(106 Students Please NOTE: You do NOT need any software for the class – this is for information purposes only.)
Free Audio Recording Software
- Link to website with some free software.
http://download.cnet.com/windows/audio-production-and-recording-software/
- Audacity
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
This is a free cross platform program.
- GarageBand
This comes free on many Macs. Or try this download.
http://download.cnet.com/Apple-GarageBand/3000-2170_4-46458.html
Moderately Priced Audio Recording Software
- Cakewalk Music Creator 5 - $35
http://www.cakewalk.com/Products/HomeRecording.asp
http://www.recording-software.com/
- Amadeus Pro – $40
Mac
http://www.hairersoft.com/AmadeusPro/AmadeusPro.html
- GoldWave – about $49 – one year license available for $20
http://www.goldwave.com/features.php
- Magix Audio Cleaning Labs – $49.99
Record, clean, export (mp3, aiff, wav, etc). The cleaning portion has wizards and presets that make the setup easy. Processes the audio on the fly, so you can hear the difference immediately. No multi-track recording. ”Spectral Cleaning” feature for removing mouth noise, clicks and pops. (Thanks to my friend Joe Thomas for this info)
http://www.magix.com/us/audio-cleaning-lab/
- Sound Forge Audio Studio 9 – $55
http://mediasoftware.sonypictures.com/products/soundforgefamily.asp
- WavePad – $60
http://www.nch.com.au/wavepad/index.html
They usually have some sort of online charge discount going
Check to see if there is a discount for buying online – usually something like 30% off the normal price. Only valid for Visa and Mastercard purchase option through this page.
- N-Track Studio - $64
An Audio & MIDI Digital Multitrack Recorder for the PC. I know nothing about this particular piece of software
http://ntrack.com/buy.php
- TwistedWave – about $80
Mac
http://twistedwave.com/
- Sound Studio 3 (for Mac) – about $80
http://www.freeverse.com/mac/product/?id=5012
- Peak LE 6 – $100
Mac – two tracks only, and can just do mono.
http://www.bias-inc.com/products/peakLe6/
- Pro Tools Vocal Studio (includes a USB mic) – about $100
PC – MAC
http://www.m-audio.com/products/en_us/ProToolsVocalStudio.html
Slightly More Expensive and/or Specialty Audio Software
- Adobe Soundbooth CS5 – about $200
PC – Mac (Intel)
http://www.adobe.com/products/soundbooth/
- Logic Express – about $200
Mac
http://www.apple.com/logicexpress/
- Adobe Audition 3 – $349
http://www.adobe.com/products/audition/main.html
This is the primary audio recording/editing software I use.
- SAWStudio Basic – about $300
http://www.sawstudio.com/products_sawstudio.htm
- Word 2 WAV – $295
Great for managing and processing multiple files with unique file names (IVR, e-learning)
http://www.word2wav.com/index.html
- Vox Studio – 399 Euros (about $500 as I write this on Sept. 7, 2010)
Doing heavy duty IVR work with unusual file formats? Try Vox Studio.
http://www.xentec.be/products/vox_studio/vox_studio.htm
