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Mark Ardito


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Chicago, IL, USA
Post  Posted 19 Dec 2006 9:59 am    
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I'm looking to do some digital editing of some tracks that my band has recorded. Basically I want to arrange song order, set ID's for a CD and adjust volumes. What programs are you guys using to do this? Any free ones out there?

Cheers!
Mark Ardito
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Bill Terry


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Bastrop, TX
Post  Posted 19 Dec 2006 11:49 am    
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I don't know if it does the ID and CD stuff, but Audacity is pretty cool, open source too.
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
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Stu Schulman


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Post  Posted 19 Dec 2006 11:49 am    
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Mark:I've been using an older version of "Cool Edit Pro"and it does what I need and is pretty easy to use..Stu
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Jack Stoner


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Kansas City, MO
Post  Posted 19 Dec 2006 1:55 pm    
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I have a registered copy of "Goldwave" and I use that for my audio "mastering" (after it's mixed down).
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Larry Clark

 

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Herndon, VA.
Post  Posted 19 Dec 2006 2:10 pm    
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I haven't used this myself but the guys over at Home Recordinghave been giving this favorable reviews.Reaper
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Mark Ardito


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Chicago, IL, USA
Post  Posted 19 Dec 2006 7:21 pm    
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I just downloaded a 30 day free trial of Adobe Audition 2.0. I just spent the past 3 hours messing with it and it is SUPER cool! It has everything I was looking for; Multiband Compression, Parametric EQ's, and stuff like that. Also easy to set ID's and burn from playlists of ID's.

I'm going to try and get the project completed before my 30 day trial expires!

Anybody else using this product? It appears to be very nice.

Cheers!
Mark
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David L. Donald


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Post  Posted 19 Dec 2006 9:00 pm    
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Digital Performer, Protools and sometimes Peak.
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Steinar Gregertsen


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Post  Posted 19 Dec 2006 10:37 pm    
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Steinberg's WaveLab (PC only).

Steinar

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Jay Fagerlie


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Lotus, California, USA
Post  Posted 20 Dec 2006 5:46 am    
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Mark,
Adobe Audition is a re-branded version of Cool Edit Pro. Adobe bought Syntrillium Software awhile back and changed the name.
I've been a CEP user for years, it's a great program.
Jay
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Russ Little


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Hosston,Louisiana, USA
Post  Posted 20 Dec 2006 7:34 am    
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Larry,
after seeing your post last night.
I downloaded reaper.
It's a great program and pretty small.
don't think you could beat it for
the modest reg. fee.
Thanks RL
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Tony Prior


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Charlotte NC
Post  Posted 27 Dec 2006 5:40 am    
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I have Cool Edit 2000, very nice product. Adobe's version ( repackaged) does offer some extended features .

t
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Ray Minich

 

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Post  Posted 27 Dec 2006 11:36 am    
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CakeWalk
SoundForge
DartPro32
MixCraft
CoolEditPro
Audacity
Cdex
WaveEdit
You can also use the audio sides of Video Editing software to do some neat work too...
As in Premiere, Final Cut, DPS Velocity, etc

[This message was edited by Ray Minich on 27 December 2006 at 11:37 AM.]

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Gary Shepherd


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Fox, Oklahoma, USA
Post  Posted 22 Jan 2007 8:27 pm    
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Cakewalk Sonar Producer Edition
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Geoff Barnes


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Sydney, Australia
Post  Posted 23 Jan 2007 6:09 pm    
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Mark Ardito wrote:
I'm looking to do some digital editing of some tracks that my band has recorded. Basically I want to arrange song order, set ID's for a CD and adjust volumes. What programs are you guys using to do this? Any free ones out there?

Cheers!
Mark Ardito


If the tracks are already mixed to stereo wavs;
Sony CD Architect will allow you to do what you are asking above.
You can apply EQ and compression/limiting at both the master and the individual track level….Changing relative volumes is as simple as grabbing the top of the track and dragging an envelope down… you can also do your fades in the window…set gaps to default (2sec) lengths etc…. Learning curve of around 10 minutes- 30 minutes.
Great way to lay out an album to Red Book Standard.
Fast clean and non-destructive…. (unless you put your head through the monitor) Shocked

However.
If you need to actually tweak individual tracks in more depth, then Sound Forge or Audition/Cool Edit Pro are my choices for mastering editors.

If you want to add overdubbed tracks to the recordings, or re-record individual player’s parts, then Sonar, CuBase, ProTools, Logic etc etc… but I suspect you are past this point in the process. Smile
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Steve Stallings


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Houston/Cypress, Texas
Post  Posted 24 Jan 2007 12:44 pm    
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Sonar Producer Edition 6
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Ken Lang


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Simi Valley, Ca
Post  Posted 24 Jan 2007 5:36 pm    
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Sonar Producer Edition 6
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Dave Boothroyd


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Staffordshire Moorlands
Post  Posted 24 Jan 2007 11:44 pm    
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Pro Tools 7 for multi track work
Soundforge 8 for mastering
Nero for CD burning, adding ISRC codes, CD text etc, etc.
Cheers
Dave
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Ben Jones


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Seattle, Washington, USA
Post  Posted 25 Jan 2007 1:15 pm    
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Basically I want to arrange song order, set ID's for a CD and adjust volumes. What programs are you guys using to do this? Any free ones out there?


wont iTunes do all that? I beleive you may be limited to "set all songs same volume level" but its free. Reaper used to be free as well. perhaps the older versions still are?
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