Re: [AUDITORY] Recommendations for an audio editor? (Rucha Vivek )

Subject: Re: [AUDITORY] Recommendations for an audio editor? From: Rucha Vivek <ruchaavivek@xxxxxxxx> Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2025 20:47:07 +0530 --00000000000087982f0640f7a51f Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable *Audacity* is a free software available with versions for Mac as well as windows systems. Currently the downloads would take place via a platform called Muse (at least it did for the Mac OS - Tahoe). It can perform the following functions as per my knowlegde: - Look at waveform and spectrogram of audio files - Show time axis in units of seconds as well as in units of samples - Convenient zooming (time axis) - Frequency spectrum for the selected time window - Convenient way of switching between audio files - Playback of whole sound and of loops - Format conversion (i.e., WAV to FLAC, sample rate conversion) - Signal processing / sound effects such as noise reduction, fade in/out, as well as amplitude normalization - It also has an option of loudness normalization/loudness matching - effects such as filters, channel switching, panning. It is also optimal for recording new audio files It is a reliable software, easy to use. The user interface is similar to Adobe Audition. It does not, however, provide convenient audio switching and selection of multiple projects into the same window as in Audition. But, it allows multiple tracks within the same file/window. I think it is a convenient replacement. Hope this helps! On Sat, 11 Oct 2025 at 09:41, Oberfeld-Twistel, Daniel < oberfeld@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > Dear list, > > > > we=E2=80=99ve been using Adobe Audition as an audio editor for decades, b= ut now > our IT department is cancelling the campus license due to an (admittedly) > high price tag. > > > > So I was wondering if someone can recommend an alternative audio editor. > I=E2=80=99ve tried Audacity but find it has some limitations. > > > > Here=E2=80=99s what we want to do with the editor / which features are im= portant: > > > > - Look at waveform and spectrogram of audio files (also with more than > 2 channels) > - Show time axis in units of seconds as well as in units of samples > - Convenient zooming (time and amplitude) > - Selection of time windows not only with the mouse but also by > entering end and start times / samples numerically > - Frequency spectrum for the selected time window > - Amplitude statistics for the selected time window (at least RMS > amplitude and peak amplitude) > - Convenient way of switching between audio files > - Playback of whole sound and of loops > - Format conversion (i.e., WAV to FLAC, sample rate conversion) > - Less important: Signal processing / sound effects, except for > amplitude normalization > > > > Daniel > > > > --------------------------------- > > Prof. Dr. Daniel Oberfeld-Twistel > > Johannes Gutenberg - Universitaet Mainz, Experimental Psychology > > Wallstrasse 3 > > 55122 Mainz > > Germany > > http://www.staff.uni-mainz.de/oberfeld/ > --=20 Ms. Rucha Vivek Assistant Professor (Audiology), School of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology, Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University), Dhankawadi, Pune 411043 Contact:+91 9822207396 --00000000000087982f0640f7a51f Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr">Audac= ity is a free software available with versions for Mac as well as windo= ws systems. Currently the downloads would take place via a platform called = Muse (at least it did for the Mac OS - Tahoe). It can perform the following= functions as per my knowlegde:<div><ul type=3D"disc" style=3D"margi= n-bottom:0cm;margin-top:0cm"><li class=3D"m_-2117814482164914350MsoListPara= graph" style=3D"margin:0cm">Look at waveform and spectrogram of audio files= </li><li class=3D"m_-2117814482164914350MsoListParagraph" style=3D"margin:0= cm">Show time axis in= units of seconds as well as in units of samples</span= ></li><li class=3D"m_-2117814482164914350MsoListParagraph" style=3D"margin:= 0cm">Convenient zoomi= ng (time axis)</li><li class=3D"m_-2117814482164914350MsoList= Paragraph" style=3D"margin:0cm">Frequency spectrum for the selected time window</l= i><li class=3D"m_-2117814482164914350MsoListParagraph" style=3D"margin:0cm"= >Convenient way of sw= itching between audio files</li><li class=3D"m_= -2117814482164914350MsoListParagraph" style=3D"margin:0cm">Playback of whole sound and of loops<= u></li><li class=3D"m_-2117814482164914350MsoListP= aragraph" style=3D"margin:0cm">Format