Is WaveEditor the same as AudioDirector? Does it have a noise gate function?

fishtop_records

Newbie Location: Wayne, PA Joined: May 12, 2016 02:02 Messages: 39 Offline

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Jun 28, 2016 00:05

Hi, I'm new to PowerDirector and am using it to edit videos. I want to do some editing to the audio as well.
I see that my bundled of PD14 includes a WaveEditor program, but I can't see what version it is. And I see that here we talk about AudioDirector.

Are they the same program?

I have used other Audio workstation software in the distant past, including Vegas, CoolEdit and Sonar.

I want to process the audio through a standard noise gate. Is there one in the WaveEditor?
or a plugin?

Thanks
Pat

PIX

Senior Contributor Joined: Sep 21, 2011 00:02 Messages: 2910 Offline

Jun 28, 2016 14:14

Hello Pat,

Welcome to the AudioDirector forum

Wave Editor & AudioDirector are two different pieces of software, though some of the editing functions are similar. Wave Editor is more basic. AudioDirector is more advanced.

AudioDirector has Noise Gate built into it, while Wave Editor has a simpler Noise Reduction facility. You'd need to try it to see whether it meets your needs.

Both programs can import VST plugins, such as these http://bedroomproducersblog.com/2012/01/17/bpb-freeware-studio-best-free-noise-gate-vstau-plugins/

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Jul 17, 2016 18:11

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