Adobe Audition 2 Review
The award winning Adobe Audition Series from Adobe Systems is a digital audio editor program which incorporates both a multitrack, destructive-approach waveform editing, and non-destructive mix/edit environment interface.
On January 17, 2006 the second edition Audition 2 was released with a number of major upgrades, as an ingredient of Adobe’s Creative Suite 2. This release of Adobe Audition comes with ASIO (Audio stream input output) and VST (Virtual Studio Technology) support.
ASIO (Audio stream input output) is very beneficial to musicians, sound engineers as it helps to process their audio through Windows’ computer software instead of peripheral hardware. It also grants a reasonably effortless technique for accessing multiple audio inputs and outputs separately. When combined with VST or Virtual Studio Technology interface, users can make use of audio synthesizers and effect plugins to the Adobe Audition 2 program. Moreover, the Graphical user interface of the plugins assists in easy handling of tasks. By mixing with the totally new and modified low-latency integration engine in Adobe Audition 2, users are given the benefit of real time instantaneous audio feedback. These speedy and precise tools can be cleanly incorporated into the Multi-track View that can comply with an indefinite number of paths and can trace up to 80 live inputs at concurrently.
The Audition 2 from Adobe accommodates a set of new remarkable tools. This gives the program a more “professional” feel. A large number of the tools have been provided by iZotope® which is a research driven audio software company in Boston, Massachusetts and has achieved ample recognition in developing sound processing technology in recent years.
Whether recording, mixing, mastering, or restoring, the Adobe Audition 2 has the capacity of carrying out virtually all tasks audio editing software has to offer. Two audible scrubbing styles make it feasible for editors to locate cut points via audible preview instead of manually searching for it. The exceptional lasso tool now allows the editors to create any figure of occurrence and time assortment to visually cut off and repair defective material. The novel mastering rack provides a sample of numerous effects in chorus and alongside, the new multi-band compressor assists in providing clearness and definition to the mixed materials.
All of these pooled together provide persistent power, control and pristine sound quality to the Audition 2 program by Adobe. The Adobe Audition 2 retails for about $349, and upgrades are an additional $129.