Need Recommendation for a good Audio Editor

[LanEvo7]

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]

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

those should get you started.

[energy80s]

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

[MJPollard]

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.

Sound Forge and Sound Forge Studio by Sonic Foundry. The latter is aimed at the low end (it's less than $100), but does a lot for the price. The former is more of a "prosumer" product, priced accordingly.

[Tommyknocker]

Gold Wave. Commercial but freeware version fully operational up to 150 commands before having to reload.

[rsuave5]

sound forge and premieres 6.5 audio editor is great!

[thefox149]

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.....

[gadgetguy]

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

[Bob W]

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

[LanEvo7]

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

[Cornucopia]

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/.

Scott

[SIRCOOKS]

yo, can any of the aforementioned tools take out the accapellla and instrumental of a song, holla back

[housepig]

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.