Need Recommendation for a good Audio Editor

LanEvo7 · Member Joined: 19 Dec 2002

I have some audio files which I want to clean up and enhance a bit. Can somebody recommend me a good full featured audio editor. It doesn't have to be freeware.

housepig · Posted: May 25, 2003 15:45

Wavelab by Steinberg.
CoolEdit by Syntrillium.
Audacity - cross platform freeware - http://audacity.sourceforge.net
SoundForge by Sonic Foundry.

those should get you started.
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energy80s · Member Joined: 18 Sep 2001 Location: Northern Ireland

Cool Edit Pro is an excellent audio editor. I would recommend it fully.

MJPollard · Posted: May 25, 2003 15:50

Tommyknocker · Posted: May 25, 2003 16:10

Gold Wave. Commercial but freeware version fully operational up to 150 commands before having to reload.
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rsuave5 · Member Joined: 12 Jul 2002

sound forge and premieres 6.5 audio editor is great!

thefox149 · Member Joined: 26 Oct 2002 Location: Sydney Australia

I have been using cool edit for a few years now. I have ussed soundforge wavelab but not as good as cool edit. I have been using music software (cubase protools cakewalk) longer than video encoding apps....and cool edit can be used by a begginer right up to advanced yse

Buy cool edit today and recieve your free steak knives that are so tough you can cut thru a leather shoe......jokes i don't work for them.......or do i.....
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gadgetguy · Contestant Joined: 14 Feb 2002 Location: Michigan, USA

I would also recommend Cool Edit. It has done everything I've asked of it and more.

Bob W · Member Joined: 19 Feb 2003

Cooledit is very effective plus user friendly.
www.cooledit.com

LanEvo7 · Member Joined: 19 Dec 2002

Is there anyway to get Cool Edit to support .mp2 files?

Cornucopia · Posted: May 31, 2003 23:25

It's a little finicky, but I would also suggest ProTools.
Digidesign has a FREE version, called something as unlikely as "ProTools Free". It works w/ most std soundcards and runs on W98/ME (sorry, not NT/2k/XP). Quirk is that it supports stereo as pairs of mono files (***.wav.L, ***.wav.R), but that doesn't hinder things too much. It's interface is very close to the full PT, which I consider to be the best, most intuitive editing interface out there.

Site to go to is http://www.digidesign.com/ptfree/.

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SIRCOOKS · Member Joined: 15 Jan 2003 Location: Nassau, Bahamas

yo, can any of the aforementioned tools take out the accapellla and instrumental of a song, holla back
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housepig · Posted: Jun 01, 2003 09:40

depends on the song and how it's mixed.

every product I've ever seen that "removes backing tracks" or "removes vocals" is just doing a stereo phase-inversion trick to cancel out some of the signal. It's rarely perfect and it's never easy.

But any of the software mentioned above can do that process, it's pretty basic.
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