[Acemoab]

I have something to add! I have discovered that I ACTUALLY CAN delete as many times as I want to the file, but if I listen to the audio, this disables further editing. I set the temp folder reserve to 5000 KB, but this did not change anything.

[Acemoab]

So far I have tried Audition 1.5 on THREE computers with the same result: my client’s file cannot be edited, but smaller files, including smaller pieces of her file can. All machines have PLENTY of RAM and hard drive space. (Wouldn’t Windows give its usual “out of memory” or “out of virtual memory” messages if either of these were a problem?). The best machine has the following specs:

AMD Athlon 3200+
1GB RAM
160 GB hard drive (in RAID 0 array) 80% empty
WinXP Pro SP2 + all updates

I can make one, or sometimes two small select-and-deletes before the problem happens on this machine. If I edit a small section of the file (say three minutes) I can edit freely. I haven’t had time to test what the actual maximum file length that can be edited is, but it is certainly MUCH smaller than both the available RAM and/or the available hard drive space. Again, shutting off resource hogging stuff (Like Norton AntiVirus) has no effect.

The other machines are almost as capable, differing mostly in processor speed which should merely make Audition run slower, not hamper its capabilities. Users have no problems with any other program on these machines including Autocad, and various video processing apps, all of which are very machine intensive.

As far as contacting Adobe, they DO NOT RESPOND. This is my usual experience with most software vendors, so they, perhaps, do not deserve scorn. (But I doubt if I will buy from them again, unless this problem can be resolved)

[Acemoab]

I tried uninstalling Audition and reinstalling it, to no avail. I also tried installing it on another computer, a much more capable one, to no avail. I can make one or two deletes in the file, then no more without a save, close of Audition, and a re-open of the file. Now this is a large (>600 MB) CD quality .wav file. Perhaps this is beyond the capacity of Audition to edit? What a shame, as Nero Wave Editor (which came free with my DVD burner) works perfectly and cost me nothing. I have tried editing tiny .wav files, and Audition freely allows multiple edits. Anything over a minute or so in length, and it refuses. When this happens, most of the other nifty options are also greyed out, making Audition, in a word, useless. I wish I could get my money back! I really can’t imagine what I am doing wrong, so if anyone knows, please help. My client is anxious to have her work done! If I could edit the file with my old editor and use Audition for the more detailed items, I would, but sadly, it doesn’t allow me to do much of anything. The people at Adobe do not respond.