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Audio Editing Programs - Which are the best?

 
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can someone tell me what the best audio editing programs are? if you can, could you put the prices as well, personal opinions, etc...











   Wed May 18, 2005    Reply         

It really depends how much you're expecting to pay and the type of work you want to use them for. For studio type work, where you record, put the recordings together and modify them to make a track you'd be expecting to pay about US$300 +. At our studio we use ProTools, which is a pretty good program.

If you just want to do more basic stuff, like make the track louder here and there, fade in or out and add a few basic effects, there's plenty of free programs out there. One of the most popular ones is Audacity, and another one I like for its sheer simplicity is WavePad, but WavePad only works in Windows.





   Wed May 18, 2005    Reply         

I would recommend Cubase SX or Audio Logic if you need more than one audio channel. And if you need to edit only the whole recording (wav file), you can use WaveLab or Sound Forge.

For the prices check these websites:
http://www.steinberg.net/
http://www.apple.com/logic/
http://www.sonicfoundry.com/

   Wed May 18, 2005    Reply         


QUOTE (kurt18th)

can someone tell me what the best audio editing programs are? if you can, could you put the prices as well, personal opinions, etc...
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Well unless you are strictly a professional I would use Audacity along with Lame (which encodes MP3s) and they are both free. I ofer them both on my web site and you could get them and see if that is what you are looking for. I use them to take on air recordings and clean them up and then compress them to MP3s shich is a great file savings without almost no noticable quality difference.
You can use this link Utilities Downloads and look for Audacity Audio Editor and Lame MP3 Encoder.

   Thu May 19, 2005    Reply         

I use Adobe Audition or cool edit pro. Both have a very similar interface. With Audition you can save your files as basically any format.

   Mon May 30, 2005    Reply         

I have GoldWave, I believe its a free downloadable program. But I hear Cool Edit is good. Really I mostly use CakeWalk Home Studio for most of my audio editing, but I only have that because I use it for recording stuff when I write music. I like it better, but its pretty expensive, so I would stick to the free or cheaper programs.

   Wed Jun 29, 2005    Reply         


QUOTE (kurt18th)

can someone tell me what the best audio editing programs are? if you can, could you put the prices as well, personal opinions, etc...
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I found that the best audio editing and mixing(5. 1, 7.1) post production software is Steinberg Nuendo. You can check out proces for Nuendo and a bunch of other software and hardware at
http://www.pcaudiolabs.com

I have tried Pro Tool, Sonar, Cubase, Logic, Cakewalk, etc and found Nuendo to be the most versitle.

PC Audio labs also has great support. check 'em out.

   Sun Aug 14, 2005    Reply         

I recommend audacity, site: http://audacity.sourceforge.net.

"Audacity is free, open source software for recording and editing sounds. It is available for Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, GNU/Linux, and other operating systems."

   Sun Aug 14, 2005    Reply         

:D Second Reply and response AUDACITY http://audacity.sourceforge.net along with LAME encoding used by Winamp are the best free and without a doubt the BEST regardless of cost (Download them)

Just because something is free doesnot mean that it is garbage...

I could give a list of FREE programs that outdo most of the ones that charge you for the privlidge of owning them...but that might look like spam! :P

   Sun Aug 14, 2005    Reply         

Audacity along with LAME is great - and open source - I use Audacity for cleaning up tracks as I have no other use for it.

If you don't want to use Audacity for some strange reason you could use Nero Wave Editor, but there's no point.

   Mon Aug 15, 2005    Reply         

QUOTE (computerjoe)

Audacity along with LAME is great - and open source - I use Audacity for cleaning up tracks as I have no other use for it.

If you don't want to use Audacity for some strange reason you could use Nero Wave Editor, but there's no point.
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Where can I check out Audacity and what is LAME?

   Fri Aug 19, 2005    Reply         

Audacity is a free open source and professional grade audio record edit program but due to licensing reasons it can not be packaged with an MP3 encoder but if you get LAME which is also free you can then edit and save wavs as MP3s or many other audio formats. LAME is the same engine that is used by WinAmp to encode their MP3's so why not have the same software as WinAmp.

I offer both of these Utilities as downloads @ Download Page Link.

They are quite small programs for what they do and the price is great FREE!

   Fri Aug 19, 2005    Reply         

Personally I like Adobe Audition 1.5 the best, its got so many options. Syntrillium, who made Cool Edit, was bought out by Adobe, and now Cool Edit has become Audition.



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   Thu Sep 29, 2005    Reply         

I personally just use the incorporated into Nero. Its a good program never had any problems with it has always doen what i needed to do. This is purely simple audio editing ive done nothing major.

   Thu Sep 29, 2005    Reply         

well... that depends of what are you trying to do ! if you are not interessed in pro editing, i think audicity is your best option ! but if you want to go pro, you should decide over Cubase and Coll Edit Pro (now Adobe Audition) ! But, when you wanna go pro, you have to take some money out of your pocket !
I think Audobe Audition is the best, it has all the filters available in a real studio, and with it you can achieve pretty much anyithing once you get more experience and find out how the software works ! You can mix, edit, masterize, apply filters and efects and so on ... ! I must advise you that it can get VERY CONFUSING at first, but you musn't let that scare you because the software is as hard to use as you make it ! If you want to do some advanced stuff, you need some knowledge, but the essential thing is that it is easy to learn how to get around the software !

   Sat Oct 8, 2005    Reply         

i really like adobe audition. recently i have been using it to remix audio of concerts i video tape to 5.1 surround sound. there is a learning curve with the advance features but well worth getting to know once you know them.

