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Which audio tool is right for you?

Both Adobe® Audition® and Adobe Soundbooth™ audio software are designed for high-quality results. Use the following information to decide which one is right for you.

	Adobe Audition 3	Adobe Soundbooth CS3
What it is	All-in-one toolset for professional audio production	Audio application with a task-based interface for everyday audio needs
Designed for	Audiocentric professionals such as sound designers, recording and mastering engineers, and musicians	Designers, developers, and other creative professionals with little or no background in audio
Key features	Tool-based interface Low-latency multitrack mixing Music looping with thousands of included loops Audio CD burning and extraction Recordable parameter automation Batch processing and scripting MIDI track and VSTi virtual instruments	Task-based interface Single-asset editing with on-clip controls Cue-point support for Adobe Flash® AutoComposer for quickly customizing Soundbooth Scores Resource Central for Soundbooth Scores, sound effects, and more Tight integration with Adobe Creative Suite® 3 products
Video product integration	Edit Original and Edit in Adobe Audition functionality	Edit Original and Edit in Adobe Soundbooth functionality
Operating system	Microsoft® Windows® XP or Windows Vista®	Intel® based Mac with Mac OS X v.10.4.9, Windows XP, or Windows Vista
Availability	Standalone	Standalone and included in Adobe Creative Suite 3 Production Premium or Master Collection software
Pricing	US$349 for the full version; US$99 to upgrade from any version of Adobe Audition or Production Studio	US$199
Learn more	Adobe Audition 3	Adobe Soundbooth CS3

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