| Software | Portable? | Strengths | Weaknesses | |----------|-----------|-----------|-------------| | | Yes (official) | Free, open source, no legal issues. Good for basic cutting. | No real‑time effects, no multitrack clip stretching, clunky spectral editing. | | Reaper (Portable install) | Yes (official option during install) | Extremely powerful, unlimited evaluation, full VST support. | Steeper learning curve; more MIDI/digital audio focused, not as intuitive for waveform repair. | | Adobe Audition CC v6.0 Portable | Yes (unofficial) | Spectral editing, Essential Sound panel, fast waveform view, professional broadcast tools. | Pirated, no updates, no cloud. | | Wavosaur | Yes | Very tiny (1 MB), great for batch processing. | No multitrack, no ASIO, no spectral editing. |
| System | Specs | Performance Observations | |--------|-------|--------------------------| | Old laptop | Core i3-2350M, 4 GB RAM, 5400 RPM HDD | Launches in 9 sec. Playback of 24 tracks with 3 effects per track is stable at 512 samples buffer. Spectral edit on 5 min file takes 2 sec. | | Mid‑range desktop | Ryzen 5 3600, 16 GB RAM, NVMe SSD | Near‑instant launch (2 sec). Handles 100+ tracks. Noise reduction preview in real time. Export of 1 hour podcast in 45 sec. | | High‑end workstation | Intel i9-12900K, 32 GB RAM, RTX 3060 | Overkill. The only limitation is the 32‑bit engine (no native 64‑bit plugin bridging, but it works). |
This can happen on Intel integrated graphics with older drivers. Disable “Hardware Acceleration” in Preferences > Appearance. Also, update your GPU drivers.
Plugins don’t appear after scanning.
Delete the Plugin Cache file in your portable Audition folder (usually Media Core\Plug-Ins\PluginCache.cfg ). Restart Audition and manually add the VST folder path again.
The application crashes when opening spectral frequency display.