Sound Forge vs. Others

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Hi.

I am new to this site as well as to home recording. (I am not sure if I should post this to the newbie board but I hope it is ok here as it is sound forge related.)

I teach ballet and need simple software to edit music for performances. My needs are simple: cuts, pastes, fade out, adjust tempo to classical music. A few months ago I downloaded a demo of Sound Forge 5.0 from KaZaA. I had good luck figuring it out and used it very successfully. Now the demo period appears to be over as I can no longer save or burn cds from it. (I use Easy Cd Creator 4 to actually create the cds from the edits.)

My questions are:
1. I can't afford to buy an expensive program. I heard that Sound Forge XP is around $50.00. Sound Forge 6.0 is $150.00 or so. I know little about the difference between the two except that 6.0 seems faster. Do you think I may be ok with just the XP version?

2. Should I look at other programs? Cool edit for instance? Cakewalk? Do they all have "waveforms"? I need that to see the places to cut/paste.

3. Is there any program you recommend other than the ones mentioned?

4. I have no idea where to purchase these kinds of software. Probably will have to get at amazon. Are there places on the web that are cheaper? And if I wanted to purchase at an 'actual' store where could I go?

5. Sometime in the future I would like to figure out how to make cds out of my extensive library of tapes and vinyl. Is there a program I should consider now that would consolidate my edit needs with this future project?

Thank you for your patience with my "newbieness" and for any advice you may be able to offer. I sincerely appreciate it.
Lisa
 
To answer a few of your questions Sound Forge is worth the investment..... If it were $500 I would still buy it....However, from what I am grasping on your post I'm thinking Acid would fit you best...


It seems like you have these music compositions and are lookin to chop and fade......If that is correct laying the piece out totally would work better with Acid or Vegas on a visual sense....

Couple other suggestions/answers....

- throw easy cd creator in the garbage and get nero burning rom

- with acid and vegas you will be able to record those tapes and vinyls into the computer, then edit them how you want from there.


You can order all the software and download demo's @

http://www.sonicfoundry.com/products/home.asp



Welcome to the board!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
I think since you are already familiar with Sound Forge, you should stick with it. It will do what you need, you know that already. The XP version is just a bit watered down, but it should do everything that the demo version did and maybe more.

Since you teach, you may be qualified for an academic discount. If you do qualify - it may bring the full version of Sound Forge into your budget. That would be really worth the $$, IMHO.

There should be a link somewhere on the Sonic Foundry page that has a list of academic resellers.

Even if you decide to move to a different program, always check the academic pricing on-line. You probably qualify (unless you are teaching the neighborhood kids ballet out of your garage or something)

Hmmm. Ballet out of the garage? I may be on to something...

Welcome to the BBS!

Brad
 
I’ve tried most every wave editor and I think Sound Forge is by far the easiest to use. And now that SF 6.0 has effects chains and sample level editing I don’t see any reason to move to anything else.

barefoot
 
Thanks everyone for your help. I ordered Sound Forge Studio 6.0 at a discount from Academic Superstore and received it today. I really appreciate your assistance. Especially the advice re. the discount available.
Take care,
Lisa
 
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