If I wasn’t so invested in Audacity this would be a no-brainer. Time will tell whether I keep WaveCut for simple edits or go back to Audacity for everything. Then again, the program is simple and that is its strength. The help file is simple – more of a quick start.

I did not test, but WaveCut offers a lot of choices of how a cut is made and what can be done with the cut material. I liked the simple three choices of how a fade works in WaveCut. Export (save) in Audacity is much slower and requires more clicks of the mouse. (Not so quick into Audacity) Save was quick even though I had no control. I tested with mp3, wav, aif, wma and ogg files. As for the cursor, I can click it to about where I want it and then drag both the right and left highlights to a precise location. Making a copy of the file (right-click > copy) and using that copy for the edit lets me play all I want at no risk.

In both cases the workaround for me is simple except I have to think. A second negative for me is that positioning the cursor isn’t as simple as click/drag.

My biggest issue is that I’m given no choice as to where the file is saved. So I installed WaveCut to test whether it would simplify work for me. But, most of what I do is a simple trim, cut and/or fade.

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