Amadeus Pro 2.8.14 — macOS

Amadeus Pro runs on any 64-bit Intel Mac with macOS 10.9 or later. It handles common audio formats including MP3, AAC, AIFF, WAVE, FLAC, and Ogg Vorbis. The interface is available in English, German, Danish, Spanish, Italian, Finnish, and French.

What it does, step by step

1. Open a file or start a new multi-track recording. The editor handles several tracks at once.
2. Apply effects using VST plugins or the built-in tools. Use fade in, fade out, or the sound analysis tools to clean up your audio.
3. Process multiple files at once with the batch processor. You can run the same effect or conversion on a whole folder of files.
4. Export directly to disk while processing. No need to wait for the whole file to finish before you hear the output.

One thing you don't notice at first is how the Favorite Actions panel saves you from digging through menus for tasks you repeat every day. Add noise reduction, format conversion, or fade in to that panel once, and it's two clicks away from then on. I keep mine set to the tools I use most: batch renaming after export and a quick fade out on the final track.

The waveform caching is another convenience. On a long recording — say, an hour-long lecture or a live set — scrolling around the waveform stays responsive because the app loads what you need as you move, not all at once. You don't think about it until you open a ninety-minute WAV and the timeline scrolls without hesitation.

Cleaning muddy bass from a stereo band recording

Say you have a stereo recording of a band practice. You open the file, and the waveform appears with two tracks stacked vertically. You zoom in on a section where the bass is muddy and select a few seconds of it. From the Favorite Actions panel you run noise reduction, adjusting it to only clean the low hum without touching the vocals.

After that, you add a marker at the start of each song so you can jump between them later. You apply a fade in on the first track and a fade out on the last. Then you select the whole file, choose MP3 as the export format, and send it to disk. While it writes, you can start another edit — the direct-to-disk output means you don't sit waiting for one job to finish.

If you need to convert a folder of old AIFF recordings to FLAC, you drop them into the batch processor, set the target format, and let it run. You could apply a high-pass filter to all of them at the same time if you wanted. The batch tool processes each file in sequence and writes them to a folder you choose.

Setting up your Favorite Actions panel on day one

Get the Favorite Actions panel set up early. Right after you install and open the app, spend five minutes going through the menus and adding the commands you use most — save, export, noise reduction, fade out. That panel becomes the main place you reach for common tasks.

Try opening the same audio file in Amadeus Pro and in whatever you used before, then compare how the waveform looks when you zoom in close. The waveform caching makes a difference on long files, especially if you jump between sections. You might find you scroll more freely than you used to.

If you work with plug-ins, load one VST and one Audio Unit plugin early, just to confirm they appear in the plug-in menu and process audio as expected. Some AU plug-ins that came with older Macs still work fine here, so check those before you assume you need new ones.

When you batch convert a folder, start with a small test folder of three or four files first. Check the output format and the target folder before you let it run on your whole library. Once you're confident the settings are right, the batch processor does the rest.

And keep in mind that Amadeus Pro can record live audio and internet streams. Even if you mainly edit files now, knowing the record function is there means you can capture a stream or a tape digitization session without switching to another app. It's one of those features you don't use every day but appreciate when you need it.

For basic editing, batch jobs, or multi-track work, Amadeus Pro covers the ground without extra steps.

• macOS 10.9 or later
• 64-bit Intel processor