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Audio Editors / DAWs for Google Chrome

whit979

whit979

Here's a question that I'd be surprised to get an answer to, but it's worth mentioning anyway...

Google Chrome's Web browser is becoming the most-used browser in the world, and with its introduction last year of the Chrome OS, the number of apps and plugins available for it has exploded. Yesterday Google introduced the new Chromebox computer, a $329 desktop model expected to be quick and light. My question is, have any of you used any of the audio editing apps available for Chrome? If something that was good for people on a basic level was out there, I might look into purchasing a Chromebox as a second/backup recording option. The only Chrome audio app I know of is Aviary Audio Editor, which during the time I tried it was not that good.
 
If money is an object, and it sounds like it is. You might take a look at Audacity if you are planning to use it on a PC. I know it's not Chrome based, but it will work with XP, Vista or 7 (I beleive that there is also a MAC version). It is free and available for download off the net.

I did some VO work with it in a pinch last week on my wife's laptop when my main computer went up. Anyone who has used Adobe Audition will have little trouble in figuring it out. The only thing to remember, is to export the tracks as .wav files when you finish.

http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
 
My main setup is Adobe Audition-based, so this would be more of a quick and very low-cost backup solution. Audacity has become a solid program for sure. At this point in time I think Chrome OS devices are targeted more toward the general computing population, though they'd like to make you believe otherwise. Thanks for your thoughts!
 
Audacity on a PC is buggy these days too often for my liking. I prefer Sony Sound Forge for radio station editing needs. It's stable, reliable on good hardware. And sounds great.
 
Audacity is a good free audio editor. The TV station I work at uses it (Windows) for commercial VOs as well as news VOs. I use it at home (Mac) for commercial VOs.
 
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