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andyrob

Oct 27 2003, 11:54

I am looking to replace coolEdit, cannot aford the latest version. My alternatives are :

(1) Goldwave,

(2) Sound Forge Studio 6

(3) Nero 6 with wave editing capability

I have not used any of the above tools only CoolEdit. I wood like to be able to do the same kind of things that i can do with cooledit.

Any suggestions, or if you know of any other tools then let me know.

Xenion

Oct 27 2003, 11:58

steinberg wavlab

andyrob

Oct 27 2003, 12:03

thanks, but i do not want to spend any more than £200 for say 5 licences.

Emanuel

Oct 27 2003, 12:07

QUOTE(Xenion @ Oct 27 2003, 07:58 PM)

steinberg wavlab

That piece of art is not directly in the same price-range as the above. He said Audition is too expensive.

I'd suggest Goldwave or Audacity (freeware, needs some more work to be "complete", though).

Best regards,

kwanbis

Oct 27 2003, 13:18

QUOTE(Emanuel @ Oct 27 2003, 06:07 PM)

I'd suggest Goldwave or Audacity (freeware, needs some more work to be "complete", though).

Audacity is not Freeware, is Open Source. You can look at it here: Audacity HP

harashin

Oct 27 2003, 13:41

I recommend Sound Engine Free.

Grey

Oct 27 2003, 18:37

I prefer GoldWave 4.2 as it's the only audio editing app I know of that allows you to set markers with both the right and left mouse buttons.

All others I've tried (including GoldWave 5) use the annoying click and drag method.

bluewer than blue

Oct 27 2003, 19:48

QUOTE(kwanbis @ Oct 27 2003, 10:18 PM)

QUOTE(Emanuel @ Oct 27 2003, 06:07 PM)

I'd suggest Goldwave or Audacity (freeware, needs some more work to be "complete", though).

Audacity is not Freeware, is Open Source. You can look at it here: Audacity HP

Just wondering...what does the chosen model (open source) for the development of the program have to do with the way is being offered (freeware)? Aren't those two different issues? Isn't Audacity free?

rjamorim

Oct 27 2003, 19:53

QUOTE(bluewer than blue @ Oct 27 2003, 10:48 PM)

I believe that's just a mix of semantics and nitpicking.

outscape

Oct 27 2003, 21:05

i would have to say go with soundforge studio. while it is quite stripped down from the original soundforge, for $70 you get a decent editing suite.

nero doesn't have a good wave editor and features and goldwave is too amateurish.

mutok

Oct 27 2003, 21:24

it all pretty much depends on what you want to do with it. what version of cool edit are you looking to replace? pro and 2000 are very different programs.

kwanbis

Oct 27 2003, 21:33

QUOTE(bluewer than blue @ Oct 28 2003, 01:48 AM)

audacity is free to use, and free to modifiy ... a freeware app is only free to use, and most of the times, for personal use only ...

xantus

Oct 28 2003, 01:13

add me as a vote for soundforge6...its very good

silver_cpu

Oct 28 2003, 01:35

andyrob: still haven't told us what version of cool edit you're trying to change from. Frankly, I'd suggest you upgrade to Adobe Audition if you're working with CEP 1.x, and if you're working with any 2.x version the upgrade is free. If you're using CE2k, you may be in for a larger upgrade cost but still much much better than buying new software. Just go to Adobe's website and scrounge around a little, you'll find the links.

magic75

Oct 28 2003, 02:20

I saw that Goldwave was recommended. Personally I have some doubts about the sound quality of some of the features. I remember trying out a 48->44.1 downsampling and comparing it to SSRC, and the difference was quite big. And I don't have very good hearing, I might add. Nevertheless, its quite nice if your just into plain cut and paste editing.

askoff

Oct 28 2003, 05:22

I would vote Sony SoundForge 7.0
There is fixed some bugs from SoundForge 6.0 and there is some new tiny features also. It has OGG and WMA 9 support also.

tigre

Oct 28 2003, 05:44

QUOTE(andyrob @ Oct 27 2003, 09:54 AM)

I am looking to replace coolEdit, cannot aford the latest version.
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I wood like to be able to do the same kind of things that i can do with cooledit.

