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Reverend Rhythm · Post by **Reverend Rhythm** » Thu Dec 29, 2005 5:54 pm

I think it depends on how you work... and maybe what you are used to. I've used sound forge for a long time, and it does exactly what I what it to do (including acidizing files), but audition is no slouch. They are both good programs.

mayan · Post by **mayan** » Thu Dec 29, 2005 6:03 pm

hate to throw a wrench in bu, while we're on the subject, I use wavelab 4...seems functional enough but any reason to switch gears to audtion OR sound forge?

G-Ro124 · Post by **G-Ro124** » Thu Dec 29, 2005 6:03 pm

hell yeah

wavelab 5 biatches

i hate the dongle

soma · Post by **soma** » Thu Dec 29, 2005 6:29 pm

Does Audition come with the Wave Hammer? That compressor is awesome for very short attacks and releases!

Reverend Rhythm · Post by **Reverend Rhythm** » Thu Dec 29, 2005 6:46 pm

wave hammer is with sony sound forge.

headquest · Post by **headquest** » Thu Dec 29, 2005 7:05 pm

The hard limiter in Audition is also fanastic though...

paulmerchant · Post by **paulmerchant** » Thu Dec 29, 2005 7:32 pm

Just a little reminder. If you don't want to pay the high price of SF or Audition, you can use the excellent and free Audacity provided by the open source community.

G-Ro124 · Post by **G-Ro124** » Thu Dec 29, 2005 8:05 pm

paulmerchant wrote:Just a little reminder. If you don't want to pay the high price of SF or Audition, you can use the excellent and free Audacity provided by the open source community.

good point

feyshay · Post by **feyshay** » Thu Dec 29, 2005 8:12 pm

Both programs are good. I like the dithering algorithm in Sound Forge. Also, VST's do work in SF 8 (did not in SF 7). You also get CD Architect and Noise Reduction 2.0. Seems to be a good value, although you can't go wrong with either of those programs. I think you get a little more with SF, and I'm not interested in the multitrack options.

Hink · Post by **Hink** » Thu Dec 29, 2005 8:40 pm

I can't speak for sound forge, but it was mentioned about AA's noise reduction, which I love...maybe because I'm use to it...but as a multi-tracker AA is excellent, as an editor it rox...but it needs a little tweaking on the vst support...not all plugs work, and a meter bridge for multi-tracking would be quite welcome...

G-Ro124 · Post by **G-Ro124** » Thu Dec 29, 2005 8:48 pm

WAVELAB 5 RULES IF YOU CAN LOSE THE DONGLE

headquest · Post by **headquest** » Thu Dec 29, 2005 8:50 pm

G-Ro124 wrote:WAVELAB 5 RULES IF YOU CAN LOSE THE DONGLE

Legally you can't, and Wavelab costs (in UK at least) twice as much as either of the others

james0tucson · Post by **james0tucson** » Thu Dec 29, 2005 8:53 pm

headquest wrote:
G-Ro124 wrote:WAVELAB 5 RULES IF YOU CAN LOSE THE DONGLE
Legally you can't

That's an open question. If you purchased the software, what law prohibits you from altering it to run without the dongle? We're not talking about distributing it or selling it here. There's no copyright infringement, so what claim does anyone have against a person using the software?

wilsontherocker · Post by **wilsontherocker** » Thu Dec 29, 2005 9:08 pm

My experience with Sound Forge is pretty limited, but I use Cool Edit every day at work. I'll list some features I like about it, and you SF users can chime in if SF has them too.

Things I like about Audition/Cool Edit(old school):

- good, easy to use noise reduction. has a handy feature to listen to just the extracted noise while previewing.

- click/pop eliminator. does just what it says. highlight a click, press a button, and it's gone with no artifacts.

- FFT filter. very precise. good for eliminating rumble without affecting much else.

- user-defined macros. huge time saver.

- strait-forward multitracking. nice envelopes on wave regions. even if you're not recording, this window is helpful for mixing together your sounds with fades, etc.

- built-in cd burning. great for adding tracks to long soundfiles. (actually, I know CD Architect does this well, too)

- crash protection, or whatever they call it. restores the session after a crash. a HUGE help.

That's all I can think of right now, though I'm sure there's more I'm thankful for. I use Cool Edit every day for radio work, and I've never had any workflow issue with it. It just suits me well, I guess.

M'Snah · Post by **M'Snah** » Thu Dec 29, 2005 9:10 pm

james0tucson wrote:
headquest wrote:
G-Ro124 wrote:WAVELAB 5 RULES IF YOU CAN LOSE THE DONGLE
Legally you can't
That's an open question. If you purchased the software, what law prohibits you from altering it to run without the dongle? We're not talking about distributing it or selling it here. There's no copyright infringement, so what claim does anyone have against a person using the software?

I don't use the specific product, but: In general with software there's an EULA (or ELA lol), that prohibits you from tinkering with the software, reverse engineering it, changing it, hacking it, etc. Since you can only use the software after accepting the EULA...

Audition vs. Sound Forge