Audiate vs. GarageBand

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Audiate
Score 9.6 out of 10
N/A
Audiate is a text-based audio editing application from TechSmith, that turns recordings into text, letting the user make precise edits without being an expert. Text-based audio editing makes it easy for anyone to edit audio, and saves even professionals tons of time.
$29.99
GarageBand
Score 9.6 out of 10
N/A
Apple offers GarageBand, a digital audio workstation packaged with its operating system.
$199.99
Pricing
AudiateGarageBand
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
Logic Pro (GarageBand Premium)
$199.99
Garageband for Mac
Free
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
AudiateGarageBand
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
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Small Businesses
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Score 8.3 out of 10
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Score 8.3 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Adobe Audition
Adobe Audition
Score 8.9 out of 10
Adobe Audition
Adobe Audition
Score 8.9 out of 10
Enterprises
Adobe Audition
Adobe Audition
Score 8.9 out of 10
Adobe Audition
Adobe Audition
Score 8.9 out of 10
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User Ratings
AudiateGarageBand
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(1 ratings)
9.5
(10 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(2 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.4
(3 ratings)
User Testimonials
AudiateGarageBand
Likelihood to Recommend
TechSmith
It is perfect for editing all the unwanted words from your recording. It does this within a minute or two. You can also specify what you want to remove or change. Then it makes the changes seamlessly to Camtasia with the edited audio and synched video to match. All within minutes. It saves me so much time and it's fantastic at it.
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Apple
GarageBand is great for demo tracking for songwriting and and simple audio editing of spoken word or podcast applications. It is also great for making EQ adjustments on audio from other macOS or iOS programs for easy export back into those programs. GarageBand isn't well-suited for mastering, however, and it's a little difficult to get volume levels up in post-production if capture wasn't just right
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Pros
TechSmith
  • Identifies 'em, ahs, am' phrases
  • Provides ability to edit very quickly
  • Automated edits/cuts and synchs to Camtasia with ease
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Apple
  • It is easy to edit in the way that you can highlight something and simply delete a part of what you are working on.
  • I love that I can drag two or more tracks together to keep them in sync when editing.
  • It's not difficult to add a click track when you need it.
  • I think the whole process of highlighting, cutting out parts and the basic editing doesn't take huge amounts of time because it seems intuitive.
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Cons
TechSmith
  • More options around effects and properties
  • More options for editing
  • Ability to change a word and use your own voice
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Apple
  • Can't save the preferences for the tracks such as turning off reverb etc.
  • Project files are large, a 30-minute podcast episode with only 4 tracks is typically around 1 GB
  • Auto feature to silence guest not talking
  • Optimize for podcasters (I use the old version 6 as new versions hasn't had podcast options)
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Usability
TechSmith
No answers on this topic
Apple
It's dang simple for anybody who knows even a little about recording software. It's not something just anyone can open and immediately be a professional at, but things are clearly marked, the help documentation is great, and it's easy to explore and discover functionality that can aid in your production workflow.
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Support Rating
TechSmith
No answers on this topic
Apple
I have never tried it. It's just simple, and you should be able to navigate most of it via self-exploration and Apple Help.
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Alternatives Considered
TechSmith
Audiate, like I have said before, is very easy to use and its ability to pick out unwanted phrases, edit and synchronise with Camtasia within minutes is superb! It would just be great to be able to do a one-off purchase of a product rather than a subscription.
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Apple
Adobe Audition is another great audio editing/recording software, in fact it is much better compared to GarageBand and has much more effects. However, it has a pretty large price tag while GarageBand is completely free. Also, Adobe Audition has a very steep learning curve which makes it hard for our staff to get used to the software. Considering all this and after deep analysis we decided to opt for GarageBand, well at least for now. We may change in the future depending on our needs.
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Return on Investment
TechSmith
  • Reduces editing by hours
  • Reductions in editing time saves $100s in cost
  • Improves overall productivity as more time can be spent on video visualisations and improvements
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Apple
  • Amazing value
  • Very easy to get started
  • For novices and professionals alike
  • Loops library is simply awesome
  • Export capabilities very effective to share tracks
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