conversion (i.e., WAV to FLAC, sample rate conversion)</fo= nt></li><li class=3D"m_-2117814482164914350MsoListParagraph" style= =3D"margin:0cm">=C2=A0Signal processing / = sound effects such as noise reduction, fade in/out, as well as amplitude no= rmalization</li><li class=3D"m_-2117814482164914350MsoListParagraph"= style=3D"margin:0cm">It also has an optio= n of loudness normalization/loudness matching</li><li class=3D"m_-21= 17814482164914350MsoListParagraph" style=3D"margin:0cm">effects such as filters, channel switching, panning. It is al= so optimal for recording new audio files</li></ul><div>It is a reliable software, easy to use. The user interf= ace is similar to Adobe Audition. It does not, however, provide convenient = audio switching and selection of multiple projects into the same window as = in Audition. But, it allows multiple tracks within the same file/window. I = think it is a convenient replacement.</div></div><div> </div><div>H= ope this helps!</div><div> </fon= t></div></div> <div class=3D"gma= il_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr"><font= face=3D"arial, sans-serif">On Sat, 11 Oct 2025 at 09:41, Oberfeld-Twistel,= Daniel <<a href=3D"mailto:oberfeld@xxxxxxxx">oberfeld@xxxxxxxx<= /a>> wrote: </div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"m= argin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left= :1ex"><div class=3D"msg-2117814482164914350"> <div lang=3D"DE" style=3D"overflow-wrap: break-word;"> <div class=3D"m_-2117814482164914350WordSection1"> Dear list,<u= > =C2=A0</u= > we=E2=80=99ve been using Adobe Audition as an audio editor for= decades, but now our IT department is cancelling the campus license due to= an (admittedly) high price tag. =C2=A0 So I was wondering if someone can recommend an alternative aud= io editor. I=E2=80=99ve tried Audacity but find it has some limitations.= =C2=A0 Here=E2=80=99s what we want to do with the editor / which feat= ures are important: =C2=A0 <ul style=3D"margin-top:0cm" type=3D"disc"> <li class=3D"m_-2117814482164914350MsoListParagraph" style=3D"margin-left:0= cm">Look a= t waveform and spectrogram of audio files (also with more than 2 channels)<= u></li><li class=3D"m_-2117814482164914350MsoListP= aragraph" style=3D"margin-left:0cm">Show time axis in units of seconds as well as in = units of samples</li><li class=3D"m_-2117814482= 164914350MsoListParagraph" style=3D"margin-left:0cm"><= font face=3D"arial, sans-serif" size=3D"2">Convenient zooming (time and amp= litude)</li><li class=3D"m_-2117814482164914350= MsoListParagraph" style=3D"margin-left:0cm">Selection of time windows not only with t= he mouse but also by entering end and start times / samples numerically<= /u></li><li class=3D"m_-2117814482164914350MsoListPara= graph" style=3D"margin-left:0cm">Frequency spectrum for the selected time window</= u></li><li class=3D"m_-2117814482164914350MsoListParag= raph" style=3D"margin-left:0cm">Amplitude statistics for the selected time window (at= least RMS amplitude and peak amplitude)</li><l= i class=3D"m_-2117814482164914350MsoListParagraph" style=3D"margin-left:0cm= ">Convenie= nt way of switching between audio files</li><li= class=3D"m_-2117814482164914350MsoListParagraph" style=3D"margin-left:0cm"= >Playback = of whole sound and of loops</li><li class=3D"m_= -2117814482164914350MsoListParagraph" style=3D"margin-left:0cm">Format conversion (i= .e., WAV to FLAC, sample rate conversion)</li><= li class=3D"m_-2117814482164914350MsoListParagraph" style=3D"margin-left:0c= m">Less im= portant: Signal processing / sound effects, except for amplitude normalizat= ion </li></ul> =C2=A0 <div> Daniel =C2=A0</u= > -------------------= -------------- Prof. Dr. Daniel Ob= erfeld-Twistel Johannes Gutenberg = - Universitaet Mainz, Experimental Psychology Wallstrasse 3</u= > 55122 Mainz<= u> Germany</= u> <a href=3D"http://w= ww.staff.uni-mainz.de/oberfeld/" target=3D"_blank">http://www.staff.uni-mai= nz.de/oberfeld/</a> </div> </div> </div> </div></blockquote></div><div> </div><div> </div><= font face=3D"arial, sans-serif">-- <= /span> <div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_signature"><div dir=3D"ltr= ">Ms. Rucha Vivek<div>Assistant Professor (Audiology),</div><div><font= face=3D"arial, sans-serif">School of Audiology and Speech-Language Patholo= gy,</div><div>Bharati Vidyapeeth (D= eemed to be University), Dhankawadi,</div><div>Pune 411043</div><div>C= ontact:+91 9822207396</div></div></div></div> --00000000000087982f0640f7a51f--

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