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EDITING: Progam to edit sound effects?
« on: Jan 10, 2010, 03:05 pm »
Hey everyone.

Just wondering if anyone knows of a free program or cheap program that will edit sound effects (chop them, put them together with another sound effect, etc.)

Thanks in advance :)
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Re: EDITING: Progam to edit sound effects?
« Reply #1 on: Jan 10, 2010, 03:49 pm »
For basic sound editing, Garageband, which comes packaged with all macs works really well.  If you don't have a mac, Audacity, a free program that works pretty well for basic editing would be a good choice.
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
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Re: EDITING: Progam to edit sound effects?
« Reply #2 on: Jan 11, 2010, 12:13 am »
I'll second the vote for Garage Band.  Used it a couple of times for work applications.  Depending on your experience with other editors, you may find it a little clunky, but it gets the job done and is very intuitive. 

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Re: EDITING: Progam to edit sound effects?
« Reply #3 on: Jan 11, 2010, 08:24 am »
SM19, perhaps you could clarify what type of machine will use this software?  This will help narrow the recommendations to only those that will actually work for you!
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Re: EDITING: Progam to edit sound effects?
« Reply #4 on: Nov 04, 2012, 01:25 am »
For PC-based systems, I like MAGIX Audio Cleaning Lab--current version is about $50, but well-worth the money.  Especially if you are using old recordings or have a ground hum through your board when you do a live recording, it will clean most of the noise up.
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Re: EDITING: Progam to edit sound effects?
« Reply #5 on: Nov 04, 2012, 10:54 pm »
To edit one sound audacity is the best. It is very simple and works very well

Final Cut Pro also works well for putting different sounds together. i.e. putting a fog horn on top of seagulls cawing. But not cheap

I say go with audacity. For running the sound, qlab is the one to go with
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Re: EDITING: Progam to edit sound effects?
« Reply #6 on: Nov 05, 2012, 03:56 pm »
I use a free program that I downloaded for PC's called wavepad. It is a very simple program, but works well for cutting and recording rehearsal tracks, etc. I have used it for recording the orchestra live for dance practice cds.

I believe there is an option to upgrade as well, but I'm just using it for the most basic things.