Audacity is an internet site that provides free editing and recording for slicing and mixing audio. The site guides you with a step-by-step process and includes help, downloads and developer information. Specifically for blogs, personal sites and company sites, Audacity: records live audio, converts tapes and records into digital recordings or CDs, cut, copy, splice or mix sounds together and much more. This site provides video tutorials for setting-up recording, basic editing tools, importing audio and adjusting sound levels.

I personally think this site is very helpful because it allows for an amateur like myself to gain a better understanding of how to use podcasts on my personal sites. A nice addition to the site are the articles that they provide describing what a podcast is and give a brief history of podcasting. I have never used a podcast for any sites before so Audacity is a simple, free Cross-platform Sound Editor that is easy to navigate and an open source software easily available for anyone to study or use.