Sony Sound Forge

[cid92]

Anyone here using Sound Forge or Sound Forge Audio Studio?

I've got the latter and have been really pleased with the product. Lot of options and the price can't be beat.

[RevTim]

Yes, I have been using Sound Forge since version 4. I now just purchased Sound Forge 8 which was just released. I think I may just keep using version 7, though, because my P4 1.6g just won't quite keep up with all the new features of 8.

For my podcast, I select record and then "remote" and that brings up a small rectangle of the level indicators, plus the start, stop, record, etc. control buttons.

And .. I love the VERY PRO editing features that I can use when everything is finished.

Very cool, but only two tracks. If you want more tracks you have to go with Vegas 5, which I own and love, too.

I don't know too much about their series of released that are more for the consumer market, however. I just the pro version of everything.

[Version3]

I haven't liked SF as much since Sony aquired it. I use 7 on the PC but miss earlier versions a bit. I only wish that there really was something just like it for Mac. I don't like Audacity much at all... it randomly closes a lot when I open large AIFF files. It also doesn't have the features that I got used ton Sound Forge.

[RevTim]

I only wish that there really was something just like it for Mac. I don't like Audacity much at all...

I agree with you about Audacity. It just seems quirky to me, but maybe it's because I learned on something different.

Adobe Audition is cool, but very much an overkill for podcasting, I think.

About the Mac ... I don't know what's available for that since I have never owned an Apple product ....

UNTIL TODAY! Got an iPod Photo for my Birthday!! Yeah! Score! :D

Now everyone, just send me all your Mac stuff, and maybe you'll convert me. 8)

[Version3]

Adobe Audition is cool, but very much an overkill for podcasting, I think.


Also not for Mac. Bummer, because I've heard plenty of good things about it.

[paul]

I agree with you guys about Soundforge. I use it lots of times all day at work. Once one gets going with the keyboard shortcuts (especially the ctrl and shift and ctrl-shift plus left/right/pgup/pgdn combinations) the fun really begins. I would estimate that I can do the same edits in 1/50th of the time a beginner would be able to do with the mouse.

[shadowfax]

yeah I use soundforge 7 on my podcast.... works just fine.

I have been looking at Cakewalk Audio Pro for fun lol...

[speechless]

I have been looking at Cakewalk Audio Pro for fun lol...

Not a bad idea if you can get it on the cheap. It's more of a composing tool though. :)

[neilsharkey]

Sonic Foundry (now probably Sony as well) did a package called ACID. It's marketed as a loop sequencer but it does very decent hard disk recording + MIDI stuff as well, it's incredibly quick for editing, you can use all your plugins from Sound Forge, soft synths etc. I've managed to use it for everything from single voiceover type audio to a 28-track orchestral demo (all electric guitars, of course :p ) and you get some good results quickly with it.

It takes a little while to get used to and the results arent quite pro but I've never found anything as quick and easy to use. Give it a go. Seriously.

You can get a demo here (although I'm using still using the last Sonic Foundry version and have no idea if Sony changed everything - check the P2P nets for older versions): http://mediasoftware.sonypictures.com/products/acidfamily.asp

[cid92]

Sonic Foundry (now probably Sony as well) did a package called ACID. It's marketed as a loop sequencer but it does very decent hard disk recording + MIDI stuff as well, it's incredibly quick for editing, you can use all your plugins from Sound Forge, soft synths etc. I've managed to use it for everything from single voiceover type audio to a 28-track orchestral demo (all electric guitars, of course :p ) and you get some good results quickly with it.

It takes a little while to get used to and the results arent quite pro but I've never found anything as quick and easy to use. Give it a go. Seriously.

You can get a demo here (although I'm using still using the last Sonic Foundry version and have no idea if Sony changed everything - check the P2P nets for older versions): http://mediasoftware.sonypictures.com/products/acidfamily.asp

I've been using the old version of ACID 2.0 to edit our casts. Even though I bought this version nearly 5 years ago and it doesn't have some of the newer bells and whistles of the newer versions, it does the trick for editing the cast. One of the esiest programs I've ever used right out of the box.

[paul]

http://www.vadino.com/windows/audio/misc/propaganda.html

The first 'perk' I've received from being a quasi-successful podcaster was having Mixmeister give me a free copy of Propaganda. It's basically made for podcast editing.

it allows you to import a bunch of clips/stuff into a 'library'. The whole program is geared toward someone who wants the options you'd want for a podcast, and not a bunch of stuff you don't need.

Very simple to use, and is one of those programs that is built to encourage creativity. You can record straight into it too.

I'm working on my review of it, which will be coming in a future podcast.

the best thing about it is it's cost: 49.99

[paul]

Oh yeah,
this thing writes your rss feed for you too! (and includes an id3 tag editor)