Chapter 20
Playing MP3 music files and burning music CDs is so popular that just about everyone’s doing it. Excellent third-party tools for these tasks are plentiful. However, two lesser known categories of audio tools are also just as useful and fun: software for creating music even if you’re not a trained musician, and audio editors that can help you record, edit, and mix sound from any source.
In this chapter, you’ll find information about the best tools in each of these four categories of third-party audio tools: MP3 programs, CD-burning software, music creation programs, and audio editors. We’ll cover the following topics:
Making MP3 files
Burning CDs
Making music
Editing audio