A movie buff knows no movie is complete without a great soundtrack to accompany everything that happens on screen. Maybe you aren't a movie buff, but you love to spend long hours mixing music and burning your own CD collection in your room. If that's the case, then you probably know what a sound editing software is. But if you have no idea then read on and find out. It might just bring out the talent in you. It might even change your life.
Manipulating sound on your computer
It is possible to manipulate sound these days, and all you need to do that is a computer and a good sound editing software.
A sound editing software is a type of computer application designed to manipulate sound files and make changes to it. Sort of like video editing, but this one only audio files. You can do almost anything with a good sound editing software, the only limitations being your own imagination and the features of the sound editing software you're using.
Here are some basic features of a sound editing software.
- Record sound from one or two inputs and then store them in the computer as digital audio files.
- Edit start time and stop time, as well as the duration of any sound on the timeline.
- Apply special effects such as fade in or fade out.
- Mix multiple soundtracks to create something different altogether.
- Convert files into different audio formats.
The clear advantage of using a sound editor software is that it provides most of the features big studios have right in your living room, in your desktop computer. Need to record new sound material? Do it on your sound editor application. Need to make some edits on an existing sound file? Do it on your sound editor application. Easy as blackbird pie.
Sound editing software products
Here are some examples of sound editing products out on the market.
| Product | Creator | Operating System | Freeware? | | Audacity | Dominic Mazzoni | 1,2,3,4 | Yes | | Escasound | N/A | 1,2 | Yes | | Jokosher | Jokosher community | 1 | Yes | | Sweep | Conrad Parker | 1,3 | Yes | | Audition | Adobe Systems | 4 | No | | BIAS Peak | BIAS | 2 | No | | Soundbooth | Adobe Systems | 2 | No | | Acoustica | Acon Digital Media | 4 | No |
*Legend:
1.Linux
2.Mac OSX
3.Unix
4.Windows
Based on your own knowledge of mixing music with a sound editor software, make it count. Choose the right sound editor software for you.
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