If I understand correctly, you already use CoolEdit and want something that can do the same. Why don't you just keep using the version you have?

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thanks, but i do not want to spend any more than £200 for say 5 licences.

If you need additional features of latest CoolEdit/Adobe Audition you can still get 1 licence for a little bit more than £200.

The_Cisco_Kid

Oct 28 2003, 17:45

QUOTE(askoff @ Oct 28 2003, 03:22 AM)

I would vote Sony SoundForge 7.0
There is fixed some bugs from SoundForge 6.0 and there is some new tiny features also. It has OGG and WMA 9 support also.

I am daily user of version 6 and about to upgrade to 7 but seeing this

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I am looking to replace coolEdit, cannot aford the latest version

would suggest that the retail price of $499 directly before any kind of discount or smart shopping would likely rule that out.

andyrob

Oct 29 2003, 06:46

thanks for suggestions, i will look more at soundforge and goldwave

our original version of cooledit was for one user licence only. the version we have is cooledit 2000 and cannot be bought anymore, only the new adobe edition of Cool Edit is available which is more expensive. we now need at least 5 licences so the cost would be too much.

The max we can spend roughly £250 fo all 5 licences

JeanLuc

Oct 29 2003, 07:20

QUOTE(andyrob @ Oct 27 2003, 05:54 PM)

I am looking to replace coolEdit, cannot aford the latest version

Hmm ... I would try to get a multi-user license for a "second-hand" cool edit (Cool Edit 2000 or Cool Edit Pro) through EBay first (maybe you can get them for a convenient price), if I would want to stay with it ... problem is missing official future support, though ...

SoundForge 6 is my favourite wav editor (and will stay for a long time) but development on the Audacity project will be of great future interest for me ...

JeanLuc

Oct 29 2003, 07:27

QUOTE(askoff @ Oct 28 2003, 11:22 AM)

I would vote Sony SoundForge 7.0
There is fixed some bugs from SoundForge 6.0 and there is some new tiny features also. It has OGG and WMA 9 support also.

OGG support is a real word ... but with an OGG direct show filter installed, any other DX capable application will neither show problems with ogg files.

WMA 9 editing is of no interest for me (even most portables only support WMA8) at this time but a variety of supported formats is always a nice feature ...

BTW ... I've been extensively using SoundForge 6.0d for a long time and did not encounter any serious (or even annoying) bugs yet ... which bugs are you referring to ?

rjamorim

Oct 29 2003, 07:39

QUOTE(JeanLuc @ Oct 29 2003, 10:27 AM)

WMA 9 editing is of no interest for me (even most portables only support WMA8)

All portables that support WMA8 support WMA9 standard

They only won't support WMA9 Pro and lossless.

grbmusic

Oct 30 2003, 01:33

I would vote Sony SoundForge 7.0 too

JeanLuc

Oct 30 2003, 01:36

QUOTE(rjamorim @ Oct 29 2003, 01:39 PM)

QUOTE(JeanLuc @ Oct 29 2003, 10:27 AM)

WMA 9 editing is of no interest for me (even most portables only support WMA8)

All portables that support WMA8 support WMA9 standard

They only won't support WMA9 Pro and lossless.

The I just wonder why my Creative Jukebox 3 refuses to play lossy WMA9 files (standard, not pro IIRC) even with the actual firmware ...

... maybe I should check this again ...

Destron

Oct 30 2003, 01:46

It would be helpful to know why you want to replace cooledit.

ancl

Oct 30 2003, 03:50

QUOTE(Destron @ Oct 30 2003, 09:46 AM)

It would be helpful to know why you want to replace cooledit.

He informed this a few posts ago...

QUOTE(andyrob @ Oct 29 2003, 02:46 PM)

our original version of cooledit was for one user licence only. the version we have is cooledit 2000 and cannot be bought anymore, only the new adobe edition of Cool Edit is available which is more expensive. we now need at least 5 licences so the cost would be too much.

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