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For just a quick down and dirty audio recording from computer source, Audacity is a no-frills solution that any user can get up and running with quickly without the intimidating functions seen in most standard DAWs. This would be a great tool to start with to record church services, or basic live performances where someone wouldn't want to use a full DAW like Ableton Live or Studio One.Incentivized
I think for the purpose of our business, WideOrbit is one of the better systems I have worked on. No system is every perfect, but WideOrbit seems to be a lot better than the system we've worked on in the past. The fact that it is able to integrate other third-party systems into it is also very helpful. We have recently moved to a new avail system for our sales executives, and the fact that they can easily transfer avails and schedules into the order system in WideOrbit is very helpful.Incentivized
Audacity has a wide variety of controls and capabilities for editing, making it a very robust tool for audio editing.Even though it's a robust tool, it is very easy to use to get many basic things done in audio editing. The learning curve is small.Love that audacity is free! What else could you ask for? There really is no reason not to use it.Incentivized
Wide Orbit offers a wide variety of reports, as a user- you are able to maximize these to your advantage and include as much or as little information as necessary for internal use or for your clients.It's fantastic to be able to reference all of our orders in one place and track completion process from order entry to approvals and actual air time/run datesVery user friendly and efficient to use.The Revenue Reports are especially wonderful, and can be sorted according to whatever perimeters you desire.Incentivized
Although the UI is very simple, it's not great to look at. Making the program more exciting visually would be a great plus.The functionality has never been lacking for what it is, but has also not seen major additions in a long time.The support base of the community is truly impressive, but is also very intimidating to wade through. Having better standardized help avenues would be a benefit to new users.
Would love to see the inventory codes in the drop-down menu stick like breaks and weeks..and not have to re-select each time for a reportwould like to have better functionality when exporting to XL or to PDF. Formatting could use improvement with outputoffer a monthly calendar of training opportunities like Nielsen offersIncentivized
With no subscription fees unlike other products on the market, I am very confident I will continue using Audacity for my simple audio editing needs. I'm not an expert in audio editing, I'm sure what works for me as a more general user in a public institution would not suit someone more experienced, but I'm very happy with the quality of work I'm able to produce.Incentivized
Audacity is decently user friendly, while any questions generally have to be answered by externally searching for tutorials or other users encountering the same issue, it is still straightforward, simple, and easily resolved. It's installable on any type of computer, compact, and easy to install. Beginners may have a harder time, but once you know what you're doing, it's very easy to use.Incentivized
Audacity is great for this, it doesn't require a network connection once downloaded, and previous versions of the software are still functional in my experience. I have never experienced the program crashing, lost work, corrupted files, anything of the sort.Incentivized
I have never had issues with speed in Audacity, I don't integrate it with other software but the program runs smoothly even with larger jobs. I haven't measured the CPU while using Audacity, but I imagine it's not high compared to other, more professional or specialized programs in the same category.Incentivized
We have not used direct support for Audacity, other than using the information available on their website, which resolved the issues we were experiencing so we had a good experience in that regard. As this is Open Source FREE software, I don't believe there is direct support available. In saying that, it has the following great support options: Online documentation and FAQOnline tutorials covering all functionsOnline user forums where questions are asked and answered by other usersOnline wiki with more informationWith these options most issues should be able to be resolved to get full use from Audacity.Incentivized
Again I found it helpful to write up a step-by-step tutorial for coworkers based on our institution's standard practices. This combined with support from coworkers to answer questions is very effective for simple everyday use of Audacity. The support in-program is minimal but troubleshooting in the internet age is straightforward.Incentivized
All of the DAW's listed above are great for scoring to picture, which is something Audacity doesn't do. But it's an excellent standalone audio editor, which is a vital tool in any studio. It's very easy to transfer the clip, make the changes, and import it back into your session.Incentivized
I would say that WideOrbit is much better than Pilat in terms of its ease of use. One major factor was that WideOrbits customer support is stateside and easily reachable if help is needed. Pilat was located in Europe I believe and getting assistance was very hard. As far as just the overall day to day usage, WideOrbit is leaps and bounds better in the area of functionality Incentivized
I feel that Audacity is useful, simple, and suited both to casual users and more advanced use cases. There are options for expanding functionality in complex situations, but the option to not mess with it as a beginner is perfectly fine and suited to most everyday uses in my institution.Incentivized
Audacity is completely free, so it has helped us to eliminate the expense of paying for recording software.It is fast and efficient, which helps us save time and generate a great workflow.Even though we have what we need there are some features that cannot be found on Audacity, this affects the quality of our audio in a way.Incentivized
The system doesn't seem to work well with any of our digital platforms. For example, we can input an order and track an approval process through our finance system and see the invoice, but actual execution of any digital assets are NOT done through Wide OrbitIncentivized