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cruisy18 · Post by **cruisy18** » Tue Jun 14, 2016 11:39 pm

Hi all,

What do you think is the best free DAW for the purpose of editing vocal tracks for podcasts (really just need an intuitive crossfade function)? Something very easy to use (for people who have minimal experience with DAWs).

lobanov · Post by **lobanov** » Wed Jun 15, 2016 12:32 am

It's not a DAW, it's a multitrack editor:
http://www.audacityteam.org/

And how to use it for podcasting:
http://manual.audacityteam.org/man/tuto ... music.html

cruisy18 · Post by **cruisy18** » Wed Jun 15, 2016 6:58 am

I know Audacity and I hate it. It is annoying to use and doesn't have that beautiful crossfade functionality like other DAWs do (screenshot of what I mean attached)

Thanks for the reply anyhow, but I'm looking for something a little more easy to use with the crossfade thingo

dasdeck · Post by **dasdeck** » Wed Jun 15, 2016 7:03 am

I like the one in Reaper, though I'm no expert when it comes to crossfades.

Oops, forgot about the free part

And no, I don't think Reaper is free!

Cheers!

pottering · Post by **pottering** » Wed Jun 15, 2016 7:49 am

Tracktion 4 is free:

http://bedroomproducersblog.com/2015/05 ... acktion-4/

seems to have an auto-crossfade function when 2 audio clips overlap, at least according to its manual (pg. 117-118):

http://www.tracktion.com/wp/wp-content/ ... Rev-A4.pdf

TACruise · Post by **TACruise** » Wed Jun 15, 2016 10:43 pm

Gotta give it up to Audacity

Unaspected · Post by **Unaspected** » Wed Jun 15, 2016 10:47 pm

Isn't there a free version of ProTools out now? PT is the best audio editor I've used so far; in terms of speed and expected results.

chk071 · Post by **chk071** » Wed Jun 15, 2016 10:53 pm

Wavosaur maybe?

surreal · Post by **surreal** » Thu Jun 16, 2016 5:18 pm

Does Presonus not have an entry level free daw that can help?

TACruise · Post by **TACruise** » Thu Jun 16, 2016 6:13 pm

Unaspected wrote:Isn't there a free version of ProTools out now? PT is the best audio editor I've used so far; in terms of speed and expected results.

I personally think Reaper is twice as fast to use. Some functions like clip gain is a 3 click process in PT where in Reaper, you just float the cursor over the top of the clip. PT also has very basic waveform editing.

Get Reaper and pay for it when you can. It's only $60 and the download is the full version - nothings cut from it. Get Reaper and you'll be happy.

glokraw · Post by **glokraw** » Thu Jun 16, 2016 8:01 pm

cruisy18 wrote:I know Audacity and I hate it. It is annoying to use and doesn't have that beautiful crossfade functionality like other DAWs do

Audacity offers precision on the placement, fade, amplitude, and effects
of both tracks you want to crossfade. Maybe not needed that often
in podcasts, but I'd recommend taking a little more time, to achieve
superior results. I find that the annoyance of audio tools subsides
as my understanding and skill with them increases, snails pace as it may be.
Cheers

Shabdahbriah · Post by **Shabdahbriah** » Thu Jun 16, 2016 8:24 pm

chk071 wrote:Wavosaur maybe?

+1

inkwarp · Post by **inkwarp** » Fri Jun 17, 2016 9:26 am

chk071 wrote:Wavosaur maybe?

i like wavosaur, very fast, has lots of features that you may find in soundforge.
that being said, i just looked on their site and it says that the last version was 2013.. !? it would be nice to see it develop more.

chk071 · Post by **chk071** » Fri Jun 17, 2016 10:28 am

Yeah, it's not really being developed very much. No doubt that the dev has a job, and not much time to spend on Wavosaur. Also, the interface looks quite Windows 98-ish.

Personally, i love Wavelab. You can either get Wavelab LE, which is quite limited though, with a mag, and/or Wavelab Elements, either as an upgarde for LE, for about 50 €, or full price for 99 €. Not free, but will give you a MUCH better interface and fx than Audacity.

inkwarp · Post by **inkwarp** » Sat Jun 18, 2016 2:13 pm

i have always used soundforge. great editor

Free DAW for Crossfading