Comments on: Adobe’s Soundbooth CS4, the Audio Editor Giveaway in Creative Suite http://createdigitalmusic.com/2009/01/28/adobes-soundbooth-cs4-the-audio-editor-giveaway-in-creative-suite/ The latest gear, software, and techniques for electronic music production and performance Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:19:23 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Sean http://createdigitalmusic.com/2009/01/28/adobes-soundbooth-cs4-the-audio-editor-giveaway-in-creative-suite/comment-page-1/#comment-990484 Sean Wed, 11 Nov 2009 06:21:06 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2009/01/28/adobes-soundbooth-cs4-the-audio-editor-giveaway-in-creative-suite/#comment-990484 I've been pretty happy with Soundbooth so far. I haven't had any crashes, etc., and it is certainly an upgrade from Audacity, which I was using before. A few things that it needs to improve, though are A) having a reverse audio feature. Seriously, I couldn't believe that it didn't. B) I wish that the multi-track editing was a little smoother. Maybe I'm missing something, but I feel that I should be able to make quick edits from the multitrack screen (maybe I'm listening to a draft of a mix and just want to delete a second or two of one track) but as far as I can tell, you can't. All in all, solid and it does what I need it to do. I’ve been pretty happy with Soundbooth so far. I haven’t had any crashes, etc., and it is certainly an upgrade from Audacity, which I was using before. A few things that it needs to improve, though are A) having a reverse audio feature. Seriously, I couldn’t believe that it didn’t. B) I wish that the multi-track editing was a little smoother. Maybe I’m missing something, but I feel that I should be able to make quick edits from the multitrack screen (maybe I’m listening to a draft of a mix and just want to delete a second or two of one track) but as far as I can tell, you can’t. All in all, solid and it does what I need it to do.

]]> By: dan26 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2009/01/28/adobes-soundbooth-cs4-the-audio-editor-giveaway-in-creative-suite/comment-page-1/#comment-780512 dan26 Wed, 04 Feb 2009 18:38:03 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2009/01/28/adobes-soundbooth-cs4-the-audio-editor-giveaway-in-creative-suite/#comment-780512 used soundbooth as a quick solution to clean up some audio on a new laptop i got. program is UNSTABLE as anything can be when working with multi-track audio. crashes all the time!! the auto-save feature doesn't seem to recover anything after a crash. had to redo a project 3 times (I was trying to do a 4 track multi, ended up just doing 3 rounds of 2 track audio to prevent the crashes). its OK because it came with CS4 (which the rest is fine for me), but 200 bucks not worth it. used soundbooth as a quick solution to clean up some audio on a new laptop i got.

program is UNSTABLE as anything can be when working with multi-track audio. crashes all the time!! the auto-save feature doesn’t seem to recover anything after a crash. had to redo a project 3 times (I was trying to do a 4 track multi, ended up just doing 3 rounds of 2 track audio to prevent the crashes).

its OK because it came with CS4 (which the rest is fine for me), but 200 bucks not worth it.

]]> By: Peter Kirn http://createdigitalmusic.com/2009/01/28/adobes-soundbooth-cs4-the-audio-editor-giveaway-in-creative-suite/comment-page-1/#comment-773755 Peter Kirn Thu, 29 Jan 2009 03:39:20 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2009/01/28/adobes-soundbooth-cs4-the-audio-editor-giveaway-in-creative-suite/#comment-773755 @googoo: Yes, there is a basic History palette and non-destructive editing in Soundbooth. What you *don't* get is the ability to interactively add and subtract edits or flatten changes, so I'm not sure I'd migrate from Soundtrack Pro to Soundbooth for this feature. I just don't think you'll be very happy. It's worth looking at how Wave Editor does, this, though, which seems to many folks to be the top choice at the moment. Peak seems reliable to me (at least in my testing), but you don't get non-destructive editing. @googoo:
Yes, there is a basic History palette and non-destructive editing in Soundbooth. What you *don’t* get is the ability to interactively add and subtract edits or flatten changes, so I’m not sure I’d migrate from Soundtrack Pro to Soundbooth for this feature. I just don’t think you’ll be very happy. It’s worth looking at how Wave Editor does, this, though, which seems to many folks to be the top choice at the moment.

Peak seems reliable to me (at least in my testing), but you don’t get non-destructive editing.

]]> By: googoo http://createdigitalmusic.com/2009/01/28/adobes-soundbooth-cs4-the-audio-editor-giveaway-in-creative-suite/comment-page-1/#comment-773748 googoo Thu, 29 Jan 2009 03:30:59 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2009/01/28/adobes-soundbooth-cs4-the-audio-editor-giveaway-in-creative-suite/#comment-773748 OK, sorry for basically cross posting this to two different articles - but I must know! In Soundtrack Pro 2, there is a feature where creates a list of actions performed on the audio file (any and all actions - fade outs, cuts, effects, etc), that you can use to go back and edit or rearrange. after modifying it, soundtrack then steps through the subsequent actions and reapplies them based on the changes made, but all pseudo-destructive (for example, if you edit the settings on a reverb that you used 15 steps ago, it would go through the last 14 steps as if you had used that setting in the first place. ). Does the new Soundbooth CS4 (or peak or anything else for mac...) offer that feature? That alone is what keeps me using Soundtrack Pro. It’s kind of buggy but I can’t live without that (too great of a feature for sound design). OK, sorry for basically cross posting this to two different articles – but I must know! In Soundtrack Pro 2, there is a feature where creates a list of actions performed on the audio file (any and all actions – fade outs, cuts, effects, etc), that you can use to go back and edit or rearrange. after modifying it, soundtrack then steps through the subsequent actions and reapplies them based on the changes made, but all pseudo-destructive (for example, if you edit the settings on a reverb that you used 15 steps ago, it would go through the last 14 steps as if you had used that setting in the first place. ). Does the new Soundbooth CS4 (or peak or anything else for mac…) offer that feature? That alone is what keeps me using Soundtrack Pro. It’s kind of buggy but I can’t live without that (too great of a feature for sound design).

