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Title: what do I use to master my recordings on mac?
Post by: shotyd on May 20, 2008, 10:16:02 AM: what program should I use to master the recording i have done. Audacity? is there anything better then this for mac???
Title: Re: what do I use to master my recordings on mac?
Post by: Krispy D on May 20, 2008, 10:25:02 AM: Sound Studio.

http://www.freeverse.com/apps/app/?id=5012
Title: Re: what do I use to master my recordings on mac?
Post by: wbrisette on May 20, 2008, 10:54:55 AM: I'm a snob ;D

But.. anything is better than audacity on the Mac. Maybe it works better on other platforms, but I've always found it way too slow even on dual and quad core Macs.

My favorite software for this is WaveEditor. I and others have listed a ton of options for you and even included links in the "where do I find..." topic that is a sticky at the top of this forum.

Wayne
Title: Re: what do I use to master my recordings on mac?
Post by: shotyd on May 20, 2008, 05:10:34 PM: Quote from: wbrisette on May 20, 2008, 10:54:55 AM
I'm a snob ;D

But.. anything is better than audacity on the Mac. Maybe it works better on other platforms, but I've always found it way too slow even on dual and quad core Macs.

My favorite software for this is WaveEditor. I and others have listed a ton of options for you and even included links in the "where do I find..." topic that is a sticky at the top of this forum.

Wayne
D'oh! I didn't even see that!! I will check out WaveEditor tonight! Thank you so much!!!
Title: Re: what do I use to master my recordings on mac?
Post by: TNJazz on May 20, 2008, 10:44:16 PM: We use Waveburner.
Title: Re: what do I use to master my recordings on mac?
Post by: shotyd on May 21, 2008, 02:13:10 AM: Quote from: TNJazz on May 20, 2008, 10:44:16 PM
We use Waveburner.
wow they're both pretty expensive...might need to find another source. :-[
Title: Re: what do I use to master my recordings on mac?
Post by: hummat on May 21, 2008, 08:12:00 AM: I'm a Logic Express/ Sound Studio guy, but I did look at Amadeus Pro. I think that is a little cheaper than SoundStudio, so you may want to take a look at that.

-jay
Title: Re: what do I use to master my recordings on mac?
Post by: darby on May 21, 2008, 02:22:54 PM: I use Amadeus Pro
but there is a 2 Gb file size limit
Title: Re: what do I use to master my recordings on mac?
Post by: bgalizio on May 21, 2008, 05:12:51 PM: I use Sound Studio and Wave Editor. I've found Wave Editor to be very clunky and not intuitive thus far. But, I like the iZotope resampler and dither routine, so I need to spend more time with WE to figure all that out.
Title: Re: what do I use to master my recordings on mac?
Post by: easy jim on May 21, 2008, 06:19:36 PM: I am doing everything in Digital Performer right now, though I've been eyeing Wave Editor and iZotope RX for specifically editing 2 channel stuff.
Title: Re: what do I use to master my recordings on mac?
Post by: dean on May 21, 2008, 06:26:12 PM: While Audacity sure ain't great, I've used it for several years with great success and few complaints. As you know, it hasn't cost me a dime. If you have basic, straightforward editing to do (cut tracks, create fades, minor amplification or normalization) or small amounts of more complicated editing (high pass filtering, volume envelopes), it's a fine and dandy program, IMO. I'll spend money when I need something more complex, but since I typically record in ideal, simple situations (on stage, two track stereo mixes, primarily), I've really got no need at this time.

I also think it's a great way to learn without spending any dough. Once you've maxed out its limitations, you'll know what you need and want to spend your money on. :)
Title: Re: what do I use to master my recordings on mac?
Post by: shotyd on May 25, 2008, 03:57:16 AM: my friend had this program...i'll just go to his house and do the mixin there. :) yay...dont have to pay money :)