Podium

Podium is a full-featured program designed for editing audio tracks and creating song mixes. The users can work with multiple projects at the same time, and each project can contain several arrangements and audio files.

Use the file browser to find tracks to include in your project easily. The files are organized in a hierarchic tree structure, containing their visual layout, so the editing process is even easier.

The mixer enables you to access the controls easily, and the sequences and sounds can be pasted directly on tracks. Surround-sound playback, together with multi-core and plugin multiprocessing capabilities are features that make this application worth considering for creating mixes.

If you want to records your tracks, click the record button on the transport toolbar to enable recording mode. The record prepped tracks will be highlighted with red color in the range that will be recorded. Click the metronome if you want an audible click synced to the tempo and time signature of the arrangement. Click the play button on the transport toolbar to start the recording.

If you are pleased by your mix and want to export it as an audio file, use the bounce feature. Select the master track and press the "B" key shortcut or select the "Render" command in the Bounce sub-menu of the Track menu. A progress dialog will appear. Once the render is done, a highlighted B button appears on the master track, and the waveform of the bounced audio is drawn as an overlay on the master track. This indicates that the record is now set to play the bounced sound, and subsequently, all child tracks are silenced.