I'll let someone who finds the feature useful answer that question. 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 Sat, 1 Mar 2008, Larry N wrote: > You're right. That's probably one of the reasons why I use it so much. As > for scrubbing, I'm not even sure what scrubbing is. Can you enlighten? > > Larry > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bruce Toews" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> > Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2008 8:12 PM > Subject: Re: sound editing? > > >> 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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