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The first and only…
The first and only software in the world designed specifically and completely for classical music recording and editing is here! Cohler Classical runs exclusively on REAPER and includes unrivaled source-destination editing with a state-of-the-art one or Two-lane Crossfade Editor. Customers are saying that this is exactly what they have been searching for for decades! Listen to audio/video samples, and watch the instructional videos below. NOW also fully accessible for the visually impaired!
Industry leading…
Industry-leading features including 700+ new functions and 660+ keyboard shortcuts, unrivaled speed and price, as well as an industry-first immediate customer service/no-bugs policy are all being hailed by performing musicians, tonmeisters, independent studio engineers, record companies, and major studios from five continents and major cities all over the USA and around the world, including Amsterdam, Barcelona, Basel, Berlin, Bonn, Boston, Christchurch, Cisternino, Copenhagen, Dresden, Geneva, Hannover, Kuala Lumpur, Leipzig, London, Melbourne, Mexico City, Milan, Montreal, Moscow, Munich, New York, Oslo, Paris, Rio de Janeiro, Rotterdam, San Francisco, Stockholm, Stuttgart, Sydney, Taipei, Toronto, Utrecht, Vancouver, Warsaw, and Windsor just to name a few!
The fastest…
MUCH faster, more powerful, more responsive, more flexible, more precise, and MUCH less expensive than Pyramix, Pro Tools, Sequoia, SADiE, or soundBlade, Cohler Classical uses REAPER‘s state-of-the-art 64-bit floating-point audio engine and is designed for multitrack, multi-take, track-group, source-destination editing of classical music, drum sets, and all other multi-microphone acoustical audio projects. Available for Windows, Mac OS X, or Unix.
One click…
Everything you need to do is just one click away!
Whether you choose the regular or Pro versions, Cohler Classical is ready to do exactly what you want in just one click, unlike all other DAW software which require 5, 10 or even 20 steps to do the same thing! And many of CC’s capabilities are unique in the entire industry.
(Click on any link in the feature comparison below to see a short but detailed instructional video)
| Cohler Classical 3.0 | CC | Pro |
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| State-of-the-art, seamlessly integrated two-lane crossfade editor |  |
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| Audition buttons | |
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| Automatic visual track height configuration, and other settings | |
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| 1-click pitch envelope management | |
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| Play-stop with fades | |
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| 1-click Action List text or keyboard shortcut search | |
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| 1-click VCA track creation | |
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| Countdown timer followed by action | |
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| Play lock mode | |
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| Toggle sources online-offline | |
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| Multi-track recording transfer mode | |
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| Menus, 700+ new functions, and 660+ shortcuts all customized for classical music editing! | | |
| 1-click complete menus printout | | |
| Dozens of 1-click audition commands | | |
| Instant screen navigation | | |
| Lightning fast source-destination editing | | |
| Crossfade editor fully controllable by click & drag OR keystrokes | | |
| Highly efficient screen layout | | |
| Unlimited track groups: 1 Destination & 9 Sources per tab | | |
| Multi-track, multi-take, track & item-group editing | | |
| Auto-soloing, fully collapsible, track groups with multi-level hierarchy | | |
| 99 markers per track group | | |
| Unlimited embedded take markers | | |
| 1-minute install | | |
| 1-click licensing | | |
| Instant auto updates | | |
| Resolves dozens of REAPER limitations and bugs | | |
| Automatic rippling of audio, markers, and automation by track group | | |
| Super-fast project setup & load | | |
| CD Mastering including the full “Red Book” CD Text standard | | |
| 1-click “Red Book” DDP export | | |
| Sample-accurate, configurable timecode window | | |
| Configurable take-number window | | |
| Track-group consolidation | | |
| Automation functions for detailed balancing | | |
| Automatic track-group record arming | | |
| 1-click track-group recording | | |
| Automatic live mix switching | | |
| 1-click headroom setting | | |
| 1-click send track creation | | |
| 1-click VCA track creation | | |
| Automatic clipping notification | | |
| Templates for 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 14, 16, and 31-channel projects | | |
| Simplified track hierarchy setup | | |
| WAV file metadata record/edit | | |
| WAV file structural analysis | | |
| Sample-accurate editing for videos | | |
| Automatic project snapshot backup and 1-click restore | | |
| Fully accessible for visually impaired screen-reader users | | |
| 20-button main toolbar | | |
| Automatic and robust, industry-first project error protection | | |
| Mac, Windows, and Unix | | |
| Same keyboard shortcuts on all systems | | |
| And MUCH MORE | | |
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Cohler Classical is my go-to software for audio recording and editing. With its outstanding accessibility features, things are possible for me as never before!
