I've been using the free programme 'Audacity' to edit audio recordings for about a year, but I'm beginning to find that it doesn't really do all I want it to do. Can anyone suggest any other suitable programmes - something a bit more advanced? I've been looking at Adobe Audition. Does anyone else use such software?

Thanks,
David

Cubasis is a cut down version of Cubase which might suit your needs. If not, have a look at Cubase SX 3 which I think is the lastest version.

After that you're looking at Logic. What do you actually want to do?

Cakewalk is also good. It does audio and it also MIDI, you can even combine the two. Don't know the latest version. I've used Logic as well.

I used Adobe Audition to mix the various forum ensembles: the multitrack editing allows a dynamic envelope for each track, so I could boost/quieten each part as necessary to achieve a coherent mix. It also has a better noise filter than Audacity, and I could use pitch correction to tune people's intonation to improve chords and the like. It's not cheap, but it is good. I trust you'd be buying it from your business account pre-tax .

Are there any features in particular you find lacking in Audacity? It's open-source, and there's probably a wishlist you can contribute to somewhere. Even if you buy a commercial product, it'll help the developers know what features people using the product in real-life situations would be interested in .

yep, audition is ok. sound forge v8 is a prospective, similar price. it depends what you want to edit in what kind of environment. i've used sound forge in a studio but it doesn't have all the utilities one would like at times.

Thanks for your replies. As you say, it's things like being able to mix ensembles and suchlike. I'd also like to have something which can be used to restoring old recordings - things like taking crackle of LP and noise from cassette recordings. I'm not particularly interested in having something which integrates MIDI as I don't think I'd have much use for that.

David

I'd say try Reason 3 - its awesome - you need midi however

what about wavepad? i think a free download is available.

http://www.nch.com.au/wavepad/index.html?r...CFTJvEgodFlNW_Q

if you want it for a few lps/78s it may be enough. it might even be enough to slap a lo-pass filter after the preamp, say at 8khz and 24db rolloff [3khz / 12db for 78s]

'reason' is ok but a bit of an overkill unless youre going into music production.

I use FlexiMusic Wave Editor. It has all the nessessary tools.

Matthew, what advantages does this have over Audacity? It looks very good and good value, but it would be useful to know what extra you get if you know.

thanks

I have found that Goldwave (www.goldwave.com) does everything I want - and more. It's very stable, has an astonishing range of facilities, is easy to use, and is inexpensive. Also, you can try out the fully functioning trail version free of charge. Heartily recommended.