Friday, November 3, 2006
Adobe Soundbooth Beta First Look
Posted by Suhit Gupta in "ARTICLE" @ 07:00 AM
"“I just need to edit some audio. What software should I use?” You hear this question all the time, and there’s rarely a good, simple answer. (Yes, there’s the open source program Audacity, but it’s got major functionality missing, a kludgy interface that’s hard on beginners, and some stability issues. It’s hardly the best open source has to offer.) Adobe is working on a solution for Mac and Windows they’re calling Soundbooth. Acquisitions are often bad omens for software products, but in the case of Adobe purchasing Cool Edit Pro and transforming it into Audition, good things have been happening. Audition 2.0 is currently my audio editor of choice on any platform: it’s got a great interface, lots of powerful effects, multitrack capabilities that will nonetheless get out of your way when you don’t want them, strong roundtrip workflows with Premiere (something that still doesn’t work quite right in Soundtrack/Final Cut), and fantastic editing tools including a full editable spectrum view."
It doesn't look like Soundbooth will be released until early next year, which is a pity because I would love to play with it. I'd recommend reading this article as it mentions zillions of cool features that are just great in a basic entry-level audio editor. I don't beliee Mac and Windows users have had an option like this. The coming months will tell how well it will be received though.
It doesn't look like Soundbooth will be released until early next year, which is a pity because I would love to play with it. I'd recommend reading this article as it mentions zillions of cool features that are just great in a basic entry-level audio editor. I don't beliee Mac and Windows users have had an option like this. The coming months will tell how well it will be received though.
