Windows audio tools

The following tools are available for use on Windows:

Sound Forge (Sony, http://www.sonicfoundry.com)

Sound Forge is limited to editing stereo files, but it includes many plug-ins for effects such as chorus, delay, distortion, reverb, and compression. Street price is about $250.

Audition (Adobe, http://www.adobe.com/products/audition/)

In 2003, Adobe purchased Syntrillium Software and turned Cool Edit into Adobe Audition, a full-fledged multitrack recording and mixing environment with many included effects, processors, and tools for everything from audio restoration to surround sound encoding and CD burning. Adobe Audition sells for about $300.

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