Audio editor

Audio editor from Ubuntu Studio

Audio editors are application programs with which audio signals can be recorded, edited and played back digitally via sound cards or connected analog and digital interfaces .

function

Audio editors can read, play, edit, analyze and convert audio files from storage media (hard drives, optical data carriers, memory cards, USB sticks, etc.) in the audio formats supported by the audio editor (depending on the respective functional scope). They are therefore very helpful in sound design .

Professional programs come close to a virtual recording studio with a wide range of editing options, such as adding effects and filters, changing pitch, volume and speed as well as mastering functions, e.g. compressing using a compressor . Some also allow you to burn CDs and DVDs .

Audio editors are not to be confused with software sequencers , in which one can organize the already edited sounds in tracks and thus arrange a piece of music . Most of the time, however, sequencers also have integrated simple audio editor functions.

Due to the favorable price / performance ratio compared to conventional processing options in recording studios Audio editors were once primarily in the leisure sector ( home recording ) and in the semi-professional range used. Since around 1995 they have also been opening up the professional sector because of their ease of use and their constantly increasing quality.

Professional musicians who use audio editors include Rick Wakeman of Yes , Bobby Kimball of Toto, and Mike Oldfield .

Audio editors in comparison

Surname	Creator	Linux ?	Mac OS X ?	Unix ?	Windows ?	Is Free Software ?	note
Acoustica	Acon Digital Media	No	No	No	Yes	No
Amadeus Pro	HairerSoft	No	Yes	No	No	No
Ardor	Paul Davis	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	multi-track audio recording
Audacity	Dominic Mazzoni	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Audiobook Cutter Free Edition		No	No	No	Yes	Yes	MP3 audio book division
Audio dementia	Holladay Audio	No	No	No	Yes	No
Audition	Adobe Inc.	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Was previously called CoolEdit ( Pro ) and has also been running on the Mac since version CS 5.5
BIAS Peak Studio	BIAS	No	Yes	No	No	No
Cubase	Steinberg	No	Yes	No	Yes	No
Creative WaveStudio	Creative Technology	No	No	No	Yes	No	is included with Creative sound cards
Diamond cut	EnhancedAudio Inc.	No	No	No	Yes	No	Audio restoration
Ecasound	Kai Vehmanen	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Audio recording
Freecycle		Yes	No		No	Yes	beat slicer
Fast edit	Minnetonka Audio	No	No	No	Yes	No
fission	Rogue Amoeba	No	Yes	No	No	No
FlexiMusic Wave Editor	FlexiMusic	No	No	No	Yes	No	Can handle large audio files, can do special effects like: dissolve, equalize, echo, reverb and some more
GoldWave	GoldWave Inc.	No	No	No	Yes	No
Hindenburg journalist	Hindenburg Systems	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	specially designed for the needs of radio reporters
Jokosher	Jokosher community	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	multi-track audio editor
Linux MultiMedia Studio	Tobias Doerffel	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Was developed to Cubase replace -like software ( DAW )
Logic	Apple	No	Yes	No	No	No	Pro Mac OS X DAW
Magix Music Maker	Magix	No	No	No	Yes	No	Recording software suitable for amateurs, free 30-day version available.
Media digitalizer	Digitope	No	No	No	Yes	No	Developed to digitize analog media ( compact cassettes , records ).
mp3DirectCut		No	No		Yes	Yes	lossless MP3 editing
MP3 Stream Editor	3delite	No	No	No	Yes	No	non-destructive audio editor
Muse		Yes	No		No	Yes	MIDI sequencer
MuLab	MuTools	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Multi-track audio editor and MIDI sequencer
n-Track Studio	FASoft	No	No	No	Yes	No
NU-Tech	Leaff engineering	No	No	No	Yes	No	Free SDK available
ocenaudio	ocenaudio, originally Uni Santa Catarina	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Real-time preview for effects, simultaneous editing of several selections, supports VST plugins, spectrogram, very stable even with large files
Pro Tools	Avid	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Professional audio editor, mastering system
Pyramix	Merging Technologies	No	No	No	Yes	No	DSP-based and native version
Qtractor		Yes	No		No	Yes	A non-destructive multi-track audio and MIDI editing system (DAW)
QuickAudio	Sion software	No	No	No	Yes	No
Reaper	Cockos Inc.	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Multi-track audio editor
ReZound	Davy Durham	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Graphic audio file editor
Rose garden		Yes	No		No	Yes	MIDI sequencer and multi-track recorder
SADiE	SADiE	No	No	No	Yes	No	Non-destructive multi-track audio editor, primarily for broadcasting
Sample Wrench	dissidents	No	No	No	Yes	No	Audio editor / analyzer with MIDI transmission
Samplitude	Magix	No	No	No	Yes	No	Professional audio editor, mastering system
Sequoia	Magix	No	No	No	Yes	No	Professional audio editor, mastering system
Snd		Yes	Yes		No	Yes	Audio editor
SndBite	Bill Poser	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Editor for cutting up a recording into small pieces.
Sound Forge	Sony	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Formerly from Sonic Foundry
Soundbooth	Adobe Inc.	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Intel-only, has been replaced by Adobe Audition since CS5.5!
Soundscape 32	Solid State Logic	No	No	No	Yes	No	DSP-based version - formerly from Soundscape Digital Techneinlogy
SoX	Chris Bagwell	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	multi-track audio editing and processing software for the command line
Sweep	Conrad Parker	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes
Total recorder	High Criteria	No	No	No	Yes	No	Free trial possible
Traverso DAW		Yes	Yes		Yes	Yes	multi-track audio recording / editing / mixing
WaveLab	Steinberg	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	available for Mac OS X v10.6 from WaveLab 7.0
Wavosaur	Wavosaur team	No	No	No	Yes	No	Freeware version available
WavePad	NCH ​​software	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Freeware version available
WaveSurfer	Center for Speech Technology at KTH	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
XO Wave	XO audio	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Surname	Creator	Linux ?	Mac OS X ?	Unix ?	Windows ?	Is Free Software ?	note

See also

• Music software
• Transcoding

swell

1. ↑ http://www.adobe.com/products/audition/tech-specs.html
2. ↑ http://www.adobe.com/products/audition/tech-specs.html
3. ↑ http://www.adobe.com/products/soundbooth/
4. ^ Official website of SoX at sourceforge.net
5. ↑ Powerful Multimedia Command-Line Tools, Part I - SoX Article in Linux Journal (Eng.)

literature

• Roland Enders: The home recording manual. 3rd edition, Carstensen Verlag, Munich, 2003, ISBN 3-910098-25-8