ascdi Posted August 12, 2014 Report Share Posted August 12, 2014 You guys (and gals), is it just me, or are there PRECIOUS FEW applications on the market that are solid, professional-grade "2-track" audio file editors? By "2-track" I mean it edits a single stereo file in a destructive way, like Cool Edit or Peak. I used to have a blast in Cool Edit but I'm on a Mac now and don't want to give money to Adobe. What's a fella to do? I have never liked Audacity at all, but I suppose that's one way to go. In addition, the Mac has a few other kinda "prosumer" style low-cost apps in this ballpark, like Fission or Wave Editor (or whatever the Audiofile Engineering one is called), but those don't seem to be good enough to me. I need to be able to zoom to the sample level, make precise cuts, set the grid to BPM (not just seconds) and ideally apply effects. Is there ANY modern application that is still maintained that is good at this? Even Digital Performer has a built-in rudimentary wave editor, which was one of my favorite features of the app back when I used it. Still, I dunno if I want to splash out to upgrade DP just because of the 2-track. What am I missing here? Sincerely, Your pal, Pete Ascdi Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/84462-2-trak-wav-editor-crisis/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
psn Posted August 12, 2014 Report Share Posted August 12, 2014 I really like editing stereo wavs in Cubase, quick zoom in/out with the mouse, shortcuts to choose between pointer, scissors, etc, good and intuitive snap functions, etc. Not a cheap option, though. I haven't tried Wavelab, but it might be more tailored towards your description than Cubase is? Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/84462-2-trak-wav-editor-crisis/#findComment-2199658 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 12, 2014 Report Share Posted August 12, 2014 I know this isn't the answer you want, but Pro Tools. Bias Peak is defunct, so I think it's probably fine if you find download an old copy of it somewhere. I still use it once in a while for its stereo-to-mono feature. Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/84462-2-trak-wav-editor-crisis/#findComment-2199659 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcbpete Posted August 12, 2014 Report Share Posted August 12, 2014 Missing out on a really solid (modern day) wave editor too: Stuck with Cool Edit until Win8.1 stopped playing ball with it, and 'upgraded' to Adobe Audition 1.5 which seems to work fine. Tried Audacity but nah, it's no for me. There's iZotope's RX3 which seems pretty good but I think it's probably overkill for most people's needs ! Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide all signatures I haven't eaten a Wagon Wheel since 07/11/07... ilovecubus.co.uk - 25ml of mp3 taken twice daily. Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/84462-2-trak-wav-editor-crisis/#findComment-2199662 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hijexx Posted August 12, 2014 Report Share Posted August 12, 2014 Wavelab is the best editing program I've used. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/84462-2-trak-wav-editor-crisis/#findComment-2199664 Share on other sites More sharing options...
iococoi Posted August 12, 2014 Report Share Posted August 12, 2014 Wavosaur for Mac with Wineskin http://blog.wavosaur.com/tag/mac-os-x/ or winebottler + wavosaur http://winebottler.kronenberg.org/ http://www.wavosaur.com/ Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/84462-2-trak-wav-editor-crisis/#findComment-2199682 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squee Posted August 12, 2014 Report Share Posted August 12, 2014 Sound Forge? Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide all signatures Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/84462-2-trak-wav-editor-crisis/#findComment-2199722 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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