   Wed Oct 12, 2005    Reply         

I've used Audacity, Cakewalk Home Studio, Adobe Audition, Cool Edit Pro, and Sonar. Since audio editing isn't my thing, i didn't really have a favorite program, but since i do video editing with Adobe Premiere, i've defaulted to just mixing my audio trakcs there as well. it's pretty detailed and easy to use, but you can only export to wav. Though there are a host of wav2mp3 convertors available, so that's only a minor shortcoming

   Thu Oct 13, 2005    Reply         

We use Apple Logic Pro for our sound works, but then again we've switched now to everything using Final Cut Pro Sudio apps phasing out all the adobe products but Photoshop and Illistrator.

   Thu Oct 13, 2005    Reply         

QUOTE (rustyburrito55)

I use Adobe Audition or cool edit pro.  Both have a very similar interface.  With Audition you can save your files as basically any format.
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Well, adobe audition is nice program, it has many functions, and really it's a legacy of COOL EDIT PRO. :mellow: I use it for many years now for postproduction of my songs... you can hear my work at my webpage :blink:

   Thu Oct 13, 2005    Reply         

I use Audacity for editing sounds themselves, but for more simple editing like cropping and such, I just use Quicktime because it puts less stress on the computer. I also use Quicktime to record vocals. I don't know if you are trying to, but I use easy beat to do all my MIDI work. The free version is okay unless you want to edit things over two weeks old, or over like 12 measures or somewhere around there, but as most of mine are one-off, four to eight measure hiphop beat loops (which I export and throw into audacity). I really can't wait to pick up Logic Pro, Garageband, and Reason...
Warning: Most of what I've mentioned are Macintosh programs.

   Thu Oct 13, 2005    Reply         

QUOTE (the empty calorie)


I use Audacity for editing sounds themselves, but for more simple editing like cropping and such, I just use Quicktime because it puts less stress on the computer. I also use Quicktime to record vocals. I don't know if you are trying to, but I use easy beat to do all my MIDI work. The free version is okay unless you want to edit things over two weeks old, or over like 12 measures or somewhere around there, but as most of mine are one-off, four to eight measure hiphop beat loops (which I export and throw into audacity). I really can't wait to pick up Logic Pro, Garageband, and Reason...
Warning: Most of what I've mentioned are Macintosh programs.
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indeed. Logic Audio is now for MAC's only... since their 6th or 7th version I think.

   Thu Oct 13, 2005    Reply         

Hi, I am new to audio recording. I play guitar and sing, and I am trying to record my voice and guitar simultaneously onto the same track on my computer, nothing fancy. What kind of software and hardware can I use to do that inexpensively? If I can do it without any really expensive hardware that would be awesome.

   Mon Dec 5, 2005    Reply         

Music editorsAudio Editing Programs

hey he is Correct because I have been working on pro tools for a very long time and they are still making better softwares I would go for them but it is costy AU 0. This includes a M2 box Micro (I think or its a mini) but it dosn't do recording only editing. But it comes with the latest protools. There is one that has 2 inputs and you can buy it for 0. The next up is the M2 Box and the M2 Box Pro wich has recording features for about 0-00. Then u have the Racks which range between 00-00 depending on the plug ins and inserts.(there is 8 but has a digital input which will expand it to 16 ports. Last of all youhave the mix desk which has every thing but that is 000.

But the bad thing is that protools only works with the hardware.

Some other softwares that I use but I don't really use for music often but it is still great if I'm out of my studio. Sony products are the only thing I would go close to because the other programs are just basic versions.

There is sony sound fourge 10

and Sony vegas pro 9.0 and 9.0c.

-reply by Sean

   Thu Dec 31, 2009    Reply         

I cannot get Audacity to read the raw ProTools WAV filesAudio Editing Programs

Does anyone know how to read the track WAV files from ProTools in Audacity?  I just get an error saying it does not recognize the format.  Is there any device independent editors out there the will read the raw files?

Steve

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   Tue Aug 3, 2010    Reply         

I use Audacity if I need to record music fast and quickly. For real recordings, I will use Adobe Audition to record instruments since Audacity only exports at a 128 kbps maximum. I use Sony ACID with my VSTi plugins because I just find it easier to use. After I finish tinkering around in Sony ACID, I import the file into Adobe Audition and mix/master all of my music.

I heard that Cubase or Apple Logic (mac) are really good for editing audio as well.

   Wed Nov 10, 2010    Reply         

I didn't need to do anything serious with recording, but the things I've played with, I used Audacity, which is open source and was quite satisfied with it..

Also VLC can do some thing with recording, it's quite simple :)

   Wed Nov 10, 2010    Reply         

These are some programs I know about with their prices beside them.
Sony Acid Pro 7 = 246.98 on softwaremedia.com
Adobe Audition 3 = 339.99 on newegg.com
Cakewalk Sonar producer edition = 359
Protools 9 = 249 on amazon
Anyway I am familiar with Sony acid pro and adobe audition the most. I record my songs via a usb mic with sony acid pro. I then edit these files (do noise reduction etc) with adobe audition. I use FL Studio to put all my track pieces together. Anyway audacity is a good free program you can use just to edit your music and do simple things. I dont know how serious you are about what you're trying to do with your music. If you have any questions for me just let me know. I have been recording music for a long time so I can be of help i'm sure. Good luck!

   Sun Mar 27, 2011    Reply         

Replying to DJCinnamonSnowWow I does the samething,I record everything with sony acid and then edit with adobe audition & add things to it like maybe gun shots & things like that with FL Studios...But I was wondering do you just send only your vocals to adobe & edit or the whole track with music & all to adobe after recording in sony acid?

-reply by Youngin

   Thu May 12, 2011    Reply         

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