[ubuntu-uk] Audio Apps

[Ian Pascoe]

Hi Folks

Need some recommendations from you please.

I'm looking for an audio recording program with the following criteria:

* Can record from the mic input of the PC
* Record in both PCM and MP3 formats
* The App must run on the desktop
* All recording and editing controls must be accessible from both keyboard
and mouse clicks
* Simple and easy to use - ie doesn't require lots of keypresses / mouse
clicks to get the app in a state ready to record
* Able to review and if need be overwrite portions of the file with new
input from the mic

And although not a necessity, should be available on both Ubuntu and Windows
platforms

I'm trying to put together a recommendation to a charity that I use that
records audio books for the blind and partially sighted.  They're looking to
move their recordists from good old musicassette to digital but cost is a
problem.  So I thought I'd give them a pointer in the FOS direction.

Cheers

E