Good Freeware Audio editor?

FizWizz · Post by **FizWizz** » 01 Mar 2006, 17:13

I'm looking for a sound editor that can record the audio that goes out to your speakers, and be able to edit it as well. Primarily, the function I'm looking for is the ability to cut/clip pieces of a recording and save them into their own audio files

Forboding Angel · Post by **Forboding Angel** » 01 Mar 2006, 17:20

http://www.goldwave.com

Try audacity as well.

FizWizz · Post by **FizWizz** » 01 Mar 2006, 17:33

Goldwave is shareware, but Audacity looks good, I'll try it out when I get the chance

GrOuNd_ZeRo · Post by **GrOuNd_ZeRo** » 01 Mar 2006, 23:30

Audacity is great, I highly recommend it.

mikedep333 · Post by **mikedep333** » 01 Mar 2006, 23:44

You're looking for an app to record what goes out to the speakers? Creative drivers include the "What U Hear" virtual recording device, which can then be used with any audio recording app such as audacity. I don't know if free/freeware audio recording apps let you take your output and record it otherwise.

FizWizz · Post by **FizWizz** » 01 Mar 2006, 23:59

I've taken a peek at Audacity, and it looks like it is exactly what I need, thanks! (and yes, I'm recording from my speakers, known either as "What U Hear" or "Stereo Mix" in several of the recorders I looked at (which were shareware and/or deficient)

PauloMorfeo · Post by **PauloMorfeo** » 02 Mar 2006, 01:45

I used audacity to create all the sounds i made to the game Lincity-ng.

smoth · Post by **smoth** » 02 Mar 2006, 01:56

*grumbles...*
in an atempt to relax I decided to up the sound quality of my mod... come to find out I have to use that SHITY PIECE O' GARBAGE 8bit format otherwise spring will not play the sound....

After an hour plus of this crap I have just about had enough.

FizWizz · Post by **FizWizz** » 02 Mar 2006, 05:33

Okay, one last question: What recording quality and format should I shoot for? This will be for mainly weapon and engine sounds.

Forboding Angel · Post by **Forboding Angel** » 02 Mar 2006, 05:46

I have been using goldwave for 8 years...

Even though it's shareware, your use is not restricted.

FizWizz · Post by **FizWizz** » 02 Mar 2006, 05:49

Forboding Angel wrote:I have been using goldwave for 8 years...

Even though it's shareware, your use is not restricted.

When I downloaded GoldWave, it had a limitation of 150 "Operations" per session, with a maximum of 3000 "Operations" before it goes dead and must be registered. Even opening up the help file counted against my "Operation" count =\

Benito · Post by **Benito** » 02 Mar 2006, 23:12

Hurrah for Audacity, tis a great piece of open source software. I used it to put the soundtrack on my short TA movie.

SinbadEV · Post by **SinbadEV** » 03 Mar 2006, 01:07

file planet sucks, use fileuniverse

Benito · Post by **Benito** » 03 Mar 2006, 10:05

Oh yeah, forgot that it got uploaded to fileuniverse as well...

FizWizz · Post by **FizWizz** » 03 Mar 2006, 16:47

FizWizz wrote:Okay, one last question: What recording quality and format should I shoot for? This will be for mainly weapon and engine sounds.

Answer please? will 44100Hz 16bit mono .wav be good?

FizWizz · Post by **FizWizz** » 03 Mar 2006, 16:48

FizWizz wrote:Okay, one last question: What recording quality and format should I shoot for? This will be for mainly weapon and engine sounds.

Answer please? will 44100Hz 16bit mono .wav be good?

Ritz Grimarren · Post by **Ritz Grimarren** » 03 Mar 2006, 23:29

The currently accepted format is:

44,100 khz
16 bit
Stereo
172 KB/Sec
.wav file type

SpikedHelmet · Post by **SpikedHelmet** » 04 Mar 2006, 08:46

Start Menu>Programs>Accessories>Entertainment>Sound Recorder

Allows you to convert .wav files from anywhere from 8.000Khz-48.000Khz, 8-bit and 16-bit Mono and Stereo; speed up, slow down, reverse, volume increase/decrease, and echo. Can also cut, parse and mix audio segments with ease.

It is not advanced, but it is flexible and extremely simple to learn/use.

Benito · Post by **Benito** » 04 Mar 2006, 22:46

It seems odd that you would need to have a stereo sound. Surely the game engine only has to pan mono sounds as it needs to, to produce stereo effects. Pre-stereo-ised sounds would therefore be pointless?

Totally agree with 44100/16bit, that's CD quality after all. Anything higher than 44100Hz or 16bit is for extreme sound buffs only. Anything less than 44100Hz or 16bit and any bod on the street can tell its reduced quality.

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Good Freeware Audio editor?

Good Freeware Audio editor?