Website • Email • +49 173 3935592
Augsburg, Germany
Johann Sebastian Bach
Sonata No. 6 in G Major, BWV 1019a
Cantabile, ma un poco Adagio
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I come to Cohler Classical after decades of recording, editing, and mastering classical music from chamber music to operas…I had been using Soundblade, Nuendo, and Reaper for many years, for recording, but only Soundblade (now at end of life) supported Source-Destination editing. I had been considering Pyramix for multitrack editing when Cohler Classical was first released. I began using CC a few months ago, and I am very happy I did. It is straightforward to learn and was created with classical music editing in mind. Its S-D editing model is more flexible than Sonic, and its many other capabilities make the recording-editing-mastering process very efficient, with lightning fast response even for very large track counts.
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I never imagined I could or would be editing my debut concerto CD myself, but Cohler Classical made it possible. With no prior experience, I am amazed at how easy and stress-free the process is. For my prior commercial CDs, editing was a cumbersome process searching for and listening to takes, and going back and forth numerous times with the producer to make modifications. With Cohler Classical, all the takes are on one screen. Mr. Cohler had me up and running in one day, provides stellar customer service, and the software runs very fast even on my old 2008 Macbook. I would never consider expensive applications like Pyramix or Pro Tools when Cohler Classical does everything I need at a fraction of a cost. I highly recommend this product!
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I’ve been waiting for this affordable source-destination software for years and I’m so happy to be using it now. It is extremely fast and super efficient. The setup is easy and you can start editing and or recording in no time...I had a few questions and every time customer service answered me within 24 hours max, something I have never experienced with any other software vendor. Cohler Classical is extremely powerful and flexible. For me the choice is a no-brainer!
Classical music balance engineer working mainly in broadcast.
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Cohler Classical solves all of the problems associated with acoustic multi-track editing and allows you to focus on the job at hand with incredible efficiency. It is an absolute joy to use, and the level of customer support is like nothing I have ever experienced. I do all my recording and editing on the computer using a screen reader, which means using keyboard commands rather than the mouse.
The developers have worked tirelessly to make Cohler Classical the most screen-reader accessible audio editing software I know of, and this is an absolute game-changer!
Website • Email • + 44 7932 728921
Norwich, England
Lutenist and renowned recording artist Matthew Wadsworth has appeared at most major concert halls and festivals. His many CD recordings for Channel Classics, Linn Records, Deux-Elles and Wigmore Live have all received international critical acclaim, and have been featured as Gramophone Editor's Choice on three occasions. His most recent CD features the Stephen Goss Theorbo concerto written for him in 2018 and performed with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra.
Deux-Elles Records
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I’ve been recording and editing classical music since 1980...Cohler Classical has been a revelation...When one has hundreds of takes of detailed material, organizing it and being able to see and keep track of everything is paramount. In Cohler Classical, I can see all the pertinent takes in each portion of the edit schedule and easily compare and select them. The fade editing module is elegant and easy to master, and my fades sound very natural...it will be a great tool for recording and editing for many years to come.
Producer & Engineer
Former Director of Recordings at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music
Member, San Francisco Symphony Chorus
Website • Email • (415) 563-6164
San Francisco, California
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I’m very impressed with the ease-of-use and accuracy of Cohler Classical... It’s clear that a lot of care has been taken in designing an editing system for maximum speed...I have found Cohler Classical makes it possible to achieve excellent editing results very quickly, and it’s particularly great to be able to reach the developer with any questions or issues and get such quick responses. The customer service is practically instantaneous!
Harpsichordist, Conductor, Music Engraver, Audio Editor, and
Artistic Director of the acclaimed baroque ensemble the Sebastians.
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New York, New York
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I am thrilled with Cohler Classical. It is a fantastic solution that I have hoped for since I co-produced a CD using the very-expensive PC-only software Pyramix several years back. Cohler Classical is compact enough to fit on a MacBook Pro, with an elegantly laid out editing window, markers, an intuitive crossfade tool, all for a much more affordable price. All software vendors would do well to emulate Cohler’s level of outstanding customer service...This is great software, clearly designed by and for musicians.
Member, Lydian String Quartet
Brandeis University
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CD Review
Waltham, Massachusetts
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Cohler Classical brings unrivaled Source-Destination editing to REAPER. With unlimited track groups including 9 source track groups and 1 destination per tab, each completely collapsible track group can contain any number of tracks. Each group is set up identically, and you can cut and paste audio from any source to the destination with automatic crossfades, in 1 click or keystroke. The track groups are color coded, and each has its own set of 99 same-color markers for ease of editing. Furthermore, each track group has its own IN and OUT markers for quickly choosing sections of audio. Because the groups are identical, you can simply drag and drop takes between tracks as you organize your edit, and because the mixer is identical between track groups, the takes sound the same no matter where you place them.
