Well, chiming in here as I've used both, I would definitely have to say that my favorite of the 2 is sound forge. However, I do find Goldwave to be effecive if all you need to do is a quick touchup job on somehing, or maybe add an efect or something. It all depends on what job you wanna do.
At 04:25 PM 5/25/2006, you wrote: >I'd have to respectfully agree with Bruce here. Goldwave is an excellent >program if you know how to use it correctly. It not be SF but then again I >am not trying to make money using it either. A lot of us can't afford $250 >for SF and its kind of unfair to paint goldwave the way you have for the >general users out there that are not trying to make a living using it. > >Rick > > >======= > >Contact Information: > >Skype ID: rharmon928 >MSN ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Phone: 330-724-6093 >Location: Akron, Ohio USA > >Visit my new mailing list on www.freelists.org > >blind_geek_zone > > >"The chief handicap of the blind is not blindness, but the attitude of >seeing people towards them." >- Helen Keller, 1925 > > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Bruce Toews" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "PC audio discussion list. " <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> >Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2006 5:17 PM >Subject: RE: gold wave vs sound forge > > >I disagree strongly with your contention that Gold Wave can't be >considered for serious sound editing. It has beenby many, and still is by >many. I do all my audio editing with Gold Wave, and while I'm no >professional recording studio, I'm no slouch at the concept either, and >there are people who are much more professional than I with recording who >will agree. I'm not denying the superiority of Sound Forge as a sound >editor, but if you're comfortable with Gold Wave's interface, as I am, >then the power is there. > >bruce > >-- >Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he >gave the right to become children of God. John 1:12 NIV > >Bruce Toews >E-mail and MSN/Windows Messenger: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Radio Show and Podcast: http://www.totw.net >Web Site (including info on my weekly commentaries): http://www.ogts.net >Info on the Best TV Show of All Time: http://www.cornergas.com > >On Thu, 25 May 2006, Jonathan Mosen wrote: > > > Hi all, some interesting points in this thread. From my point of view, if > > you're willing to invest in the tool that gets the job done most > > efficiently, Sound Forge is so far ahead that Goldwave isn't even worth > > your > > consideration. I say this because the reason Sound Forge became the > > leading > > single track editor in the blind community is because of the way in which > > it > > embraces standard Windows navigation and selection methods. So if you're a > > competent user of word processors like MS word, and you understand how to > > select text in regular Windows applications, your learning curve with > > Sound > > Forge is minimised hugely. I would put Studio Recorder way ahead of > > Goldwave > > and in some respects better than Sound Forge for certain tasks. For > > example, > > the sound don sound feature in the latest Studio Recorder is incredibly > > easy > > to use, yet powerful. It also attempts where possible to adhere to Windows > > standards. It's special accessibility features make it worthy of serious > > consideration, particularly if you don't require lots of special affects. > > > > For those constrained by limited time, selecting and manipulating sound in > > Sound Forge or Studio Recorder is vastly more efficient than Goldwave is. > > > > If money is a consideration, I would still recommend Sound Forge's cut > > down > > version because of the superior adherence to Windows conventions, although > > Goldwave is definitely more feature rich than this version of Sound Forge. > > If you're not serious about sound editing and want something to play with, > > maybe Goldwave is sufficient. Sound Forge is used in many professional > > environments for a good reason. It's powerful. Perhaps it provides more > > power than some people need, but really, there's no comparison in terms of > > functionality and ease of use, and you may find yourself gaining more > > experience and find Goldwave constraining. So depending on your needs, I'd > > say Sound Forge and Studio Recorder are in a class of their own. Goldwave > > is > > in a different class. > > > > The Minx, the Internet radio station that plays all the great love songs. > > > > http://www.the-minx.com > > Jonathan Mosen > > Blog, podcast and radio show: http://www.MosenExplosion.com > > Ph: +1-925-566-9265. > > Mobile/SMS +1-806-252-6671 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... > > http://www.pc-audio.org > > > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > This list is a service of MosenExplosion.com. 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