Comments on: Free Audacity Audio Editor (Mac/Win/Linux) Gets Big Upgrades http://createdigitalmusic.com/2005/12/02/free-audacity-audio-editor-macwinlinux-gets-big-upgrades/ The latest gear, software, and techniques for electronic music production and performance Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:08:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: pengo http://createdigitalmusic.com/2005/12/02/free-audacity-audio-editor-macwinlinux-gets-big-upgrades/#comment-394787 pengo Mon, 11 Feb 2008 18:24:36 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2005/12/02/free-audacity-audio-editor-macwinlinux-gets-big-upgrades/#comment-394787 I've used Audacity since version 1.something and found it useful. However I find the mandatory use of proprietary project files a major nuisance for the purposes I put it to. My main use - invoking it from my multitrack software (n-Tracks) and passing it a file I want to clean up by removing noise, muting start and finish. With other editors I can just close and save when I finish - the edited track is automatically saved over the original in the same format. With Audacity I have to specifically export it and make sure I choose the same format (I record 24 bit files), and then have to fend off the invitation to save as an Audacity project. I wish I could defeat this behaviour! Perhaps I should stop griping, download the Audacity code and customise it. I’ve used Audacity since version 1.something and found it useful. However I find the mandatory use of proprietary project files a major nuisance for the purposes I put it to.

My main use - invoking it from my multitrack software (n-Tracks) and passing it a file I want to clean up by removing noise, muting start and finish. With other editors I can just close and save when I finish - the edited track is automatically saved over the original in the same format. With Audacity I have to specifically export it and make sure I choose the same format (I record 24 bit files), and then have to fend off the invitation to save as an Audacity project. I wish I could defeat this behaviour!

Perhaps I should stop griping, download the Audacity code and customise it.

]]> By: Erwin http://createdigitalmusic.com/2005/12/02/free-audacity-audio-editor-macwinlinux-gets-big-upgrades/#comment-175336 Erwin Sun, 13 May 2007 21:25:38 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2005/12/02/free-audacity-audio-editor-macwinlinux-gets-big-upgrades/#comment-175336 This is the first time I'm gonna use this audio editor so untill I use it I really don't know what to say, but hey thanks for shareing it This is the first time I’m gonna use this audio editor so untill I use it I really don’t know what to say, but hey thanks for shareing it

]]> By: Jelly http://createdigitalmusic.com/2005/12/02/free-audacity-audio-editor-macwinlinux-gets-big-upgrades/#comment-150544 Jelly Sun, 01 Apr 2007 19:18:36 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2005/12/02/free-audacity-audio-editor-macwinlinux-gets-big-upgrades/#comment-150544 Yeah Its really easy to use and and I love it but it never really mixes the tracks together on the same tempo on my computer which sux. I run on 2000 Yeah Its really easy to use and and I love it but it never really mixes the tracks together on the same tempo on my computer which sux. I run on 2000

]]> By: Bosshittaradio http://createdigitalmusic.com/2005/12/02/free-audacity-audio-editor-macwinlinux-gets-big-upgrades/#comment-139294 Bosshittaradio Fri, 16 Mar 2007 00:53:13 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2005/12/02/free-audacity-audio-editor-macwinlinux-gets-big-upgrades/#comment-139294 I hope it dont crash my computer!!!! I hope it dont crash my computer!!!!

]]> By: Bosshittaradio http://createdigitalmusic.com/2005/12/02/free-audacity-audio-editor-macwinlinux-gets-big-upgrades/#comment-139293 Bosshittaradio Fri, 16 Mar 2007 00:52:31 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2005/12/02/free-audacity-audio-editor-macwinlinux-gets-big-upgrades/#comment-139293 I've been having trouble with not it crashing my Windows XP , but recording using my Lexicon audio/midi interface. Someone hit me if you have any info on this!!!! I’ve been having trouble with not it crashing my Windows XP , but recording using my Lexicon audio/midi interface. Someone hit me if you have any info on this!!!!

]]> By: Andy http://createdigitalmusic.com/2005/12/02/free-audacity-audio-editor-macwinlinux-gets-big-upgrades/#comment-129016 Andy Mon, 26 Feb 2007 18:25:07 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2005/12/02/free-audacity-audio-editor-macwinlinux-gets-big-upgrades/#comment-129016 audacity v1.2.3 was prone to crash on my windows xp machine but v1.2.4 runs fine i just got v1.2.6 and hoping it will be just as stable i tried ableton and it seems to gobble up hard drive space converting audio into its format i tried cubase sx3 and it just eats memory and then refuses to run i tried propellerhead reason 2.5 and it just spits errors up and crashes i tried cooledit pro and that does have some extra features than audacity but it costs money in my opinion audacity is an essential program if your editing ogg vorbis mp3 or wav files with a good set of effects built in such as phaser and wah wah effects delays and speed and pitch and eq plugins i just downloaded ladspa plugin set so i dont know if it will be stable note to carmen and anyone else who thinks the .au format used is annoying to piece back together then no offence but the good folk who put the file/save as or file/save options put it there so you dont have to piece them little 11 and 7 seconds of .au into your project get yourself a mixer and connect your record decks up to your computer and install audacity v1.2.4 and you can edit the crackles out one by one and record a live mix set top notch program with ability for nyquist ladspa and vst plugins for absolute free it cant be all bad audacity v1.2.3 was prone to crash on my windows xp machine but v1.2.4 runs fine

