Hi Don
There is a program called Audacity, which is a 'Free Digital Audio Editor' that will do exactly what you require. It is essentially designed for working with audio files, and can cut, layer, fade, split, you name it.

Check it out from the Audacity Web Site

Hope this helps

Regards
Trevor




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