Topic: why use Wavelab instead of Cool Edit?

[Brian Skalinder]

Why I Like Adobe Audition / Cool Edit Pro, A Love Story, by ...Bs

1) Multitrack view
2) User-friendly, non-clunky GUI for single file editing or multitracking (unlike other MT-capables out there)
3) DVD-Authoring - who needs it, my playback is medialess
4) Ability to handle processing of > 2GB files without needing to split the file
5) 32bfp processing without choking on large files
6) Shall I go on?



All this to say the decision is very dependent on user preferences.

Why I Like Wavelab, A Love Story, by ...Kk

1) Montage
2) Multitracking combined with a user-friendly GUI's (unlike other mt-capables out there)
3) DVD-A authoring
4) Ability to split 24/96 files automagically at a preset limit (like 1995MB) ON THE FLY
5) should I continue?

My current vote for most user-UNFRIENDLY interface: Nuendo 3.x

[kskreider]

Audition will "record" PCM wav's > than 2GB?

RE: DVD-A's: I record too often to actually sit and listen to anything.  If I did have the time I would use Minnetonka since it is so much easier.  Basically drag, drop, and click.

I also use Wavelab because it is what I am familiar with.  I used to know Sound Forge 5.0 and 6.0 INSIDE/OUT.  Now that they are on 7.0 I find myself lost trying to back track.  I should give Audition an audition.   

Why I Like Adobe Audition / Cool Edit Pro, A Love Story, by ...Bs

1) Multitrack view
2) User-friendly, non-clunky GUI for single file editing or multitracking (unlike other MT-capables out there)
3) DVD-Authoring - who needs it, my playback is medialess
4) Ability to handle processing of > 2GB files without needing to split the file
5) 32bfp processing without choking on large files
6) Shall I go on?



All this to say the decision is very dependent on user preferences.

Why I Like Wavelab, A Love Story, by ...Kk

1) Montage
2) Multitracking combined with a user-friendly GUI's (unlike other mt-capables out there)
3) DVD-A authoring
4) Ability to split 24/96 files automagically at a preset limit (like 1995MB) ON THE FLY
5) should I continue?

My current vote for most user-UNFRIENDLY interface: Nuendo 3.x

[mmedley.]

I am sick of the 2GB Wavelab hurdle lately...although I am looking forward to testing Wavelab 6. I just tried out Audition 2 and man it looks sweet. I am sure the learning curve is quick if you are familiar with most audio editing software.

[Brian Skalinder]

Audition will "record" PCM wav's > than 2GB?

Dunno about recording since I've never really recorded with it, aside from transferring some DATs before I switched to HD/CF-based recorders.  But it will open, process (i.e. editing operations like normalize, compress, EQ, etc. with 32bfp resolution), and save files > 2GB.

[mmedley.]

4gig is the limit, but it will autosplit it seems. It will save files greater than 4gigs, but only may be opened in Audition itself. Learning this as we speak working on a 3hour 24/96 show.