[grc] Digital editing software for workstations?

[sybil augustine]

Hello, hive mind!

>From WORT's IT department, a question as we attempt to switch over to
updated, licensed software for use by volunteers:

*What are your recommendations for the most reliable and affordable digital
editing software?*  Some of our thoughts below.

"For our other major potential expense, our audio production software,
we're looking at REAPER as a replacement for Adobe Audition and Sound
Forge, both of which are out of date and not legally licensed for all our
machines. It's a fast and modern digital audio workstation with full
support for VST, a range of digital control surfaces, unlimited tracks, and
professional and virtual sound card drivers.

REAPER is available for $60 per license for nonprofits (as a concurrency
license, so we would need only license the number of machines we anticipate
would need simultaneous access). By comparison, the nonprofit license for
Audition, and the multitrack version of Sound Forge, are between two and
three times this price.

We may also install Audacity as a basic audio editor. It also supports
multitrack projects and, while not as fast or capable as Reaper, is
entirely free and open source."

Anything you can share would be much appreciated, and you can reply either
on- or off-list.

Best regards,

Sybil Augustine



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