I'm torn - this is a very limited use app - but it's exactly what I needed for something a few years ago. Is it something I'll need again? I doubt it. And if I do, I can just do what I did last time involving 3 small apps. (Why did I not use Audacity as some suggest? Because it's just too huge to get a handle on and I never imagined I could figure out how to do it easily.) So, no thumb up or down from me.

I have to be honest here. Who in there right mind would bother using this considering there are so many better free and commercial options out there.

Some might say about Audacity that there are limitations, but actually, no there is not if you know how to install codecs you can make it do all this can do and more.

For that I must say this one is a sour grape giveaway and give it a thumbs and of no use down.

Thank you but no thank you, I don't need clutter on my PC.

Uninstalled via reboot.

The reason I am wiser now is that I once bought a very expensive piece of telephone software off of NCH and when my computer crashed they were not very helpful in getting my $600 software restored.

They wanted me to purchase another licence!

No thank you on any NCH software.

Had no issues installing the software. no shutting down of antivirus or firewall needed on my end. Basic editor, works as advertised. Nothing special but for your basic needs (and basic is what most people will need) it is useful. As another poster said... yes there are free apps and programs that can do the same but they are not offered on the site you are looking right at this moment. You need more "in depth" editing, get something like Audacity, if not take the offer and enjoy :)

I haven't tried this giveaway, simply because - like Audacity - Goldwave can do the same and more. For example:

- Import 21 formats and export (save) in 19 formats, with huge granularity over the bitrate, frequency, stereo/mono/ format sub-options, format type
- Cut, trim, re-sample, insert silence, stretch/compress; from/to selection, specified time, specified length
- Operate on left, right, or both channels (when working with a stereo track, for example) independently
- Numerous effects including compressor, parametric EQ, reverb, flanger, pitch, reverb, echo, doppler, filters, with a huge range of fine control granularity over each. Effectively, thousands of options. Plus the ability to use plugins, ie VST.

Unlike Audacity, Goldwave is not free but does offer nag-ware trial versions. GAOTD - could you persuade Golwave Inc to offer a GAOTD licence?

I work with video, and one of the most common issues brides have with their wedding video is abrupt volume changes, for example from added scenic music to, say, the wedding ceremony, or other scene changes. Lazy editing, most common fault, most easily fixed when restoring video, or trying to salvage a poorly produced video.

Although not a review per se, my comments are not aimed at deriding GAOTD, or the publisher for making it available; if all you want to achieve is trimming, then this should be a perfectly adequate tool; especially with the ability to fade in/out, avoiding abrupt changes in audio volume. And if there is one tip to offer, it is exactly that; FADE audio tracks in and out, not chop from one to another; it is much easier on the ear! As such, if you don't need the power of Goldwave or Audacity, then this could be the tool for you.

I had trouble during installation: I had to pause the firewall.
And I did export to 2 different profiles, MP3 and WMA.
I have 2 MP3:
320 kbbps /02 Kenny G - Love Theme From Romeo And Juliet.mp3
320 kbpps /24 Adele Del Rey - Steel Curry - Cafe Bombay Instrumental Mix.mp3
From the first one export in MP3:
https://ootjegotd.stackstorage.com/s/UroW1NbHULKuO0W
Also the same part in WMA: the sound is different:
https://ootjegotd.stackstorage.com/s/QK3g90SQp3SJVnD
Also Fade in/out MP3:
https://ootjegotd.stackstorage.com/s/B7RNC0W9aYExurz
WMA: https://ootjegotd.stackstorage.com/s/RwMpAs96Wd5C2cM
The second MP3 only a export in MP3:
https://ootjegotd.stackstorage.com/s/xHRVNHbfgrwUHtN
The whole map with the exports ww: gotd:
https://ootjegotd.stackstorage.com/s/mctluxIFIVeoljO
Ootje

This software will also cut audio parts out of a video file.
It's also useful for collecting sound effects in an audio or video file.
It would be more useful if it also removed parts in a audio file.

While Audacity does the same thing, there is a limit to what types of files that Audacity can output.

Ease of use is one I like about this this program.

You can input MP4/WMV/ASF video files directly.
You can then save the audio of the segment selected.

Tested on MP4 and it worked perfectly, not only that it was very simple to use.

I think it would be hard to beat Audacity for this kind of operation. And it's totally free all year round, not just on one day.

No indication in the description whether it allows cutting of a large file into multiple segments, say ten minutes each - perfect for an audiobook - or if it just deals with cutting out or editing one. Still, the ability to operate with different formats is a good one.

NOT-INSTALLED
Once again, after unzipping, turning off zemana anti-malmare, and turning off my anti-virus, upon installation it goes through the usual GOTD web pages "it's installed - what next?", there is no evidence at all that the program has actually been installed. Intel i3, gen 6, 128 SSD, 1 Terabyte hard, windows 10, latest update. These has gotten to be a regular occurrence on GOTD. It only happens when the wrapper format is used. This started regularly happening about 1.5 months ago. So much time wasted. Please fix!