Audio Editing Software Reviews & Features

BIAS Offers Discounted Upgrades to Peak Pro 5 

From now through March 27, 2007, you can upgrade to BIAS Peak Pro 5 audio editing software at a discount. Previously $179, upgrades to Peak Pro 5 are now $99 for a download and $129 for a boxed version. ...

Download of the Month 

Len Sasso

LiveCut is a free beat-slicing effects plug-in with a mind of its own. You can try telling it what to do, but it doesn't pay much attention. LiveCut is...

STEINBERG WaveLab 6.0b (Win) 

By Dennis Miller

WaveLab 6.0b is the latest version of Steinberg's high-end multitrack audio-editing software. As in the past, the developer has added a huge number of...

ADOBE SYSTEMS Audition 2.0  

By Allan Metts

From its humble beginnings as Cool Edit Pro, a midline stereo audio editor, Adobe Audition has evolved into a powerful platform for multitrack recording,...

AUDIOFILE ENGINEERING Wave Editor 1.2.1 (Mac) 

By Len Sasso

Minneapolis studio owners and self-proclaimed Mac zealots Matthew Foust and Evan Olcott set out to develop the audio editor of their dreams. Their goal...

BIAS INC. Peak Pro XT 5 (Mac) 

By Len Sasso

BIAS Peak has a long-standing reputation as the premier sample editor for the Mac, and for quite a while, it was the only one. Although Peak is no longer...

CAKEWALK Project5 2.0.1 (Win) 

By Jim Aikin

Cakewalk's Project5 2.0.1 is a software update that has several improvements over the original version: the user interface has been streamlined, a great...

MACKIE Tracktion 2.0.1.2 (Mac/Win) 

By Rusty Cutchin

When Mackie's Tracktion first appeared a couple of years ago, the program looked like another handy, low-cost aide for the entry-level recordist an interesting,...

APPLE COMPUTER Soundtrack Pro 1.0 (Mac) 

By Len Sasso

Soundtrack Pro is the sound-design and multitrack-audio-editing component of Apple's comprehensive video-production environment called Final Cut Studio....

ADOBE SYSTEMS, INC. AUDITION 1.5 (WIN) 

By Allan Metts

Adobe Audition (once known as Syntrillium's Cool Edit Pro) has always been a solid contender in the world of Windows-based audio editors. Now at version...

STEINBERG WaveLab 5 (Win) 

By Dennis Miller

Steinberg WaveLab has been one of the biggest names in the Windows multitrack audio-editing world for several years, with a reputation as a solid and...

BIAS Peak 4.1 (Mac) 

By David Rubin

After a decade of steady evolution, BIAS Peak continues to offer desktop musicians and sound designers one of the most flexible, straight-forward, and feature-packed stereo editing programs for the Mac platform....

i3 Software DSP-Quattro 1.5 (Mac) 

By Len Sasso

DSP-Quattro audio-editing software offers virtual instrument hosting, real-time input effects processing, playlist CD burning, and multichannel playback and recording as well as a complete kit of audio-editing tools. And all this comes at a fraction of the price of other sample editors....

MAGIX Samplitude Professional 7.11 (WIN) 

By Dennis Miller

First appearing on the PC in 1994, Samplitude has evolved into one of the most powerful and full-featured audio programs on the market. It lets you create up to 999 (combined) audio and MIDI tracks, can display individual video frames, supports 5.1 surround editing, and provides an array of professional-quality effects and customization options. In other words, Samplitude Professional 7.11 has the potential to be the center of all your music-making activities....

Passing the Audition 

By Jon Rose

Adobe Audition is relatively simple to use and intuitive enough for novice users, but there’s far more to it than immediately meets the eye. This Master Class will focus on recording and mixing music....

Too Much Good Stuff - Windows 

By Dennis Miller

We’ve scoured the Web for the past few months, checking out all sorts of freeware and shareware that creative programmers have made available for little or no money. We’ll focus primarily on newer software, though a few of our old favorites have received major facelifts recently, and we’ll include them as well....

Too Much Good Stuff - Mac 

By Gregory D. Moore

We’ve scoured the Web for the past few months, checking out all sorts of freeware and shareware that creative programmers have made available for little or no money. We’ll focus primarily on newer software, though a few of our old favorites have received major facelifts recently, and we’ll include them as well....

BIAS DECK 3.5 (MAC) 

By Len Sasso

BIAS Deck 3.5 VST is a multitrack audio editor for Mac OS X that is stable and easy to use...

NOISE Busters 

By Gary S. Hall and Oliver Masciarotte

A great many audio restoration products are available at nearly every price point, running native on Macs and PCs as well as on high-powered custom hardware....

SONIC FOUNDRY CD Architect 5.0 (Win) 

By Dennis Miller

An old-favorite CD-burning tool returns to the Windows platform....