i just got v1.2.6 and hoping it will be just as stable

i tried ableton and it seems to gobble up hard drive space converting audio into its format

i tried cubase sx3 and it just eats memory and then refuses to run

i tried propellerhead reason 2.5 and it just spits errors up and crashes

i tried cooledit pro and that does have some extra features than audacity but it costs money

in my opinion audacity is an essential program if your editing ogg vorbis mp3 or wav files with a good set of effects built in such as phaser and wah wah effects delays and speed and pitch and eq plugins

i just downloaded ladspa plugin set so i dont know if it will be stable

note to carmen and anyone else who thinks the .au format used is annoying to piece back together then no offence but the good folk who put the file/save as or file/save options put it there so you dont have to piece them little 11 and 7 seconds of .au into your project

get yourself a mixer and connect your record decks up to your computer and install audacity v1.2.4 and you can edit the crackles out one by one and record a live mix set

top notch program with ability for nyquist ladspa and vst plugins for absolute free it cant be all bad

]]> By: adam90 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2005/12/02/free-audacity-audio-editor-macwinlinux-gets-big-upgrades/#comment-112996 adam90 Sat, 03 Feb 2007 18:12:47 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2005/12/02/free-audacity-audio-editor-macwinlinux-gets-big-upgrades/#comment-112996 good free audio editor. But when I try to play a sound with Audacity, and any other audio player, my Windows XP crashes at once, and must be rebooted. good free audio editor. But when I try to play a sound with Audacity, and any other audio player, my Windows XP crashes at once, and must be rebooted.

]]> By: dutitloud http://createdigitalmusic.com/2005/12/02/free-audacity-audio-editor-macwinlinux-gets-big-upgrades/#comment-1963 dutitloud Tue, 28 Feb 2006 14:07:03 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2005/12/02/free-audacity-audio-editor-macwinlinux-gets-big-upgrades/#comment-1963 8) i am trying to start my own studio and audacity has worked great for me since i dont have the money to get the $150 programs i just run teh input through a mixer tehn into my comp. and it does the rest, got the file that lets me convert to mp3's so know i can mak cd's right off my comp., it is great 8) i am trying to start my own studio and audacity has worked great for me since i dont have the money to get the $150 programs i just run teh input through a mixer tehn into my comp. and it does the rest, got the file that lets me convert to mp3’s so know i can mak cd’s right off my comp., it is great

]]> By: johnsrude http://createdigitalmusic.com/2005/12/02/free-audacity-audio-editor-macwinlinux-gets-big-upgrades/#comment-1962 johnsrude Sat, 03 Dec 2005 01:09:15 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2005/12/02/free-audacity-audio-editor-macwinlinux-gets-big-upgrades/#comment-1962 I use Audacity for ripping tapes and MDs to MP3s that I can use on MP3 players for practicing. I tape all shows and rehearsals of my band <a href="http://www.TheNettles.com" rel="nofollow">The Nettles</a>. I rip the tapes and MDs onto a laptop while I work on other stuff, clean them up and then export them to MP3 or write them to audio CDs if I need to make a practice CD for a bandmember who doesn't have an MP3 player. Audacity is weird but it was a lot easier to figure out how to use out of the box than other editors I've used. I have a practice rig consisting of Traveler Guitar, Korg Pandora headphone amp/effects box and a Creative Muvo TX MP3 player. The whole rig takes up less space then a tennis racket but gives me a full-scale length guitar with effects to practice when I'm away from my studio. Cheers, Kevin <a href="http://www.TheNettles.com" rel="nofollow">The Nettles</a> I use Audacity for ripping tapes and MDs to MP3s that I can use on MP3 players for practicing. I tape all shows and rehearsals of my band The Nettles. I rip the tapes and MDs onto a laptop while I work on other stuff, clean them up and then export them to MP3 or write them to audio CDs if I need to make a practice CD for a bandmember who doesn’t have an MP3 player.

Audacity is weird but it was a lot easier to figure out how to use out of the box than other editors I’ve used.

I have a practice rig consisting of Traveler Guitar, Korg Pandora headphone amp/effects box and a Creative Muvo TX MP3 player. The whole rig takes up less space then a tennis racket but gives me a full-scale length guitar with effects to practice when I’m away from my studio.

Cheers,
Kevin
The Nettles

]]> By: poster http://createdigitalmusic.com/2005/12/02/free-audacity-audio-editor-macwinlinux-gets-big-upgrades/#comment-1961 poster Fri, 02 Dec 2005 20:45:20 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2005/12/02/free-audacity-audio-editor-macwinlinux-gets-big-upgrades/#comment-1961 I use it when I need to do stuff to waveforms that Tracktion won't do (which isn't much). I'm on Mac OS X, 10.3. I've never lost data in a crash, though I did have that happen several times on the Windows side of the house. One of Tracktion's native formats is AIFF and Audacity has to import AIFF, so in my usage, it's not a destructive editor at all. :) I'm glad to hear it's been updated -- it seemed to drop off the face of the planet there for a while. I use it when I need to do stuff to waveforms that Tracktion won’t do (which isn’t much). I’m on Mac OS X, 10.3. I’ve never lost data in a crash, though I did have that happen several times on the Windows side of the house. One of Tracktion’s native formats is AIFF and Audacity has to import AIFF, so in my usage, it’s not a destructive editor at all. :) I’m glad to hear it’s been updated — it seemed to drop off the face of the planet there for a while.

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