Audio Editing

Information about capturing and editing audio for ARTC.

Recording

DAT recorders

DAT recorders are two-channel (stereo) digital audio recorders. Bill Ritch currently has three DAT recorders -- only two of which really work. As tape is a dying medium, we will be phasing out our use of audio tape.

Professional DAT recorder

• Tascam DA30 MKII

SD-card recorders

• Samson Zoom H4

CF-card recorders

• Marantz 660 / 671
• Edirol R-09
• Fostex FR-2LE

Hard disk recorders

• Alesis HD24

Editing

Hardware

Computer

It is very important to have a quiet PC. The quieter the PC is the easier it will be to find subtleties and imperfections in the mix.

PC Recommendations

Software

WAVE-file editors

• SoundForge - a simple WAVE file editor.
• GoldWave - a cheap (CDN$50) WAVE file editor.

Multi-channel editors

• Vegas - a non-destructive multi-track audio (and video) mixer/editor.
• Audacity at SourceForge - a free, open-source, multi-platform non-destructive multi-track audio mixer/editor.