Subject: Re: [linux-audio-dev] prof multitrack studio
From: François Déchelle (Francois.Dechelle_AT_ircam.fr)
Date: Thu Jul 19 2001 - 16:01:54 EEST
Linium wrote:
>
> Le Thu, 19 Jul 2001, vous avez écrit :
> > > delire wrote:
> > >
> > > i use pd [Pure Data] alot but miss the extensive [64 track] mutitracking / wave editing facility of cool edit pro [the only reason i maintain a windows partition at all. is there any design to make
> > > a professional scale multitrack studio / wave editor in the future?
> > >
> > > very pleased this list exist btw ; )
> > >
> > > de|
> > >
> > Sure, there is. It's named 'ardour' and is developped by Paul Davis.
> >
> > Check http://sourceforge.net/projects/ardour/
> >
> > fd
>
> Hello,
>
> I am in the same situation, using PD and a windows multitrack/editor.
>
> I had the opporunity to test Wavelab3.0 and Samplitude
> which are 2 multitracks editor.
> Samplitude is far more complete, it is the same than Wavelab plus a
> traditionnal mixer (insert/aux). I have not yet tryed CoolEdit Pro
> but I think it belongs more or less to the same category.
>
> For me this kind of softwares is a real gift for anyone working with audio.
> A track contains "clips", each of them has vector envelopes for
> volume/pan/whatever parameter automatable.
> The volume enveloppe is generally the one you use the most but you can choose
> what appears in superposition of the wave data. With just one mouse click you
> manage a fade-in or lower the volume of a given clip. It is very visual since
> you constantly see the setting through the enveloppes for each clip. This and
> the fact that you have plenty of tracks, hey it is a multitrack editor, give you
> what could be a Gimp for audio. A montage tool with effects. (do you see my
> subliminal exhortation toward Glame people ;)
>
> One of the features I like the most on Samplitude and Wavelab is the fact that
> each clip composing a track has a menu allowing to insert plugins
> just for the clip. The plugins are then turned on/off along the playing, it
> saves some cpu power.
>
> This visual clip oriented editing is a real improvement and let you do
> increadible things very fast.
>
> Paul Davis presented Ardour as an equivalant of the Mackie hardware recorder
> which complement their digital mixing desk.
> It seems to me that Ardour is nice for this task but what kind of editing does
> it offer ?
> Has ardour per clip plugins and vector automation ? Could it be used by
> people more on the post-production/ creative montage side of things ?
>
> Linium
>
>
>
>
I have not used ardour extensively, so I cannot speak of ardour in details.
But I know that ardour supports LAADSPA plugins and automation.
fd
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