[grc] Digital editing software for workstations?

[Frieda Werden]

I have been using and teaching Audacity for quite a long time now.  It is
free - can't get cheaper than that - and open source.  Back some years ago
when the GRC was held in Santa Barbara, there was a tech meeting at which
we discussed that Audacity was not ready for prime time; however, it has
been vastly improved since then and is now quite stable and has a large
basket of available effects.  The station where I worked also kept Adobe
Audition on hand, but mostly taught Audacity. The great advantage of
teaching volunteers on a free and open source program is that they can use
it at home or on their laptops. Also, it is a multi-platform program that
can be used on PC (any OS, including Windows 10), Mac, and Linux.

I got a "free" Sound Forge when I bought an expensive audio recorder a
couple of years ago, and find that it has basically not changed since the
free version that Norm Stockwell gave out at GRC in Madison in the '90s.
It was given free to community radios by the manufacturer.  It is still not
multi-track.  Occasionally I revert to it for a couple of features I like.

On Tue, Oct 4, 2016 at 8:20 PM, sybil augustine via grc <
grc at maillist.peak.org> wrote:

> 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 Forge, both of which are out of date and not legally licensed for all our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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