sonar wave form and analyzing

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I'm picking up sonar3 this weekend. actually it should be at my house tomorrow.
Anyway, I'm assuming it has a waveform generator so i can see how different frequencies are being affected by my room.
Does the software have a way to place a mic as an input and analyise it's waveform to see what's happening to the sound at different parts of the room?
 
You mean a spectrum analyser set up?
No, it doesn't.
There are some special test-tone and noise files around the web you can download and I think there's a free spectrum analyser plugin available somewhere too.
There is also a complete free test program called RMAA. Actually for testing soundcards, but there is nothing to stop you running its frequency response test via a speaker and mic.

I use Adobe Audition (previously known as Cool Edit Pro) as well as Sonar. Audition can generate all manner of noise and tones as well as produce a real-time frequency plot and channel phase displays. On top of that it's a far better audio editor than Sonar for more "forensic" editing and also the final stereo mastering.
 
It looks like i can download a trial of adobe audition 1.5. It's got a running period of 30 days. Looks like i may be able to do all my testing in 30 days (if i can). and 300 isnt that bad for the program. I'm paying 300 for sonar producer so i can always look into getting a second program.

actually it's 140 dollars on acedemicsuperstore.com.
I'll just have to get it while i'm still a student.
 
Is there a fader layout for adobe audition, such that it will look like a standard mixing console? I"m looking on the site at the screen shots but i dont see a view like that.
 
wang191 said:
Is there a fader layout for adobe audition, such that it will look like a standard mixing console? I"m looking on the site at the screen shots but i dont see a view like that.
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wang, that type of question would probably be better over in the Cool Edit Pro forum (as that's what Adobe Audition was before hand :) )

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oh haha. I forgot i posed this in sonar. Thread kind of turned around.
 
Didn't mean to suggest Audition as an alternative to Sonar - lacking input monitoring, midi editing and softsynth support - it is by no means that; but Sonar isn't an editor and analysis tool either. Audition takes that roll as good as anything. I find it a very good thing to have both programs.
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