Audio Mixing Software You Can Afford

So you've decided to make an awesome new techno remix of a song you just heard on the radio.  You're excited to recreate that feeling the song implies by mixing it in with a new beat and tossing in some cool pop cultural lines from audio clips in movies and television.  Sounds great.   But now you've got to get your hands on some audio mixing software that isn't going to make you broke.   Good news, there are some amazing programs out there that are FREE and allow you overall great flexibility in mixing audio files.

First there is a program called Audacity, which is hyped as a professional mixing program but it's user interface is very understandable and easy to get used to.  It's awesome for someone who isn't very familiar with the whole process of audio mixing.  The software allows you to save your completed remix to an MP3 player as well so you can easily take it to play for friends.

Ultramixer is a free edition of its larger parent program and is good for putting together fast and simple remixes.  It's slightly more technical so it helps to have an existing knowledge of audio mixing before you begin but it's not so touch that you can't get the hang of it.  Additionally, they've recently updated the program to more easily deal with a larger audio library.  So you can work with more files and source music without getting slowed down by computer lag.

There is another program on the market for free called Opensebj which only works with Windows computers.  It's very multi-faceted in the variety of remixing tools you have at your disposal.  Not bad for first time mixers and gives you awesome flexibility if you're a more experienced remix DJ.   AVS Audio Editor is also a free program much like Opensebj which allows a great deal of batch editing and manipulating multiple sound files.

Based on your computer, operating system, and internet connection, some programs are going to work better for you than others.  It's best to try out a few different freebies in order to find the one that's best for you.  Get that techno remix out there, my friends!