5.1-Multichannel-WAV capable audio editor(s)?

[Benedikt]

Hi there,

after getting tired checking out various audio editing tools (Adobe audition, Sonic Foundry Sound Forge) on their ability to process 5.1-WAVs, here are my results: Audition manages to import multichannel-WAV-files, but obviously can't export them. Sound Forge simply throws an error message about "unsupported formats" - opening is not possible.

Are there any audio editors available, that can process WAV files with more than two channels? I need one for cutting and fading in / out. The tool should be able to export again to 5.1 WAV, so that I can further process the audio file...

Thanks in advance,
Benedikt

[Jalavera]

You can use Audacity. It can import 6-ch WAV files. You can edit them and t hen save again to six wave files. These 6 wav files can be joined again using Besweet.

[Skelsgard]

Find CoolEdit 2.1, NOT Audition, and use the Multichannel encoder in the Multitrack View. That´ll allow u to encode either a 1 6-channels WAV, 6 1-channel WAVs, or 5.1 channels WMA.

[Benedikt]

First: thank you all for your kind help!

But I have another problem with some recently recorded AC3's, which I converted to six-channel-waves: How is the correct channel mapping with AC3 files? Left Front, Right Front, Center, LFE, Left Rear, Right Rear - is that correct?

[jm duchenne]

Hi,

Podium (http://www.zynewave.com/) can make nearly all you want with multichannel files (up to 32 channels !).
The good point is that the files are not splited in separate mono files, and can be processed in the same manner as stereo files in other softwares.
You can apply multichannel plugins, make destructive cut / copy / paste within channels if you want, even zoom at sample detail and draw the wave like in SoundForge (sometimes usefull).
At this moment, it can save only interleaved multichannel files (no separate mono files), but you can use Wavewizard (http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=95265&page=1&pp=20) for every conversion you need.
Podium IS NOT simple to use (and not free), but one of the best for multichannel editing...

Perhaps that Audio Cutter Cinema (http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=95265&page=1&pp=20) could be interesting for you too (freeware).


> Left Front, Right Front, Center, LFE, Left Rear, Right Rear - is that correct?

Yes ;-)

[guada 2]

Hello :)

I would point out that it is not easy to re-use the option extensible Wave Format 6-channels WAV (32 Bits normalized float type3), to obtain a format DTS or AC3 5.1

[Fotis_Greece]

Don't forget Nuendo. It can do all the things you want, export to multichannel wav also, import ac3 and dts files (if you have the respective plugins installed)

[CirTap]

... which is a pretty expensive collection :-) despite Nuendo being "a bit more" than just an "audio editor".

[Fotis_Greece]

Expensive? Yes it is. But I guess Scenarist is more expensive, although most users in this forum have acquired it!

[CirTap]

sure, Nuedo just didn't "fit" into the list of apps mentioned earlier, most being freeware or "cheap".
I woudn't buy either Scenarist or Nuendo (very soon) since I don't have the need for them, but I do have a decent (expensive) collection of audio "tools" for composing -- which is what I focus on --, but woudn't recommend them here, where (most) ppl want to use "free stuff" for a "hooby" :-) (imho, and a pure blatant assumption).

CirTap

[oelewapper]

What you can also do is : download a complete version trial of Plogue's Bidule.
Make a layout with a sixchannel player and a sixchannel recorder.
Link these two with each other.
Now you can save your 6 channel file in no time as 6 separate WAV's and edit them in Audition......

[Skelsgard]

after getting tired checking out various audio editing tools (Adobe audition, Sonic Foundry Sound Forge) on their ability to process 5.1-WAVs, here are my results: Audition manages to import multichannel-WAV-files, but obviously can't export them. Sound Forge simply throws an error message about "unsupported formats" - opening is not possible.


Audition DOES have the multichannel encoder feature within, as CoolEdit had.


Find CoolEdit 2.1, NOT Audition, and use the Multichannel encoder in the Multitrack View.

I can´t believe I have to rectify myself, its so embarrasing. Now I´m depressed.

[maa]

Nero 7 Premium does all that too, you may already have it installed !

[JoaCHIP]

Samplitude is a very efficient way to work with Surround IMO. The hotkeys need to be customized before they're usable (yes you can do that), and the GUI feels weird to a windows-user at first, but a power horse and a truely professional solution like this, is destined to have a slightly steep learning curve.

Sorry to sound like a commercial, but i've been through a lot of editors, before finally discovering this one. I still use SoundForge for single-wav editing tho. Habit i guess.