I have Cool Edit Pro 2.1 but it seems to be missing features such as Noise
Reduction in the effects menu. What's wrong? I can't find the CD's to
re-install it. Is there a way to get plug-ins and other effects like noise
reduction for it?

Greatly appreciate your help.

Thanks.

I'm an idiot. Don't bother answering the above question.

I do have another one though.

How do you mix and master a track in Cool Edit Pro? Actually..how to you mix
and master at all?

Thanks in advance!!


"xtremenut" wrote in message
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I have Cool Edit Pro 2.1 but it seems to be missing features such as Noise
Reduction in the effects menu. What's wrong? I can't find the CD's to
re-install it. Is there a way to get plug-ins and other effects like noise
reduction for it?

Greatly appreciate your help.

Thanks.

xtremenut wrote:

I'm an idiot. Don't bother answering the above question.

I do have another one though.

How do you mix and master a track in Cool Edit Pro? Actually..how to you mix
and master at all?

Click on the top left icon on the toolbar (or hit F12) to
get to multi-track view and start clicking around.


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simpler."

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"xtremenut" wrote in message
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I'm an idiot. Don't bother answering the above question.

I do have another one though.

How do you mix and master a track in Cool Edit Pro? Actually..how to
you mix and master at all?

First you need to have a number of tracks to mix.

The way you define a collection of tracks is to create a Session. You do
this in Multitrack view.

In multitrack view there are four panes. The left pane is labeled Files, and
a list of saved files in the session. It defaults to no files. The center
pane is labeled Track properties, and is used to set up the track, set its
level, and position it in your 2-track mix. The right pane is a collection
of horizontal strips, one for each track. A track can be stereo or mono.
Typically you want to record and mix mono tracks.

You get started tracking by assigning tracks to sound card channels. Your
assignments are based on a order of devices which is set up under Options,
Device Order. Usually device order defaults to a reasonable set of settings,
but if you move sound cards in and out of the machine it could be all jacked
up. Basically, anything that looks orderly and logical and keeps like
devices together and ordered in a sensible way can work.

Tracks are assigned to sound card channels by selecting a track by clicking
on it. Best place to click is the little nearly square control/summary panel
to the left of the image of the wave (which starts out as a long skinny
blank area). The center track properties box is then assigned to that track
and you set the track properties up there.

Once you've assigned your sound card channels, you should be able to do a
test recording (no actual inputs required). Press the red "R" (record)
button for every track you want to record to arm the track, and then press
the red-centered record button in the lower left hand corner. You should see
a recording of silent tracks scrolling across the screen. Press the stop
button. The track wave display area should have a line drawn done its middle
as far as you recorded. These are your tracks of silence.

Now, hook up your mics, preamps, etc. and press the rewind button. Now make
some noise and record it over your silent tracks. Now rewind it and listen
to it. You should be able to click on tracks and adjust levels, panning,
etc.

You can double click a track and switch to Edit mode for that track. The
rule is don't do anything that changes the length of the track unless you
have something specific in mind. IOW, silence rather than delete.

CoolEdit works in the background to create a temporary stereo mix file that
relates to your current settings, etc. You can save that temporary mix
permanently using the File, Save Mixdown As. If CoolEdit has not had time to
finish up all the mixing, there will be a significant delay while it
finishes up, and then it will save the mix.

You can also save the .wav files that make up the session and the session
definition itself with File, Save Session And Its Waves. Later on if you
double click on the session file, or load it in multitrack view with File,
Open Session, you'll be right back where you left off.

If you right click the waveform for a track, there are lots of options. You
can do things like position a previously existing wave file anyplace in a
track, for example.

Hope this helps!