"Record live audio through a microphone or mixer, or
digitize recordings from cassette tapes, vinyl records, or
minidiscs. With some sound cards, it can also capture streaming
audio.
"Dub over existing tracks to create multi-track recordings.
"Record up to 16 channels at once (requires multi-channel
hardware).
"Level meters can monitor volume levels before, during, and
after recording.
"Import & Export
"Import and export WAV, AIFF, AU, and Ogg Vorbis files.
Import MPEG audio (including MP2 and MP3 files) with libmad.
Export MP3s with the optional LAME encoder library.
Create WAV or AIFF files suitable for burning to CD.
Import and export all file formats supported by libsndfile.
Open raw (headerless) audio files using the "Import Raw"
command."