wav, .mp3, .ogg, .aiff and .cdr file types.

Simple setup and UI

The setup operation is a fast and easy task that shouldn't impose any difficulties. As for the interface, QuickAudio opts for a large window with a minimalistic structure, where you can begin by opening an audio file.

Analyze and record audio files

You can inspect the track's waveform, play it on a built-in audio player and seek a particular position, pause and resume, as well as make a recording by selecting the input, volume level, rate, resolution and channel mode. The recording can be saved to file by indicating the output name, destination and format.

Edit tracks and explore many effects

It's possible to make a custom selection, copy it to the Clipboard and insert it anywhere in the track, amplify sound at any level, apply silence or reverb, insert fade in and out effects, normalize volume, and compress audio.
What's more, you can remove noise, stretch the file by setting a new duration, change the pitch, play a selection, apply a filter like lifting the musical presence or attenuating the bass, modify the sound parameters when it comes to the rate, resolution and channels, or show a graph for analyzing the audio spectrum.

Evaluation and conclusion

Everything worked smoothly in our tests, thanks to the fact that the utility didn't freeze, crash or display error dialogs. It left a small footprint on system resources, using low CPU and memory.
Although the interface is not particularly impressive, QuickAudio brings some advanced audio editing features to the table, especially when keeping in mind that it's freeware. Too bad that it hasn't been updated for a really long time.