Tell me about Adobe Audition

[fishbowl.tucson.az]

Audition is pretty much just for Audio, right? Can it host VSTi's? Or if not, how practical would it be to use FLStudio as a Rewire'd client?

What kind of copy protection does it have? (I don't want anything with a dongle, or anything that would make it difficult for me to change workstations.)

I think I'd really like Audition, even if it's not really a synth host. I'd have to choose between it and Sonar, which I'm also looking into (and would welcome any info).

Thanks

[Swizzle]

Audition is pretty much just for Audio, right? Can it host VSTi's? Or if not, how practical would it be to use FLStudio as a Rewire'd client?

What kind of copy protection does it have? (I don't want anything with a dongle, or anything that would make it difficult for me to change workstations.)

I think I'd really like Audition, even if it's not really a synth host. I'd have to choose between it and Sonar, which I'm also looking into (and would welcome any info).

Thanks

To register Audition, you must have a separate key file that is unique to you. No dongle, no web authorization, no coming-back-if-you-change-your-disk-format-to-NTFS thingee.

It is not a synth host, but does host VST effects (and has its own effects as well). If your VST instrument can be an effect, it might be able to use it.

I also use Sonar, which has a simpler copy-protection scheme: serial number. The two aren't directly comparable because Sonar is outstanding as a VSTi host and MIDI/Audio sequencer. I often create and mix songs in Sonar and then master the mixed final stereo track in Audition. But your question has prompted me to wonder if I could do the final mastering in Sonar as well.

The bottom line is that Audition is a world-class audio editor and Sonar is a world-class audio/midi workstation. I should read more of Craig Anderton's book on mastering Sonar to see if I really need Audition at all. Hope this helps!

[fishbowl.tucson.az]

Hope this helps!

Does indeed. Thanks for the info. It's hard to get details about copy protection before you buy.