How to Add Echo to Audio Files?

Introduction
Step 1. Input an Audio File
Step 2. Select a Region
Step 3. Add Echo Effect
Step 4. Save the Changes

Introduction

The echo effect repeats the audio you have selected again and again, softer each time. There is a fixed time delay between each repeat. Like many other users, you can use MP3 Audio Editor to add echo to your podcast to make it more rich and colorful. First, you should download and install MP3 Audio Editor.

Download MP3 Audio Editor

Step 1. Input an Audio File

Launch MP3 Audio Editor. Click "Open" () to activate a browser window, in which you can select an audio file from your computer (). Then, click "Open" () to input the audio file to program. (You can add more than one audio file to the task window to edit.)

Tips: All the files of the supported formats can be seen in the "Open" window & if you want know other formats supported, activate the "Files of type" dropdown list at the bottom.

Input an Audio File

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Step 2. Select a Region

Select the region you want to add Echo effect. There are 4 ways to select a region: click anywhere of the waveform as a starting point and use hotkey like Shift+Home, Shift+End or Ctrl+A to select from start/end or all (); click the left button and drag along with the waveform to the place wanted to be selected (); specify the beginner & end of the session by moving the sliders below the waveform window (); Input the start, end and length of time to choose specified region at the bottom of the editor ().

Tips: If you do not select any part, some inactivated buttons will be in color grey and the corresponding features are unavailable; some audio effect will be directly applied to the whole waveform.

Select a Region

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Step 3. Add Echo Effect

Now click "Effect" tab () and choose "Echo" () to activate the setting window. Specify detailed parameters or apply some popular presets to adjust the effect (). Click "Preview" () to listen to the music before adding the effects to the waveform to make sure you get exactly what you want. Then click "OK" () to add echo effect to the selected region.

Add Echo Effect

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Step 4. Save the Changes

Now go back to the "Home" tab () and click the "Save" () to save the changes.

Save File: to save the changes to the edited file.
Save File As: The file that has been edited can be saved with a different file name and/or location.
Save Selection As: to save just the highlighted selection to a file.

Save the Changes