- Unlimited track groups
- 1 Destination track group per tab
- 9 color-coded Source groups per tab
- 4-point, 3-point, and 2-point Editing
- IN & OUT markers in each group
- 99 markers per group
- Identical linked mixers in all groups
- Ripple audio, markers, AND automation
- 1-key Source-Destination editing
- 1-key track-group navigation
- 1-key track-group collapse
- 1-key auditioning commands
- 1-key automation for balancing
- And MUCH MORE!
The Cohler Classical state-of-the-art Crossfade Editor includes seamlessly integrated one and two-lane modes, and is so much simpler, faster and more powerful than those in Pyramix, Pro Tools, Sequoia, SADiE, or soundBlade it’s hard to describe. But seeing is believing. All adjustments can be made using either a click-drag or keyboard-shortcut interface!
- Complete crossfade control
- Click-drag AND keyboard shortcuts
- Set fade-in & fade-out length/position
- Toggle/Customize fade shapes
- Infinite variety of fade curves
- 1-key enter/exit fade edit mode, even while playing
- Autosave on exit
- Align waveforms by drag or keystroke
- 1-key audition around, to, and from fade or selected IN-OUT points
- 1-key playback normal, 1/2, 1/4 speed
- Add new edits while editing a crossfade
- 1-key next, previous, or any other fade
- ALL edits ripple audio, markers, and automation points
- Save fade presets
- Total asymmetric fade control
- And MUCH MORE!
Rockport Music Virtual Gala 2020
Marc-André Hamelin
Toccata on “L’homme armé”
Marc-André Hamelin, piano
TRAILER – Philharmonia Sessions:
Sheku performs Saint-Saens
Camille Saint-Saëns
Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 33
Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cello
London Philharmonia
“Beautiful programming here from Cohler and Vitkauskaite… it is lovely to hear how they make such sublime chamber music together… Cohler’s virtuosity [in Zarabandeo] is spectacular… Ginastera’s Danzas Argentinas (1937) in a terrific, high-voltage performance by Vitkauskaite; and how well the piano is caught in this recording. The rhythmic spirit of the dance, the virtuosity, the sweet lyricism: all are here in abundance, the central ‘Danza de la moza donosa’ an oasis of gently rocking songful peace, the final ‘Danza del gaucho matrero’ a veritable explosion of fierce energy, Vitkauskaite’s finely honed technique absolutely at the service of this glowing music. Superb booklet notes fill out an outstanding release… A brilliant disc, life-enhancing and full of joie de vivre, all cased in a fine recording. Five Stars”
—Colin Clarke, Fanfare
“5 stars: …large-scaled performances filled with musical passion… [Vitkauskaite] plays the solo part as boldly as Rudolf Serkin, and [Cohler] conducts with more dramatic force than George Szell…”
“…engineering that combines inner detail with overall impact. The full dynamic range of the piano is vividly conveyed, as is the dynamic range of Mozart’s score…”
“… the orchestral sound in these performances is extremely vivid. The strings are marvelously rich at the opening of the Mozart, yet the horn cuts through with absolute clarity. The recording also conveys the orchestra with a keen spatial sense: I heard the interplay between winds and strings in both concertos as precisely located, though my listening system is nothing fancy.”
“…warm recorded sounds…”
—Fanfare
MKO ‘In The Neighbourhood’
Franz Schubert
“Der Zwerg”, Op. 22, No. 1, D. 771
Emmanuel Music
George Frideric Handel
La Resurrezione
An Oratorio in Two Parts
Joseph Gotoff, cello
Sangyoung Kim, piano
Felix Mendelssohn
Song without Words, Op. 67, No. 2
2021 Winter Lieder Lounge
Edward Nelson, baritone
Ronny Michael Greenberg, piano
Tribute concert commemorating the
500th anniversary of Josquin Desprez’s death
August 27, 2021
Christian Jarhult
(contra/tenor, maestro di cappella, and Producer)
Philharmonia Orchestra
Behind the Scenes at the Philharmonia Sessions
Cohler Classical cameo @ 2:05 seconds!
Myles Eastwood, Audio Producer & Engineer
Eastwood Records
“5 stars: energetic and finely crafted performances; Jonathan Cohler and [the Anima Musicae Chamber Orchestra] present excellent interpretations that should be the standard for Mozart”
“…an exceptionally transparent and vivid recording that “hears” everything…”
“The recording is supremely involving…”
“The recorded sound is excellent; impactful and sharply defined, but without a trace of artificial enhancement or spotlighting…”
“In the modern era the two best recordings… came from Stoltzman (RCA) and Harold Wright (DG). Cohler’s account shines just as brightly, and it has enough added verve and style for me to prefer it.”
—Fanfare
“David Deveau’s mindful, stylish virtuosity… featuring bass lines that resonate and soar to the heavens.”
— Gramophone