Adobe Audition
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 Adobe Audition 3.0 |
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| Developed by | Adobe Systems |
| Latest release | 3.0 / November 2007 |
| OS | Windows XP SP2 and Windows Vista |
| Genre | Digital audio editor |
| License | Proprietary |
| Website | Adobe Audition Homepage |
Adobe Audition (formerly Cool Edit Pro) is a digital audio editor computer program from Adobe Systems featuring both a multitrack, non-destructive mix/edit environment and a destructive-approach waveform editing view.
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[edit] Origins
Syntrillium Software was founded in the early 1990's by Robert Ellison and David Johnston, both former Microsoft employees. Originally developed by Syntrillium as Cool Edit, the program was distributed as crippleware. The full version was useful and flexible, particularly for its time. Syntrillium later released Cool Edit Pro, which added the capability to work with multiple tracks, as well as other features. Audio processing, however, was done in a destructive manner (at the time, most computers were not powerful enough in terms of processor performance and memory capacity to perform those functions in real time). Cool Edit Pro v2 added support for real-time non-destructive processing, and v2.1 added support for surround sound mixing and unlimited simultaneous tracks (up to the limit imposed by the actual computer hardware). Cool Edit also included plugins such as noise reduction and FFT equalization.
Adobe purchased the latest, non-shareware version (Cool Edit Pro v2.1) from Syntrillium Software in May 2003, as well as a large loop library called "Loopology". Adobe then renamed Cool Edit Pro to Adobe Audition.
Adobe Audition v1 was released on August 18, 2003. It had no new features, and was essentially Cool Edit Pro under a different name. Adobe then released Audition v1.5 in May 2004; major improvements over v1 included pitch correction, frequency space editing, a CD project view, basic video editing and integration with Adobe Premiere, as well as several other enhancements.
Adobe Audition v2 was released on January 17, 2006. With this release, Audition (which the industry had once seen as a value-oriented home studio application) entered the professional Digital Audio Workstation market. New features included ASIO (Audio stream input output) support, VST (Virtual Studio Technology) support, new mastering tools (many provided by iZotope), and a redesigned UI (see screenshot). Adobe also included Audition v2 as part of its Creative Suite 2 application package (although it is currently not included in any version of Creative Suite 3, having been replaced by Adobe Soundbooth).
Adobe Audition v3 was released on November 8, 2007. New features included VSTi (virtual instrument) support, enhanced spectral editing, a redesigned multi-track interface, new effects, and a collection of royalty-free loops.
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