]]> By: Leslie http://createdigitalmusic.com/2009/01/28/adobes-soundbooth-cs4-the-audio-editor-giveaway-in-creative-suite/comment-page-1/#comment-773731 Leslie Thu, 29 Jan 2009 03:03:52 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2009/01/28/adobes-soundbooth-cs4-the-audio-editor-giveaway-in-creative-suite/#comment-773731 Outside Bias Peak (number one for Mac), I rather use Fission for quick and "dirty" editing... ;) Outside Bias Peak (number one for Mac), I rather use Fission for quick and “dirty” editing… ;)

]]> By: chris http://createdigitalmusic.com/2009/01/28/adobes-soundbooth-cs4-the-audio-editor-giveaway-in-creative-suite/comment-page-1/#comment-773609 chris Thu, 29 Jan 2009 00:05:13 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2009/01/28/adobes-soundbooth-cs4-the-audio-editor-giveaway-in-creative-suite/#comment-773609 I complained during beta testing, and somebody tell me if they did this already, but have they added the ability to reverse a sound? Seems like the easiest transformation to apply. If it's there and I couldn't find it then it is the most counter intuitive sound editor I've used ever. I complained during beta testing, and somebody tell me if they did this already, but have they added the ability to reverse a sound? Seems like the easiest transformation to apply. If it’s there and I couldn’t find it then it is the most counter intuitive sound editor I’ve used ever.

]]> By: george http://createdigitalmusic.com/2009/01/28/adobes-soundbooth-cs4-the-audio-editor-giveaway-in-creative-suite/comment-page-1/#comment-773524 george Wed, 28 Jan 2009 22:21:59 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2009/01/28/adobes-soundbooth-cs4-the-audio-editor-giveaway-in-creative-suite/#comment-773524 For me the question really is, why (t.f.) didn't they just port Cool Pro / Audition to OSX. So many people in the industry are used to it? For me the question really is, why (t.f.) didn’t they just port Cool Pro / Audition to OSX. So many people in the industry are used to it?

]]> By: seismo http://createdigitalmusic.com/2009/01/28/adobes-soundbooth-cs4-the-audio-editor-giveaway-in-creative-suite/comment-page-1/#comment-773523 seismo Wed, 28 Jan 2009 22:20:11 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2009/01/28/adobes-soundbooth-cs4-the-audio-editor-giveaway-in-creative-suite/#comment-773523 ooops. i just left this comment on the peak review, and it was meant to go here. anyway: soundbooth is great in the context of multimedia work. doing lots of voice over work, i find the transcription tool to be fairly magical. and the spectral editing functions are great for sound design. top it off with the cross-compatibility (cue points, etc.) with the rest of the adobe suite … it’s the last stop for audio that’s going into flash or after effects. but. i still have sound forge installed. there are a few things that it does, mentioned by others here, that have yet to be matched (on the PC, anyway.) ooops. i just left this comment on the peak review, and it was meant to go here. anyway:

soundbooth is great in the context of multimedia work. doing lots of voice over work, i find the transcription tool to be fairly magical. and the spectral editing functions are great for sound design. top it off with the cross-compatibility (cue points, etc.) with the rest of the adobe suite … it’s the last stop for audio that’s going into flash or after effects.

but. i still have sound forge installed. there are a few things that it does, mentioned by others here, that have yet to be matched (on the PC, anyway.)

]]> By: zalas http://createdigitalmusic.com/2009/01/28/adobes-soundbooth-cs4-the-audio-editor-giveaway-in-creative-suite/comment-page-1/#comment-773442 zalas Wed, 28 Jan 2009 20:51:46 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2009/01/28/adobes-soundbooth-cs4-the-audio-editor-giveaway-in-creative-suite/#comment-773442 stk: I got Soundbooth as a result of Production Premium (CS3, though). My guess is that they intend this for some simple edits for the soundtrack in some video project as opposed to heavy-duty audio work. stk: I got Soundbooth as a result of Production Premium (CS3, though). My guess is that they intend this for some simple edits for the soundtrack in some video project as opposed to heavy-duty audio work.

]]> By: stk http://createdigitalmusic.com/2009/01/28/adobes-soundbooth-cs4-the-audio-editor-giveaway-in-creative-suite/comment-page-1/#comment-773410 stk Wed, 28 Jan 2009 20:13:55 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2009/01/28/adobes-soundbooth-cs4-the-audio-editor-giveaway-in-creative-suite/#comment-773410 Why would they release this when they've already got Audition? Seems an odd move. Anyway, if CS4 is anything like CS3, I can imagine this is a tangled mass of bugs - seems, lately, that everything Adobe touches turns to crap. Why would they release this when they’ve already got Audition? Seems an odd move.

Anyway, if CS4 is anything like CS3, I can imagine this is a tangled mass of bugs – seems, lately, that everything Adobe touches turns to crap.

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