Adobe Audition 3.0, a professional music program for recording, mixing, modifying, and mastering will soon be accessible for the Mac.
The software package, now at version 3.zero on the Windows platform, has an audio editing environment for fine-tuning single files as well as creating multi-track mixes. What's more , it features audio restoration tools, allowing users to transform problem downloads into usable soundtracks.
“Audition is certainly a favorite tool for music editing because of its audio tracks restoration features and the capability to edit audio visually," said Elaine Montoya, CEO and inventor of Zocoloco Studios. "Because Regularly on a Mac, I've recently been limited to what ProTools can give. Now that Audition is gonna be on the Mac, it will certainly be my tool of option for creating high-end audio tracks for our studio's motion images and video projects.”
The Macintosh version of Audition will 't be available immediately. Adobe intends to generate a public beta available on the particular Adobe Labs Website by the conclusion of this year (Winter, 2010) to solicit feedback from your Mac community before finalizing the application for commercial release. Customers could sign up today to become notified when the beta can be obtained. Adobe has not specified a new timetable for when a industrial version will be ready. The actual Mac version of Audition will likely be Intel-only and compatible using OS X 10.5, 10.6, and any future updates of the Mac OS.
Essential features of the upcoming Adobe Audition for Mac will include: Multi-channel support for five.1 surround sound; noise lowering and restoration capabilities; and brand-new audio effects, including de-hummer, de-esser, and amount leveler.
“Audition has been an extremely popular, really versatile audio application that’s been on House windows for many years," said Ellen Wixted, Adobe's product marketing and advertising manager of professional video options. "It combines a single trend editing view with a multitrack mixing view. But exactly what has always and continues to set Audition apart is that it's got some of the best audio restoration capabilities available...and makes it easy to go in and fix a wide range of sound problems."
How will the Macintosh version of Audition compare with Soundbooth CS5, the audio element of Adobe's Creative Suite? “Soundbooth is designed for people who don’t have got deep roots in audio. There is some of the same functionality; you'll be able to record into it, you are capable of doing simple editing, and multitrack combines, but the level of command and the professional depth with the tools is much greater throughout Audition than it is throughout Soundbooth,” Wixted said.
