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Adobe Audition
1.5
With
Audition, Adobe is clearly making a serious commitment to audio. But
just how good is version 1.5 compared to the market-leading Windows
audio editors?
While Adobe has
been among the market leaders in both video and photo editing software
for many years, it was only with the initial release of Audition just
over a year ago that it took a serious dip into the audio arena. While
Audition is available as a standalone application, it is also intended
to add some serious audio clout to Adobe's Video Collection. To be an
attractive part of the Video Collection bundle, Audition needs to meet
two important targets. First, it must compete in terms of features with
other professional audio editing programs. Second, it needs to be tightly
integrated with the other components in the Collection.
Some CVE readers might find the various screenshots of Audition somewhat
familiar. This is perhaps not surprising as Adobe kick-started its foray
into the world of audio editing by acquiring Syntrillium Software's
Cool Edit Pro - on which Audition is based. We looked at Cool Edit in
the past. After the buyout, V1 of Audition was essentially a re-branding
of Cool Edit Pro. Version 1.5 of Audition is the first proper release
under the Adobe name.
Conclusions
Adobe has made some progress with Audition in this release and, for
almost any routine editing or processing of a mono/stereo file, Audition
is more than capable of holding its own against other PC audio editors.
The Multitrack View provides a perfectly serviceable environment for
soundtrack construction, but it does have its quirks - in terms of functionality
and ease of use, the likes of Wavelab, Cubase SX, Pro Tools or Vegas
Video are still ahead of the game.
On the other hand, Adobe has improved the integration of Audition with
Premiere Pro and After Effects. For existing Premiere Pro users looking
for a first professional audio editor, this integration may give Audition
a significant edge. Even for those using other video editing applications,
Audition is still worth considering, as it offers a good feature set
and is cheaper than either of the other obvious choices - Sound Forge
or Wavelab. However, Audition is unlikely to tempt many who are already
familiar with one of the other mainstream audio editing applications,
whether they are Premiere users or not. If Adobe wishes to appeal to
these users, then there are further functional and cosmetic changes
needed by the time Audition reaches version 2.
John Walden
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