KVR Audio

tommyzai · Post by **tommyzai** » Wed Oct 16, 2024 7:20 pm

If tracking audio exclusively, is it possible to use an editor in place of a DAW, e.g., RX, Melodyne, etc.? In my never ending search for a streamlined set-up I woke up wondering . . .

vurt · Post by **vurt** » Wed Oct 16, 2024 7:23 pm

yes, thats a tape recorder (in essence).

tommyzai · Post by **tommyzai** » Wed Oct 16, 2024 7:40 pm

vurt wrote: Wed Oct 16, 2024 7:23 pm yes, thats a tape recorder (in essence).

Do you happen to know which editors can do this? It seems only Melodyne Studio can multitrack.

tommyzai · Post by **tommyzai** » Wed Oct 16, 2024 7:41 pm

I'm not interested in FX or anything other than tracking and editing. All the DAWs can do this, of course, but they come with bloat . . . tons of features I will not use.

Michael L · Post by **Michael L** » Wed Oct 16, 2024 8:03 pm

DSP-Quattro
GarageBand

BertKoor · Post by **BertKoor** » Wed Oct 16, 2024 8:20 pm

Absolutely. About half of all current DAWs started as a midi sequencer, others as an audio editor with multi-track capabilities. Later they all converged to do similar things.

25 years ago my recording setup was two SoundBlaster cards (to record 4 mono tracks simultaneously) and the software was CoolEdit Pro (later became Adobe Audition with added bloat)

VOODOO U · Post by **VOODOO U** » Wed Oct 16, 2024 8:25 pm

No. You can't do that with Audacity.

BertKoor · Post by **BertKoor** » Wed Oct 16, 2024 8:28 pm

VOODOO U wrote: Wed Oct 16, 2024 8:25 pm No. You can't do that with Audacity.

Don't listen to this

https://manual.audacityteam.org/man/mixing.html

tommyzai · Post by **tommyzai** » Wed Oct 16, 2024 8:29 pm

I want to track and edit only

BertKoor · Post by **BertKoor** » Wed Oct 16, 2024 8:33 pm

Then don't look at Melodyne.
Or is pitch correction a nescessity in editing?

VOODOO U · Post by **VOODOO U** » Wed Oct 16, 2024 8:36 pm

And don't look at Audacity either the rat bastard.

thecontrolcentre · Post by **thecontrolcentre** » Wed Oct 16, 2024 8:46 pm

You can multitrack and edit in Sound Forge Pro ...
https://www.magix.com/gb/music/sound-fo ... forge-pro/

Michael L · Post by **Michael L** » Wed Oct 16, 2024 9:24 pm

You can multitrack and edit inside Tascam DP-008EX
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DAW to Tascam DP-008EX and BACK:
https://www.tascamforums.com/threads/da ... -daw.9622/
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Endless tech to learn!

tommyzai · Post by **tommyzai** » Wed Oct 16, 2024 9:54 pm

BertKoor wrote: Wed Oct 16, 2024 8:33 pm Then don't look at Melodyne.
Or is pitch correction a nescessity in editing?

I use Melodyne for editing and correction.

pekbro · Post by **pekbro** » Wed Oct 16, 2024 10:01 pm

Pretty much wavelab or soundforge I would think. Though they do have effects. Probably some free or 3rd party alternatives, but they are not likely to be as good. You can do much with these editors, Melodyne I guess would be the one with the most specialized direction and no plugins and whatnot.

I would just use HW personally, if I didn't want to use a DAW...

Audio Editor in place of a DAW?