How Cool Is Cool Edit?
Cool Edit, produced by Syntrillium Software, is another sound editing and recording program similar to Sound Forge. There are two varieties of Cool Edit, a stereo version called Cool Edit 2000, and a multi-track version called Cool Edit Pro. The two-track version has many of the same capabilities as Sound Forge. The multi-track version is more expensive, but can be used to record audio similar to the way Cakewalk does. Unfortunately, the multi-track capabilities of Cool Edit Pro are not very accessible. Mouse clicks are necessary to move from one track to another, and you need to click on parameters like volume or pan to activate sliders that can be changed with arrow keys. You can also right-click on a track number to open a dialog box for setting properties. With some tinkering, we were able to record a few tracks of audio and have them play back simultaneously. If you don’t need to record MIDI instruments, and you don’t mind doing some experimenting, it might not hurt to give Cool E
