Converting, modifying and playing audio files goes way back to the early days of the personal computer, ever since folks started assigning Wave files to their Windows tasks. Today, you can use your computer to do amazing things with audio, whether you’re talking about music, podcasts, sound files and more.

Unfortunately, not all of the audio tools out there are especially user friendly, and not all of them have the kinds of features you need. On this page, you’ll find audio tools that will let you do many common audion tasks, including:

• Ripping. Ripping allows you to pull the audio from a recordable medium, such as a CD or DVD and convert it into a format your computer can play.

• Remove DRM. Digital Rights Management protection has made it difficult to make a simple backup copy of your audio CDs. Here you’ll find applications that can strip away the DRM and create a copy of the audio.

• Editing tools. One of the cool things about manipulating audio on your computer is the ability to edit those files, clipping away parts or mixing multiple sources. You can even do things like adjust bitrate and sharpen the overall tracks.

Check out our audio programs to see which best fits your needs today.