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If you are working on your game and you are working with original sound effects, or you got some buddies to do some voice acting for you, may I direct your attention to this software as a alternative to audacity.
Nothing against audacity, its a great free software, but it does have its short comings. Its clunky, processing is not in realtime, tends to crash and slightly distort things.
Reaper is a industry standard level Digital Audio Workstation (DAW for short), that is affordable (free for a long time as well), and useful. It is actually used by several AAA game studios.
So what benefits does reaper give you?
For one it loads very quickly, and does not take up much computer resources. It allows you to use what are called plugins to add effects to what ever sounds you have recorded (and even add them as you record. These plugins can change how the sound sounds in real time without going through a loading screen. Effects included with the software are some of the basics. Compressors and Limiters (volume/dynamic processors used to alter the overall volume of a sound), Equalizers (pitch+partial suppression/amplification) to name a few. The software itself is really good for making music as well.
All in all, if you are comfortable with Audacity then feel free to keep using it (it really is a great free software), but if you are willing to learn a new software and be able to do more in the world of audio, then check out reaper.
http://www.reaper.fm/
Nothing against audacity, its a great free software, but it does have its short comings. Its clunky, processing is not in realtime, tends to crash and slightly distort things.
Reaper is a industry standard level Digital Audio Workstation (DAW for short), that is affordable (free for a long time as well), and useful. It is actually used by several AAA game studios.
So what benefits does reaper give you?
For one it loads very quickly, and does not take up much computer resources. It allows you to use what are called plugins to add effects to what ever sounds you have recorded (and even add them as you record. These plugins can change how the sound sounds in real time without going through a loading screen. Effects included with the software are some of the basics. Compressors and Limiters (volume/dynamic processors used to alter the overall volume of a sound), Equalizers (pitch+partial suppression/amplification) to name a few. The software itself is really good for making music as well.
All in all, if you are comfortable with Audacity then feel free to keep using it (it really is a great free software), but if you are willing to learn a new software and be able to do more in the world of audio, then check out reaper.
http://www.reaper.fm/
