Ask MetaFilter questions tagged with audioediting

How to get my old Pro Tools Mac projects to work with my new Pro Tools for PC?

Flitcraft — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 11:26:14 -0800

Pro Tools Mac to Pro Tools PC. How can I successfully transfer Pro Tools LE 5.1.1 sessions kept on Lacie Pocket HDs like this, formatted for use with old Macs (OS 9.2) for use with my Pro Tools Mbox2 Micro (which I think is running LE 7.4) on my laptop PC (Windows XP)? I've looked at the digidesign pages but I'm not very technical at all, and I don't even know where to start. I suspect that the hard drives with FireWire are formatted to work with Macs not PCs (I've heard something called FAT 32 mentioned?).

I'd be equally happy if people could point me to where I could find someone who I could pay to do it for me, so long as it wasn't fiendishly expensive. I'm in Edinburgh Scotland, but also I'm often in London. What might really help is being able to find a Pro Tools specialist who could advise me on the best way forward, as the organisation I work for has developed an IT policy which is hostile to Pro Tools but I need to keep my archive projects viable and accessible and want to keep editing on it at home for some projects where it is the best answer. Thanks!

How can I use my audio editing skills?

melodykramer — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 06:56:53 -0800

I recently left my job in public radio and am curious about other fields, aside from radio, that use audio editors/producers. I've thought of museum audio commentaries, but I'm sure there are others that haven't crossed my mind.

Alternates to Adobe Audition

FatherDagon — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 12:52:26 -0800

Looking for load-time solutions for audio editing files through a bottlenecked network structure. Part of my job involves editing .wav files that are around 100-500mb. Unfortunately, due to some boneheaded decisions on how a colocation data backup center should work, ALL of our data is stored offsite, and our pipe through there is sluggish at best (a frustrated rant for another time).

We use CoolEdit Pro, which has a function to create a .pk file which serves as a cache/bookmark and allows us to open the files across the network in a matter of seconds instead of 20-30 mintues. CoolEdit has since been bought out and revamped as Adobe Audition, but our licenses don't cover upgrades to the new version. Meanwhile, CoolEdit is becoming increasingly unreliable on our machines because the software is 10 years old or so, and doesn't like XP much anymore.

Work doesn't want to pay for the Audition upgrade license (something like $1000 a pop), so is there any other basic audio editing software that uses a function similar to the .pk cache, and has decent volume leveling/normalizing/hard limiting functions?

Wanted: Ideas for beginner's audio projects

yoHighness — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 07:59:19 -0800

Teaching audio recording & editing to beginners at Uni (for this certificate). Looking for ideas for mock projects to get them going in the practical session. I've got to demonstrate Adobe Audition, Audacity & GarageBand, and have to have students get their feet wet using them (all in the space of one three-hour slice). I've got a lab with Macs and PC's with above software, a bunch of head- and microphones ... What I'm really lacking is creative ideas for mock projects that will get them going playing around. A radio show about [...]? A jingle for [...]? A podcast about [...]? (Yes I am going to use the Metafilter podcast as an example, too :-) ... Anyway, help me to inspire 19-25 yr old UK students to get going on loop-based composition and recording voice & stuff. Many thanks for your help!

What are some audio editing jobs a public radio producer could get, that aren't in public radio?

Anonymous — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 06:33:04 -0800

What are some jobs that someone with a background in audio editing/production could apply for, that don't involve public radio? I've worked in the production end of public radio for most of my career, and I'm ready for a switch. The thing is, I'm just not sure what to switch into - and I don't want my production and editing skills to go to waste.

I'm really good at cutting tape and producing material -- and was thinking maybe it'd be fun to design and create museum audio tours, or podcasts for a company or university -- or something equally unique. I'm just not sure what's out there, but I know I could and should put these audio skills to good use. if you're aware of various companies that employ audio editors/producers, I'd love to know about them.

I don't want to work in the music industry -- but would be interested in multimedia positions (aka...audio slideshows or something like that...)