Adobe’s Soundbooth had a controversial inception. It was developed to replace the defunct Audition in time for the CS3 release, but the timing meant they had to cut back on features, displeasing many with the final product. For example, Soundbooth only supports single stereo track editing instead of multi-track. Noise reduction and sound restoration filters have also been muted, as compared to Audition. Although the program can still be useful, having fewer features, lowered processing quality, hard-to-decipher labels make it a big disappointment for audio professionals. The reviewer hopes that the next versions will feature marked improvements from Adobe, otherwise editors may have to begin to look at other developers.

The Soundbooth was created with the independent video producer in mind. There may be something entirely too simple about Soundbooth, enabling you to easily add custom music to your production; a vast array of presets in its Effects Rack enables one to modify his or her clip in unlimited forms. That said, Photoshop-like visual selection tools help you to isolate and remove clicks, coughs, and even low hums from fluorescent light bulbs. This program was designed to give video producers all the basics. It may not be for the serious audiophile and may lack in complexity, but it certainly gets the job done. If you have little time and not enough money to hire someone to do your audio posts, this is the program for you.