Yes well the first thoughts I had of this package were of a "lean and clean" piece of software, about to have my lunch but I'll get down to a bit of reading afterwoods.
On 02/03/2008, at 12:12 PM, Bruce Toews wrote: > Gold Wave's manual is very well-written, and the author has bent over > backwards over the past year to add more accessibility features. He > even > added scrubbing, a feature whose usefulness I'll never appreciate but > which seems to be deeply engrained in the hearts of many as > un-live-withoutable. > > 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 > Skype ID: o.canada > E-mail and MSN/Windows Messenger: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > LiveJournal: http://brucetola.livejournal.com > 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 Sun, 2 Mar 2008, Dane Trethowan wrote: > >> Yes, I've heard a lot about Goldwave but never tried it yet, ah well >> it won't do any harm to add it to the "editor collection". The Sound >> Forge manual is a monster, when I last looked at it I think it was >> about 400 pages or more, anyone digested each and every page of it >> yet? I was considerably impressed with Wavepad too, been a while >> since >> I looked at it but I don't think it was too badly priced either. >> Audasity should be worthwile investigating too if features available >> in 1.35 beta make it to the next official version. >> >> On 02/03/2008, at 5:00 AM, Larry N wrote: >> >>> Hi Billy. Interesting question. I have 4 sound editors onboard. >>> There's >>> GoldWave, Sound Forge 8, DC 6 and WavePad. If you are asking about >>> simple >>> ease of use, accessibility and a manual that is easy to understand >>> and set >>> up in a way that can be accessed quickly, then GoldWave wins hands >>> down. >>> However, there are tasks that DC6 performs better than any piece of >>> software >>> that I've ever used. For instance, it has excellent hiss reduction >>> and >>> comprehensive noise reduction. The down side is that its manual is >>> difficult >>> to use with speech. >>> >>> And Sound Forge? I truly feel that I get less out of it than I >>> probably >>> should, simply due to a lack of understanding. For instance, Sound >>> Forge >>> works with editable files which are made into and edited from what >>> the >>> program calls regions. What is a region? I'm not exactly sure, nor >>> am I >>> certain how to go about creating one or editing the thing with >>> keyboard >>> alone. Perhaps it is my own inability to understand, but none of the >>> Sound >>> Forge faithful have been able to show me why this program is worth >>> its hefty >>> price tag. I would still love to know how to take a recorded file, >>> such as >>> that generated by a vinyl LP and edit out pops clicks and extraneous >>> noise, >>> then burn it onto a CD using Sound Forge only. Others in this group >>> can do >>> so, however I have not succeeded as yet. >>> >>> Meanwhile, with the exception of actually burning the CD, I can >>> edit a >>> project from start to finish using either GoldWave or DC6, >>> >>> To be entirely fair, I can perform some tasks more quickly while >>> using Sound >>> Forge. It's equalizer is superior. Its general audio restoration >>> feature >>> works quickly and for the most part reliably when applied to an >>> entire file. >>> But I don't find the manual easy to use, so I'm sure I'm not getting >>> the >>> most from the program. >>> >>> As for WavePad, that hasn't been discussed much here. I own a copy, >>> but to >>> be honest, I haven't played with it a great deal as yet. >>> >>> Others will have their own ideas, but if I were buying my first >>> audio editor >>> which could take me far beyond the beginner stage, I would choose >>> GoldWave. >>> >>> Hope this helps you in some small way. >>> >>> Larry >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "TrueBlue & Proud" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> >>> Sent: Friday, February 29, 2008 6:02 AM >>> Subject: sound editing? >>> >>> >>>> hi guys, >>>> what is the best sound editing software on the market today?. >>>> >>>> What is the basic differences between Gold Wave & SoundForge?, >>>> >>>> What are the latest versions of both pieces of software, and which >>>> is more >>>> speech friendly?, >>>> Billy >>>> Billy >>>> >>>> email. [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> >>>> MSN. 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