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Best audio editing software? | ||
| Hank Kinsley posted 2009 Sep 22 16:50 | ||
| I'm looking to edit some .mp3, make some sound level adjustments, cut some long intros down - not the most advanced stuff. What's the best audio editing software? Some software (Pro Tools) seems a little to big to make simple edits to mp3 files.
Thanks for your help. | ||
| zoobie posted 2009 Sep 22 16:54 | ||
| probably some pro studio software consumers have never heard of for $9,000 | ||
| poisondeathray posted 2009 Sep 22 16:58 | ||
| For simple cuts only - mp3directcut
For sound adjustments, filtering, + editing , you can try audacity No need for pro tools $, unless you need some specific functions not mentioned in your post | ||
| olyteddy posted 2009 Sep 22 22:36 | ||
| mp3directcut can also do simple gain changes, normalizing and fades too, and doesn't re-encode. | ||
| AlanHK posted 2009 Sep 22 23:01 | ||
Yes, it's excellent for lossless editing of MP3. One problem you might have is that it can only open one MP3 file at a time -- but you can do "File/New window" to open a new instance of MP3DirectCut and cut and paste between the windows if you want to join files. Also check "Edit/Tag ID3" where you can edit ID3s or set it to "Keep ID3 on normal save" if you want to keep your tags. | ||
| inspirevideo posted 2009 Sep 30 15:47 | ||
| I use Adobe Audition and love how easy it is to use. You can do all sorts of amazing things, my fave being noise reduction and normalizing. Trimming audio clips and fading volume is a piece of cake! | ||
| ajoh posted 2009 Oct 07 20:59 | ||
| NCH's Wavepad will do the basics for free. IF you need more functions you can upgrade to masters
http://www.nch.com.au/wavepad/index.html | ||
| newshoes posted 2009 Oct 18 02:43 | ||
| PolderbitS is what I've used for YEARS...........
http://www.polderbits.com/recorder_uk.htm I have over 18,000 mp3's and I've ran all of them thru their sound editor. Edits, Trims and fades are very simple!! They also have a terrific recorder too. They have a free fully functional seven day trial. | ||
| kimco52 posted 2009 Oct 18 08:58 | ||
| On my video editing computer, I use Adobe Audition.
On my general purpose computer, where I do some audio stuff, I use Cool Edit Pro....uh, version 2, I believe. Later versions became Audition. A lot of radio stations still use Cool Edit Pro. If it ain't broke, don't fix it. | ||
| lordsmurf posted 2009 Oct 18 15:00 | ||
| I've been using SoundForge for at least 12 years now. | ||
| edDV posted 2009 Oct 18 15:46 | ||
| I use SoundForge as well but I bet the OP really doesn't want "best". I bet he wants the cheapest that does level adjustments (e.g. Audacity+Lame). | ||
| slacker posted 2009 Oct 19 02:28 | ||
| I have Soundforge v9 but don't use it enough to actually know what the program is doing at a low level. Does Soundforge v9 lossy re-encode (uncompress/recompress) during the normalization process? I would think so.
As implied above, is it true that mp3directcut and audacity do NOT lossy re-encode when applying level adjustments? Mark |
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