Audacity is a free, easy-to-use, multi-track audio editor and recorder for Windows, Mac OS X, GNU/Linux and other operating systems. The interface is translated into many languages.
You can use Audacity to:
*Record live audio.
*Record computer playback on any Windows Vista or later machine.
*Convert tapes and records into digital recordings or CDs.
*Edit WAV, AIFF, FLAC, MP2, MP3 or Ogg Vorbis sound files.
*Cut, copy, splice or mix sounds together.
*Change the speed or pitch of a recording.
*And more! See the complete list of features.
Installation latest version into Linux Mint:
sudo apt-get install audacity
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/