Audition: The audio app that should have shipped with CS3
Once upon a time there was an audio tool called Cool Edit Pro; a humble, unassuming digital audio software
system that none the less garnered quite a reputation for efficiency,
flexibility and an easy learning curve. CEP also made a very smart
market share building maneuver in allowing access, of sorts, to their software for free.
The
Trial version of CEP didn't time out and instead allowed for only a set
number of selected features to be turned on - the choice as to what
left up to the user. What this did was make CEP very popular with
zero-budget students who then went on to become professionals and very
often stuck with CEP. By this process CEP built up a formidable user
base in the face of an overpopulated DAW market. CEP particularly
found, by its easy entry point and learning curve, a solid user base in
radio and journalism.
This is the legacy Adobe inherited when it bought CEP developer Syntrillium and re badged it
Audition. Adobe has traditionally had no set piece in audio production and
Audition filled a vital vacancy on its path to presenting a complete end to end production solution.
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Posted at 12:00AM Feb 19, 2008
by Mike Jones in audio |
