Stereo files displayed as a single track is a killer for me tho. I like the simplicity but it's missing a few basic features. “Smart split” is simple but it works & outputs splits easily The apps I tried range in price but most seem to fall under $100.ĭisplays stereo files as one waveform-no L/R editing/playback Splitting files into regions/markers/items intelligently and exporting them as files Playback/editing of L/R channels independentlyĪccessible edit functions (cut/paste, fade, normalization, etc)

Good, logical GUI (user customization is a plus, running 3rd party FX is a plus) Many apps tout big feature lists but tbh I don't need a lot a few must-haves:Įasy to navigate/highlight audio with the mouse (ie. I make sample libraries, among other things, which involves a lot of zipping around large files, zooming/highlighting, making edits on L/R channels of stereo files (cutting/pasting, mixes, fades, normalization), then splitting them and outputting as individual files (sometimes many thousands). What I didn't test is software intended for mixing/mastering or audio repair.

There are understandably strong preferences about fav audio editors, and the tests I did were only focused on a few key features/usability things, so these are not a final verdict on any of the apps, just my takeaways. I don't know if this list will be useful to anyone but I figure it's better to have it posted here than buried in the comments on another thread. See my addendum after this post.Ī couple days ago I asked the hive for 'waveform editor' recs and boy did I get some.

**UPDATE** I've used TwistedWave for a few weeks and the results are interesting (mostly good, some bad).

Simple mac audio editor