Editing Adobe Audition (section)

==Origins==
Syntrillium Software was founded in the early 1990s by Robert Ellison and David Johnston, both former [[Microsoft]] employees. '''{{visible anchor|Cool Edit}}''', an audio editing program distributed as [[crippleware]] for Windows computers, was among Syntrillium's early offerings beginning in 1995 with the release of Cool Edit 95.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://homerecording.com/bbs/threads/cool-edit-audition-release-history.235201/|title=Cool Edit/Audition release history|website=homerecording.com|date=April 14, 2007 |access-date=November 21, 2023}}</ref> By 1999, the program had matured into its final two versions: Cool Edit 2000, for ordinary users, and Cool Edit Pro, for audio editing professionals. Both drew very positive reviews.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://rapmag.com/a/00/oct00/cool-edit-2000-review|title=Test Drive: Cool Edit 2000 from Syntrillium Software|website=RapMag.com|access-date=November 21, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.adobe.com/aboutadobe/pressroom/pressreleases/200305/051903Syntrillium.html|title=Adobe Acquires Leading Audio Application and Technology from Syntrillium Software|website=Adobe.com|access-date=November 21, 2023|archive-date=May 23, 2003|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030523033527/http://www.adobe.com/aboutadobe/pressroom/pressreleases/200305/051903Syntrillium.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

'''{{visible anchor|Cool Edit Pro}}''' introduced the capability to work with multiple tracks as well as other features. Audio processing, however, was done in a destructive manner. (At the time, few computers had sufficient processor power and memory capacity to perform non-destructive operations in real time.) Cool Edit Pro v2 added support for real-time non-destructive processing, and v2.1 added support for [[surround sound]] mixing and unlimited simultaneous tracks (up to the limit imposed by the computer hardware). Cool Edit 2000 and Pro also included plugins such as [[noise reduction]] and [[Fast Fourier transform|FFT]] [[Equalization (audio)|equalization]].

From the beginning, consumer and professional versions of Cool Edit supported numerous import/export codecs for various audio file formats.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.soundonsound.com/reviews/syntrillium-cool-edit-pro-v2|title=Syntrillium Cool Edit Pro v2|website=www.soundonsound.com|access-date=February 29, 2020|archive-date=June 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602215402/https://www.soundonsound.com/reviews/syntrillium-cool-edit-pro-v2|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.softwarert.com/combine-music-sound-recordings-audio-audition-pc/|title=Combine music, sound recordings, audio files using Audition – Software Review RT|accessdate=May 27, 2021|archive-date=June 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602213455/https://www.softwarert.com/combine-music-sound-recordings-audio-audition-pc/|url-status=live}}</ref> When [[MP3]] became popular, Cool Edit licensed and integrated the original [[Fraunhofer Society|Fraunhofer]] MP3 encoder. The software had an [[Software development kit|SDK]] and supported codec plugins (FLT filters). The developer community wrote a wide range of import/export format plugins to open and save in a number of audio compression formats. Popular audio formats and containers supported by Cool Edit with built-in codecs or plugins included Fraunhofer [[MP3]], [[LAME|LAME MP3]], [[Dolby Digital|Dolby AC3]], [[DTS (sound system)|DTS]], [[Windows legacy audio components#Audio Compression Manager|ACM]] [[WAV|Waveform]], [[Pulse-code modulation|PCM]] [[Raw audio format|waveform]], [[Audio Interchange File Format|AIFF]], [[Au file format|AU]], [[.cda file|CDA]], [[MPEG-1 Audio Layer I|MPEG-1 Audio]], [[MPEG-1 Audio Layer II|MPEG-2 Audio]], [[Advanced Audio Coding|AAC]], [[High-Efficiency Advanced Audio Coding|HE-AAC]], [[Ogg]] [[Vorbis]], [[FLAC]], True Audio, [[WavPack]], [[QuickTime]] MOV and MP4 (import only), [[Adaptive differential pulse-code modulation|ADPCM]], [[RealMedia]], [[Windows Media Audio|WMA Standard]], [[Windows Media Audio#Windows Media Audio Professional|WMA Professional]], [[Windows Media Audio#Windows Media Audio Lossless|WMA Lossless]] and WMA Multichannel.

Adobe purchased Syntrillium's technology assets, including Cool Edit, in May 2003 for $16.5 million,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.adobe.com/aboutadobe/invrelations/pdfs/q2_fy03_form_10q.pdf |title=United States SEC Form 10-Q, Adobe Systems, Inc., May 30, 2003 |access-date=August 20, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151030212330/http://www.adobe.com/aboutadobe/invrelations/pdfs/q2_fy03_form_10q.pdf |archive-date=October 30, 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref> as well as a large [[music loop|loop]] library called "Loopology." Adobe then renamed Cool Edit Pro to "Adobe Audition" and terminated Cool Edit 2000.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.radioworld.com/tech-and-gear/cool-edit-passes-its-39audition39|title=Cool Edit Passes Its 'Audition'|website=radioworld.com|date=April 23, 2004 |access-date=November 21, 2023|archive-date=October 3, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221003145604/https://www.radioworld.com/tech-and-gear/cool-edit-passes-its-39audition39|url-status=live}}</ref>