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Adobe Soundbooth

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RadioMan203

Anybody use this? I use Audition on my laptop but needed to update to something more modern than the 16 year old SoundEdit 16 I've been using on my old Mac. I picked up an Intel Mac and decided to try Soundbooth. I just loaded it on and haven't had the time to play with it.

BTW: it's available for both Mac and Windows systems, which was another consideration.
 
It looks like a dumbed-down version of Audition.

You might want to try Audacity, which is free, and available for Mac, PC, and Linux. It even works with Vista. BTW, I've been working with Audacity Beta 1.3.4 without any problems.
 
When I was screwing up the courage to plunk down the bucks to upgrade from the old, old Cool Edit to Adobe Audition, I came across and Soundbooth and maybe downloaded a demo version or something. I came away with the vision that it was designed for people editing video who wanted to monkey a bit with the sound. I talked with Customer Service at Adobe and they reinforced my view of Soundbooth.

It was as though sound was an afterthought in the program. My vague memory is that if you have ever used Cool Edit or Audition, you would not likely be happy with Soundbooth for stand alone audio work.

On the other hand... if you own a video camera and you are looking for something to dress up the video you shoot, Soundbooth may be your program of choice.
 
It seems that Adobe really missed the boat with this pile of junk! Many of the reviews touted this as being similar to the old SoundEdit Pro (which is a program I've been clinging to on the Mac platform strictly due to the comfort level). Well, when I discovered I spent big bucks for a lousy TWO-TRACK editor I was fuming!

Adobe did a disservice to many and I now vow to never buy another piece of Adobe software again! Audition runs circles around this dog (of course I think 3.0 is junk and have stood with 1.5 since it came out). While it may be fine to use Audition on the Windows platform there are reasons and locations where I need to use the Mac platform and the Adobe "solution" is far from a solution - unless it was for Adobe to get my money!.

My own opinion, beware this dog and don't waste the cash to buy it! I appreciate the suggestion of Audacity, which I will look into.
 
I'd run Audiion on the Mac using Bootcamp.

I don't know that Adobe did a disservice to anyone with Soundbooth...It is what it is. It doesn't cost much and it doesn't offer much.

There is a good reason for Soundbooth. Audition was part of the creative suite. Video users wanted a sound editor to go with Premiere. Audition was entered into that role. Video users were unhappy because integration wasn't great and Audition was overkill...Audio users were mad that resources were being used to integrate video options that would rarely be used. So Soundbooth was born. Then Audition could remain a high-end audio product and video users would be able to perform basic editing and processing functions without knowing a complicated audio program.

I'm not sure why you think 3.0 is junk though. 2.0 was full of problems, but I've found 3.0 to be superior to 1.5 in every way. Higher track count, many more processing, editing and multitrack features...The complaints I've heard have been few and far between...Mostly related to ASIO drivers and users not being familiar enough with ASIO to get it working well. I'd like to hear your complaints!

Emmett
 
I suppose my "bone to pick" with 3.0 is that I've become so accustomed to 1.5 that the interface changes just put me off. Then again, having others tell me they dropped back to 1.5 from 3.0 might be an additional factor.

While video editors may want/need a simple 2 track editor, I was looking for a good, hopefully stable and inexpensive multitrack editor that had some of the features of the antique Soundedit Pro software I'm still clinging to on my PPC-based Mac. I suppose I should go back and find the reviews that directly compare Soundbooth to SE Pro. I could buy a simple shareware program (Amadeus Pro) for much less than I forked out for Soundbooth and get closer to what I needed. Of course, the lack of any downloadable demo doesn't help either.

As far as I'm concerned, Adobe screwed the pooch on this one. Whether or not I purchase any other Adobe products remains to be seen. All I know it this is the most disappointing piece of junk I've seen in a long, long time.
 
There's no demo?! I didn't realize that. I had wondered why you didn't try it out before buying. Now I understand why! That is certainly an issue, and I can't say I blame you for feeling burned. Since software cannot be returned, every program needs a demo. I think I'd complain to Adobe and see if a refund is possible.

As for Mac software (if you don't want to use Bootcamp), I'd use Pro Tools. I can't believe I'm saying that because I don't like PT at all. But it's widely used and I doubt it would be lacking anything you'd need. I also have a friend that uses and enjoys Logic.

Emmett
 
Multitrack Mac

For a "good, hopefully stable and inexpensive multitrack editor" for Mac, it's hard to beat Audacity's current version, which is free.

Check it out at [url]http://audacity.sourceforge.net/download/[/u]]http://audacity.sourceforge.net/download/[/url]. I've found the 1.3 Beta version to be stable, and have a lot of features that are an improvement over the "stable" 1.2.x version.

PS - There are trials for most Adobe products, including Audition and Soundbooth, available here.
 
Re: Multitrack Mac

SirRoxalot said:
For a "good, hopefully stable and inexpensive multitrack editor" for Mac, it's hard to beat Audacity's current version, which is free.

Check it out at [url]http://audacity.sourceforge.net/download/[/u]]http://audacity.sourceforge.net/download/[/url]. I've found the 1.3 Beta version to be stable, and have a lot of features that are an improvement over the "stable" 1.2.x version.

PS - There are trials for most Adobe products, including Audition and Soundbooth, available here.
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Unless the Soundbooth demo was posted fairly recently, it wasn't available online when I ordered the software a while ago. If the demo was there it would have saved me alot of time and frustration. Of course, the original reviewers who claimed the software was on a par with SoundEdit Pro (the package I had been using) were totally in error and proves you can't always trust what is stated in an online review.

I'll have to check out Audacity. While I may end up loading XP on my Intel mac, I would like to perform my audio editing on the Mac side since I have an investment of VT plug-ins I use with Peak LE (another 2-track editor, which I tolerate).

I also may try Amadeus Pro, which is a multitrack editor available as shareware.
 
Re: Multitrack Mac

Bill DeFelice said:
I would like to perform my audio editing on the Mac side since I have an investment of VT plug-ins I use with Peak LE (another 2-track editor, which I tolerate).
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Bill, if you're already using Bias Peak LE, what about Deck LE from the same family? The download version is pretty cheap.
 
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