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| 1205014 | 2011-05-26 21:50:00 | Am looking for a sound recording programme for Linux. I have been using Cool Edit (for windows) for many years and have found that it is a very easy and useful programme. Does anyone know if I can download a Cool Edit for Linux? That would be very helpful as I would like to install it for a friend who runs Linux. I have seen a few sites on Google but I am a bit hesitant to download a programme as I have no way of checking or testing to be certain that it is what is required. I do not necessarily need to use Cool Edit (but Cool Edit is preferred) as long as it is a sound recording/editing programme and works with Linux. Thanks so much for your help. |
Ulsterman (12815) | ||
| 1205015 | 2011-05-27 03:05:00 | Cool Edit is now called Adobe Audition, and there is no Linux version of this. It can be run under wine, but has some known problems. The closest native equivalent to what you're using is Audacity, but there are also many more fully featured programs available - notably Ardour. Take a look here (www.tomshardware.com) - this gives you a pretty good overview of what's currently available. Note that audio production capabilities on Linux have improved a *lot* in recent years, and the field is still moving very quickly - so if you're looking for / following any tutorials, reviews, recommendations etc., make sure they're not out of date. |
Erayd (23) | ||
| 1205016 | 2011-05-27 22:30:00 | Am looking for a sound recording programme for Linux. [...] I do not necessarily need to use Cool Edit (but Cool Edit is preferred) as long as it is a sound recording/editing programme and works with Linux. Thanks so much for your help. Audacity is your best bet, it's available on most distro repositories. For high end editing there is also Rosegarden (http://www.rosegardenmusic.com/), steeper learning curve and the need for Jack Audio Server to be installed, but Audacity will do everything that CoolEdit will do IMS. |
Yorick (8120) | ||
| 1205017 | 2011-05-27 23:40:00 | Thanks so much for that, Erayd and Yorick. I will have a look at downloading Audacity. Rosegarden does not sound a good idea as my friend is not too good with difficult programmes - besides, he only wants it for recording and a wee bit of simple editing so it sounds as though Audacity is what we want. :thanks |
Ulsterman (12815) | ||
| 1205018 | 2011-05-28 00:41:00 | Rosegarden does not sound a good idea as my friend is not too good with difficult programmes - besides, he only wants it for recording and a wee bit of simple editing so it sounds as though Audacity is what we want. :thanksI concur. While Rosegarden is outstanding, it also has a near-vertical leaning curve for those who are new to Linux audio. It's also intended more for score composition and MIDI editing rather than wave editing - based on your post above, Audacity sounds like the best fit. :pf1mobmini: |
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