Audio Editing Software Review

Audio Editing Software ReviewAudio editing is a process that requires both skill and instinct. Today, most audio editing is done digitally using specialized software. Now a computer user can own software which is as powerful as an older magnetic-tape based 64-track recording studio. It’s an amazing amount of power and a user can acquire many software applications, may free or extremely low in cost. Editing is both a skill and an art. Yes, there are proven methods which allow an editor to create a better product that anyone can learn but the proficient editor over time also acquires a sense for eliminating, adding or accentuating audio for projects.

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Software WavePad

 Music Maker

 Acoustica

 Blaze Media Pro

 Goldwave

 Dexster Audio Editor

 Audacity

 Audio Editor Pro
           
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$49.95
Our Rating
Editing Tools
Batch Processing / Conversions Yes No No Yes Yes Yes No No
Channel Mixer Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No
Cue Points Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes No
Effect Chain Editor Yes No Yes No Yes No No No
Effect Preview Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No No
Equalizer Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Format Converter Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Frequency Tuner Yes Yes No No No No No No
Labels and Regional Markers Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Meta Information Editor Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Mixer Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Mouse Scroll Zoom Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Processor Yes Yes Yes No Yes No No No
Punch In / Out No Yes No No No No No No
Right Click Edits Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Signal Analysis Tools Yes Yes Yes No Yes No No No
Track Splitter Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes No
Variable Speeds Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes No
Effects
Amplify Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Chorus Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes
Compressor Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Cross Fading Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes No
Delay Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes
Doppler Yes No No No Yes No No No
Dynamics Yes Yes Yes No Yes No No No
Echo Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Expander Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Fade In / Out Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Feedback Yes Yes No No No Yes Yes No
Flange Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Harmonizer Yes Yes Yes No No No No No
Invert Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Interpolate Yes No Yes No Yes No No No
Mechanize Yes No No No Yes No No No
Noise Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes
Normalize Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes
Off Set Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes No
Pan Yes Yes No No Yes No No No
Phaser Yes No No Yes No Yes Yes Yes
Pitch Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Reduce Vocals Yes No No No Yes Yes No No
Resample Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Yes Yes
Reverb Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Reverse Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Silence Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes
Stretch Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes
Time Warp Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Trim Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes No
Vibrato Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes
Display
Waveform Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Spectral No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
VU Meter No Yes No No Yes No Yes No
Spectrogram No Yes Yes No Yes No Yes No
Recording Ability
Line-In Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Streaming Audio Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
CD's Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Video File No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes
MIDI Files Yes Yes No Yes Yes No No No
Sound Card Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Supported Formats
AIFF / AIFC Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No
AU Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
ASF / AVI Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
A-LAW Yes No No Yes No Yes No No
CDA Yes Yes No Yes No Yes No No
Convert bit-rate and compression Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No No
Dialogic VOX Yes No No Yes Yes Yes No Yes
DSP Yes No No Yes No Yes No No
G.72x, G.723, G.726 Yes No No Yes No Yes No No
GSM Yes No No Yes No Yes No No
Includes MP3 Encoder/ Decoder Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No
MP2 No No No Yes No Yes No Yes
MP3 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
MP4 / MP4A Yes Yes No No Yes No No No
MPC/+ No No No Yes No Yes No No
MPEG Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
OGG Vorbis Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
PCM Yes No No Yes Yes Yes No Yes
RAW Yes No No Yes Yes Yes No Yes
SND Yes No No Yes Yes No No No
Text Data Yes Yes No No Yes No No No
U-LAW Yes No No Yes No Yes No No
WAV Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
WMA Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes
Supported Operating Sytems
Windows 7 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Windows Vista Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Windows XP Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Windows 2000 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Tech Support
Phone Support No No No No No No No No
Email Support Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Forums Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No No
Knowlegde Base Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Purchase
Price Buy
$80.00		 Buy
$59.99		 Buy
$39.90		 Buy
$50.00		 Buy
$49.00		 Buy
$45.00		 Go
Free		 Buy
$49.95
Software WavePad Music Maker Acoustica Blaze Media Pro Goldwave Dexster Audio Editor Audacity Audio Editor Pro

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