Topic: 4 channel post work question

[Jimna]

im seriously looking to move to 4 channel 24 bit recording soon.  my question is this, how do i work with 4 channels in post?(i guess the subject said it all)  i like soundforge, but i cant mix 4 channels with it.  what are other r4/744 owners doing?

as always, thanks.

jim

[Teen Wolf Blitzer]

Samplitude 7 is what I use.

Wavlab and Audacity work as well.

[Brian Skalinder]

FWIW, I use Samplitude SE v8.3.  SSE v9 just came out a week or two ago.  Some options...


Audacity v1.2.6

• Cost:  free
  
• Feature set:  limited
• Editing:  Non-destructive (if configured properly), but not object-oriented
• Speed:  fast
• Learning curve:  on par with WL and Audition (starter workflow tutorial here)
  
• Sounds:  okay
• > 2GB file size handling:  don't remember

Samplitude SE v8.3 v9

• Cost:  $50
  
• Feature set:  full
• Editing:  Non-destructive, object-oriented
• Speed:  fast
• Learning curve:  a bit longer than the others
• Sounds:  very good
• > 2GB file size handling:  not an issue, simply use files < 2GB - more info here
  
  

Adobe Audition 2.0

• Cost:  $350
  
• Feature set:  full
• Editing:  Non-destructive, but not object-oriented
• Speed:  slower than the others, IME
• Sounds:  very good
• Learning curve:  on part with WL and Audacity (some workflow discussion here)
  
• > 2GB file size handling:  depends on configuration (IIRC)

Steinberg WaveLab 6, WaveLab Studio 6 (feature comparison)

• Cost:  WaveLab 6 ($700), WaveLab Studio 6 ($400)
  
• Feature set:  full
• Editing:  Non-destructive, but not object-oriented
• Speed:  fast
• Learning curve:  on par with Audacity, Audition (though I find the UI very clunky, many like it a lot)
• Sounds:  very good
• > 2GB file size handling:  minor hassle (can't seem to find the recent thread that talked about one workaround for this...hmmmm...)

[Jimna]

brian you rock, thank you.  i guess lots of new things are in my future.

[trajhip2000]

I like Adobe Audition (formerly Cool Edit Pro).

Steve

[KLowe]

FWIW... im a fan of soundforge + Vegas combo for my 4 channel work.

Can't beat it as far as simplicity goes..... or maybe I'm just used to it.

Good luck

[Jimna]

FWIW... im a fan of soundforge + Vegas combo for my 4 channel work.

Can't beat it as far as simplicity goes..... or maybe I'm just used to it.

Good luck

oh shit i never thought of that. i have both....

thanks again everyone, +T

[BayTaynt3d]

Yeah, I pretty much use Vegas exclusively, even for two tracks. There's not much you can do in SF that can't be done in Vegas, plus you get the added benefit that you can just drop video right into the time too if you want... Not to mention full multi-track, multi-bused automation of plugins inside a non-destructive workflow that doesn't alter your originals -- you render out a new version when you're done, and then you're left with a master, the project file, and the untouched originals for archival. Vegas rocks... And remember to put a dither plugin at the end of your plugin chain if you're taking 24-bit down to 16-bit (you need to use a plugin for the dither because a 16-bit render will just truncate).