In message , Paul B. Andersen
writes
On Windows, the equivalent, for me, would be Audacity & Super (I have
one of the last real freeware versions). Plus a Klite-codec pack, and
I'm good to go. I never edited on Windows but I'd probably just use the
free Microsoft Movie Maker and maybe VLC.

Just a small anecdote as a slight warning note. Friend of mine has
recorded a huge number of interviews as part of his radio show over the
years. He is now well into his 80's.
Someone had taken one of his interviews and used a Mac to put it online.
The friend asked me to listen to it, not for the copyright violation,
but for the audio quality.
I downloaded the file, but couldn't analyse it in the format. It did
sound distorted.
I ran it through Super to convert it. It was even more distorted. I had
to install and use an iTunes converter to convert it cleanly and see the
original distortion.
I sent a report via my friend about where in the chain the distortion
was likely to have occurred. He passed it on. The file miraculously
returned to decent quality. The Apple man rang me and said I didn't know
what I was talking about - it had always been fine.

I remain suspicious of Apple fans. And Super.

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Bill