Author Topic: Narrators -- what recording software do you use?  (Read 2877 times)

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on: January 11, 2011, 01:43:01 AM
Folks, I'm interested in which software you use to record narrations? So far I've only used Audacity because it's free and adequate, and when I started I didn't know whether I wanted to keep doing recordings. I do, so maybe it's time to invest in a "professional" package. But there's stacks out there so I'm curious to know which ones folks like and recommend.


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Reply #1 on: January 11, 2011, 02:36:22 AM
I'm just using Audacity at present, but I'm looking into other software like WavePad, etc.

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Reply #2 on: January 11, 2011, 03:02:03 AM
Soundbooth, mainly because I already had a license for it, and I liked it a bit better than GarageBand at first blush.

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Reply #3 on: January 20, 2011, 09:26:29 PM
I use Cool Edit Pro, which is the precursor to Adobe Audition. It takes a little getting used to because you right-click-and-drag to move clips, whereas most others use left-click-and-drag. If you can afford Audition, I recommend it.

Soundbooth is okay -- I have CS5 for work, and that's got multitrack, but it's not as good as Audition.

For a free option, Audacity is pretty great.

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