Best music editor, must have track layering ability

[d3v1150m471c]

What is the best track layering/music editor for linux you guys have found for someone with mild experience in music editing? I'm just looking for something that can preform simple tasks like "fade in/out, merge layers (multiple song clips as one), cut, paste, ect."

[Capoeira]

simplst and yet verry usable is Audacity....and its platform-independent

it only lacks in real-time proccessing of effects and some other things.

[Capoeira]

ooo, if you ask for "the best"..........the most used is Ardour

[Enigmapond]

+1
Audacity is the best for this but you're right the lack of real-time application is not good but there isn't really a good Linux application for that. VST's are a problem unfortunately. However for everything else this is the best and the closest thing to Cubase or Adobe Auditions. IMHO..:)

[AutoStatic]

Simple tasks? Track layering? Qtractor.
Not really an editor though, essentialy it's a multitrack recording app.

[d3v1150m471c]

I'll check those out. thanks guys

[Stochastic]

+1 for Ardour.

[JC Cheloven]

Yes, Ardour is the more mature and overall the best, currently, imo.

If you want to try out something lighter and (quite a lot) different, see my signature.