Editing mp3s and WAVs

Maybe the wrong forum but I thought you guys might know. I'm looking for a simple program that will let me do some simple editing on music mp3s and perhaps on WAV files as well.
Mostly, I want to be able to cut and add material in a song (silence, combining tracks, etc.), and to change sound levels in part or all of a song.
Freeware is fine if it works well, otherwise I'm willing to pay. I haven't delved into Garage Band too much, but when I have it's seemed rather complex for what I want.
Any suggestions are appreciated. Thanks.

As far as I can tell, all the things you want to do, except importing WAV, can be done with the freeware editor Audacity.
If you're willing to pay $79.95, you can have the very good shareware editor (my opinion) Sound Studio.
Another ($30) editor is Amadeus II (15 day trial available) , which might be sufficient for your purpose.
Hope this helps.
M
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