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I keep having brides wanting songs spliced into each other...you know...song, record needle scratch then into another song. I was using Protools at work but they took the program out...now I need a program, preferably for free that's easy to use at home. Any suggestions?
 
Free, eh... :sqconfused:

You get what you pay for with Audacity ;)


If you want something decent, you would PURCHASE Sony Vegas Movie Studio Platinum, which comes with Sound Forge Studio. It's well under a $100 if you look around. It's well suited for what you want to do, and you can do videos as well, and even burn Redbook CDs/DVDs.

Or, you could do it the bedroom DJ way, which would seem odd, since you are working in a commercial environment, and making money from your endeavors...


Just saying, y'know :)
 
sightsandsounds said:
Rick, would be curious to know what issues you think he would have with Audacity? I have been using it for about 3 years not to do exactly what he is asking for with no issues at all.
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My experience with Audacity, has not been as stellar as yours, I'm afraid. Like most open source software (think FireFox), there are too many chefs in the kitchen, and no head chef (project manager), to make sure everybody is on the same page. Quality control is non-existent. The software has crashed on me numerous times.

Open source stuff may be fine for the bedroom DJ, but IMHO, is not close to the quality of software designed for a professional, and supported by an extensive group of well paid programmers/tech support and quality control staff.

If you choose to use a known sub-standard product, in a working environment -- you will get out of it, what you paid into it.


I choose to purchase high-quality products, that will last for years, without bug fixes coming out all too often. That's because I am in business, and make a profit off using those products. I use almost all Sony products when it comes to audio and video editing, because I know they work well, and the price is reasonable.

YMMV, depending on the level you are working on :)
 
So it sounds to me like you have more of an issue with it being open-source and free (thus taking away profits from a business you are in, which I completely understand) than you have with the actually operation and performance of the software itself.

Does it not do exactly what traffic wants it to do? Which is give you the ability to cut songs (precisely I will add) and then splice them back together with sound effects included?

If you are not looking for a massive audio editing suite (which I would choose Adobe Audition for that)...then Sony Vegas is complete overkill for a simple operation like he is looking for.
 
I'm another Sound Forge PRO user, Audacity works however, I'm picky and have been using the whole Sony PRO lineup with great results and no complaints.
 
sightsandsounds said:
So it sounds to me like you have more of an issue with it being open-source and free (thus taking away profits from a business you are in, which I completely understand) than you have with the actually operation and performance of the software itself.

Does it not do exactly what traffic wants it to do? Which is give you the ability to cut songs (precisely I will add) and then splice them back together with sound effects included?

If you are not looking for a massive audio editing suite (which I would choose Adobe Audition for that)...then Sony Vegas is complete overkill for a simple operation like he is looking for.
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Your first statement is not necessarily true -- I have no problem with open source software, as long as it measures up to my standards. To date, most of them have failed me on numerous occasions, whereas the purchased software has failed less, and I have a point of contact to get any problems fixed. The only free software that has never failed on me, is AudioGrabber (hence why I have it available for download on my site, along with a tutorial I wrote).

So, I can't say I'm a "hater" of free software.

On the other hand, some of the work I do is fairly intricate, and I would not trust Audacity to give me the results that Sound Forge will. So, in that case, I spend the few bucks (you can pick up the package I mentioned above for about $65 on Amazon), and get a known, great working product, that can do quite a few things.


Did you get your speakers for free, or did you pay for them...?

How about your mixer or computer...?


You probably purchased something reasonable in price, yet has a decent life span. Why is software different, and people settle for less than what they can use properly in a commercial environment, where their performance makes a difference in their future earnings? It doesn't make sense to me, to skimp in business -- you skimp on paper plates, if you need to save money ;) :)
 
I do LOTS of editing and Audacity is every bit (pun intended) as good as a paid program. Just go to Youtube and you'll see thousands of studio grade vocal and music recordings using Audacity and Garage Band (both free).

However, I use neither. I'm still using [URL="http://www.adobe.com/special/products/audition/syntrillium.html"]Adobe Audition[/URL]'s younger sister "Cool Edit Pro" (no longer made). It's essentially just like Audacity, but I like the interface better.

REMEMBER: Practically all the edits we do as (Mobile)DJs are one shot deals and many of us don't even charge extra for it. A free program will splice and preserve the quality of the original source. You may have to get in there and do things manually but that shouldn't frighten anyone that was bold enough to offer the service in the first place.
 
SoftJock Rick said:
My experience with Audacity, has not been as stellar as yours, I'm afraid. Like most open source software (think FireFox), there are too many chefs in the kitchen, and no head chef (project manager), to make sure everybody is on the same page. Quality control is non-existent. The software has crashed on me numerous times.

Open source stuff may be fine for the bedroom DJ, but IMHO, is not close to the quality of software designed for a professional, and supported by an extensive group of well paid programmers/tech support and quality control staff.

If you choose to use a known sub-standard product, in a working environment -- you will get out of it, what you paid into it.


I choose to purchase high-quality products, that will last for years, without bug fixes coming out all too often. That's because I am in business, and make a profit off using those products. I use almost all Sony products when it comes to audio and video editing, because I know they work well, and the price is reasonable.

YMMV, depending on the level you are working on :)
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I've never had any issues at all with Audacity & have been using it counless times for over 3 years.Its never crashed on me once. You must have been doing wrong for that too happen. I call BS that just because you paid for something its going to be better if talking about freeware. This is the internet age .How many folks are using Audacity for simple editing compared to any other music editing programme including anything by Sony? Answer zillions. You can bet your bottom dollar you can find more backup forum discussion on Audacity because of that.
Software is definitely different to any other product & asking "did you get your speakers free?" is a total idiotic comparison.
 
DJRayne said:
Ha! I disagree. I had a pc... Then I switched to Mac laptops for DJing and it worked soo much better
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Research before you spout...
Microsoft Works is a program not a computer OS or platform.
 
and THIRD nomination for Cool Edit (now Adobe Audition)
we've used it for commercial editing here in radio land for YEARS!
it aint free (unless you find a hacked copy)
but it'S VERY simple to use (cut, copy, and paste)
and it has some real nice built in effects
(pitch control, speed control, compression, eq, time stretch, reverb, echo, etc)
 
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