Hello. I am looking for a manual for Cool Edit Pro. I know the basics but am looking for a detailed manual so I can make full use of the software. Any suggestions?

http://www.oscr.arizona.edu/downloads/tutorials/archive/CoolEdit_User.pdf

http://www.oscr.arizona.edu/downloads/tutorials/archive/CoolEdit_Instructor.pdf

http://www.sjc.uq.edu.au/cooleditpro/Cep1man.pdf

There's a couple for ya!

Darktemper...Great links! I know Cool Edit is very close to Adobe Audition, but have you seen any manuals for Audition?

a great program...cool edit was bought out by Adobe a few years ago and has dramatically changed production operations at most radio stations. Those who know the ins and outs of the program are in high demand, and can really make radio production sizzle. A good example of where technology has actually improved radio station operations! (and this from someone who was still using razor blades to splice tape just 10 years ago!)

I own it. If you want to send me an email to the address in my profile I could see if I have a PDF I could send ya.

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I defineately have the 303 page user guide for Adobe Audition 2.0 in PDF form I can send to anybody that wants it.

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I zipped it but your mail server must be able to accept a 13.6mb message. Most free mail servers abort at 10mb. The raw file is 20.4 unzipped.

so, has a mac version of cool edit come out yet?

Adobe has a program called SoundBooth that runs on Windows and Mac.

http://www.adobe.com/products/soundbooth/

Take a look at the comparison. SoundBooth sounds more like for editing audio in video recordings. Audition is more powerful for strictly audio and can interact with other adobe video suites.
http://www.adobe.com/products/soundbooth/compare/

Never mind the email. I finally found the latest 2.02 user guide on Adobe's site.

http://download.adobe.com/pub/adobe/magic/audition/win/2.02/audition_user_guide. pdf

Darktemper,

I agree 100%. What is you take on Audition 1.5 compared to 2.0. 2.0 seems alot slower unless you are running it on a very high end machine.

Thanks for the links. I am putting together a small home studio. Have not used Cool Edit much since I have been out of the wacky, wonderful world of radio.

It does use a lot of system resources and would probably not do well on less than a 3gb P4 with at least 1gb of ram. Hey....i'm just an amateur hack with this....I am learning and have no comparative information to share but it sure seems to have everything you would ever need with the ability to hook up with other adobe products.

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I bought this along with a Samson Q1U USB microphone to work with my daughter and her singing. I love it in that she can wear headphones and hear the music and sing while I record her and combine the tracks later rather than recording the music and voice at the same time. Easier to edit out bad segments and clean it up. I chose the USB mic so that it could interact directly with the system bus rather than routing it through my limited sound card and it seems to work very well. This dynamic mic also has a built-in pre-amp so nothing but the USB cable needed.

BTW....If you want this software do find a friendly college student and have them get it for you through the student library. I beleive retail is close to $300 and my son got it for me and I only paid $145 new ratail packaged. Slip em a $20 for their efforts and your still way ahead!

Speaking of microphones, here's a interesting device. It is billed as "The World's First High Definition Digital-Output Microphone".

http://www.akustica.com/

Nag...thought that I would jump on here and say: "YOU ROCK"! Hope that all is well.

Lander

love CE. running it well on an old e machines with 128 ram and 6 gig HD. What I found is that for Radio station use it has more bells and whistles than the average production guy has time to use, but at home you can really play with the features.... I have spent 8-10 hours putting together a 1 or 2 minute bit. Like anything else, the more you use it the better you become. There are so many short cuts and effects that you can stumble upon. unfortunately, unless you are using them every day, you forget them. CE can even make a 10 dollar mic sound decent.

I've gone from Cool Edit 2.0 to Audition 1.0 to 1.5 and now 2.0.

So far I'm loving Audition 2.0 the best. Once you get use to the changes, it blows the others away.

The best is the new multi monitor mode. It's been a huge time saver. I'll have to attach some screen shots some time.