Re: [LAU] app for simple editing and recording?

From: david <gnome@email-addr-hidden>
Date: Sun May 16 2010 - 03:35:53 EEST

Renato wrote:
> On Sun, 16 May 2010 00:52:05 +0100
> Harry Van Haaren <harryhaaren@email-addr-hidden> wrote:
>
>>> I'd need to:
>>> 1) - open mp3/wav files, do some trimming and fade ins/outs and
>>> save to mp3/wav
>>> 2) - do some recordings of JACK-apps
>>>
>> Although you mention the ability to load MP3 files as a necessity, I
>> would advise you
>> to convert them to WAV, import them into Ardour as regions, and then
>> edit to your hearts
>> content.
>>
>> Advantages: No damage to audio files it things get messy, Ardour has
>> lots of great features
>> Disadvantages: A little more work to convert files, and they take up a
>> little more space...
>>
>> How to convert?: I would use Sox, or SoundConverter.
>> Sox is a command-line app that can convert anything to
>> everything.. :-) SoundConverter is a GTK+ sound converter, does the
>> basics of MP3, WAV, OGG, AIFF etc.
>>
>> Hope that helps! -Harry
>
> Ok, I'll reconsider Ardour. I thought it a bit of an overkill for such
> simple things, but I'll try it out and see if it's manageable

Good luck with the learning curve! ;-)

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David
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