It was so long ago, I can't remember -- it must have been 10-15 years ago. I hate the dongle business, however and the accessibility is strange -- I think they have their own keyboard driver which interferes very much. I had to use a very different WindowEyes set file to avoid conflicts.
Dane Trethowan <grtd...@internode.on.net> wrote: > thanks, people speak very highly of the company, how did you find the > software? > > On 11 Feb 2014, at 11:02 pm, cov...@ccs.covici.com wrote: > > > Its about $4-500 new -- I bought it many years ago and kept upgrading > > the thing. Version 6 first started the dongle and version 7 and onward > > is available for both Windows and the Mac. I tried version 8 on Windows > > 8 briefly, but got no place at all, and now I am not allowed to try the > > Mac one. Even the upgrade price is $200 or thereabouts. > > > > Dane Trethowan <grtd...@internode.on.net> wrote: > > > >> Interesting, I've just looked Wavelab up with Google, can't find a > >> purchase price right at the moment, I notice there's a Mac OSX version so > >> my attention has been drawn to that. > >> > >> > >> On 11 Feb 2014, at 10:15 pm, cov...@ccs.covici.com wrote: > >> > >>> I use wavelab by Steinberg and version 6 is barely accessible, but so > >>> much better than anything else that I use it. Versions beyond 6 were > >>> written with some kind of cross platform library which seems not to be > >>> accessible at all. It also requires a dongle to use it at all. > >>> > >>> Dane Trethowan <grtd...@internode.on.net> wrote: > >>> > >>>> So accessibility is far more important than a good quality job, is that > >>>> what your'e saying? > >>>> > >>>> On 11 Feb 2014, at 9:49 pm, Peter Scanlon <sca...@tpg.com.au> wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> For us accessability is most important, so how does that Steinberg > >>>>> compare with the ideal keyboard access to SF. > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> -----Original Message----- From: Dane Trethowan > >>>>> Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2014 9:41 PM > >>>>> To: PC Audio Discussion List > >>>>> Subject: Re: Demo Of Studio Recorder > >>>>> > >>>>> That's a very subjective comment regarding Sound Forge, I know people I > >>>>> work with who would have split and sore sides for a whole week if you > >>>>> told them that Sound Forge was an ideal piece of software for > >>>>> restoration work, they use something call StineBerg I think its called > >>>>> and they run a professional Audio/Video restoration business, according > >>>>> to them the Restoration plugins in SF are well over rated as is the > >>>>> software itself, again its a case of beauty being in the eye of the > >>>>> beholder. > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> On 11 Feb 2014, at 9:38 pm, Jamie Kelly <otrja...@gmail.com> wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>>> I use both programs. SF is ideal if you are doing any audio > >>>>>> restoration with > >>>>>> old tapes and records whereas SR all the functions are very accessible > >>>>>> out > >>>>>> of the box and you just want straight recording/editing tools. SF > >>>>>> works best > >>>>>> with JFW scripts if you use Jaws. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Jamie > >>>>>> > >>>>>> -----Original Message----- > >>>>>> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane > >>>>>> Trethowan > >>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, 11 February 2014 5:21 PM > >>>>>> To: PC Audio Discussion List > >>>>>> Subject: Re: Demo Of Studio Recorder > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Firstly, its cheaper than Sound Forge Pro and its been designed with > >>>>>> accessibility in mind thus has a full feature set which is entirely > >>>>>> accessible. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> the manual is well laid out and easy to get to, I sent a link to that > >>>>>> yesterday. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Editing/navigating keystrokes are straight forward and easy to use, I > >>>>>> haven't found out yet whether it handles Daisy recordings but I > >>>>>> suspect it > >>>>>> does given that Studio Recorder has a navigation menu which allows the > >>>>>> navigation by sentence, paragraph etc. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> On 11 Feb 2014, at 5:13 pm, Alexandra Grünauer <al.gruena...@gmx.de> > >>>>>> wrote: > >>>>>> > >>>>>>> Hi Dane, > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Would you be so kind as to explain the advantages of Studio Recorder > >>>>>> compaired to other audio programmes like Sound Forge? > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Thanks a lot! > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Alexandra > >>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dane Trethowan" > >>>>>> <grtd...@internode.on.net> > >>>>>>> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> > >>>>>>> Sent: Monday, February 10, 2014 6:17 PM > >>>>>>> Subject: Re: Demo Of Studio Recorder > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> At least all the functions work, I mean I can edit, record and so > >>>>>>> forth > >>>>>> without any problems and as long as I keep the application open then I > >>>>>> don't > >>>>>> lose any of my work so its not a huge issue, just unexpected to see no > >>>>>> "Save > >>>>>> As Dialogue" box. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Will be purchasing on Thursday. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> On 11 Feb 2014, at 3:57 am, Alexandra Grünauer <al.gruena...@gmx.de> > >>>>>> wrote: > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> or they could produce a full version that works for, say, thirty > >>>>>>>> days. > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> Alexandra > >>>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris H" > >>>>>>>> <christopher...@gmail.com> > >>>>>>>> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> > >>>>>>>> Sent: Monday, February 10, 2014 8:42 AM > >>>>>>>> Subject: Re: Demo Of Studio Recorder > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> Why not contact APH and let them know. Surely it's no harm allowing > >>>>>>>>> one > >>>>>> to view a dialogue box but not be able to take action with it. > >>>>>>>>> Regards Chris > >>>>>>>>> On 10/02/2014 05:03, Dane Trethowan wrote: > >>>>>>>>>> Hi! > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> I'm using the demo of studio recorder, I plan to buy my own copy > >>>>>>>>>> later > >>>>>>>>>> in the month. > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> I don't have any problems with a demo copy of a piece of software > >>>>>> having > >>>>>>>>>> limitations but some limitations in some pieces of software just go > >>>>>>>>>> beynd the bounds of common sense. > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> In Studio Recorder the exporting and saving of files is disabled, > >>>>>>>>>> so > >>>>>> far > >>>>>>>>>> so good but the problem is that the "Save As" dialogue box is also > >>>>>>>>>> disabled thus you have no idea what formats are available for you > >>>>>>>>>> to > >>>>>>>>>> export or save to unless you rummage through the Studio Recorder > >>>>>> manual, > >>>>>>>>>> a very bad oversight on behalf of the developers and perhaps this > >>>>>>>>>> can > >>>>>> be > >>>>>>>>>> rectified in future demo editions of the Studio Recorder > >>>>>>>>>> application. > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> . > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> ********** > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Dane Trethowan > >>>>>>> Skype: grtdane12 > >>>>>>> Phone US (213) 438-9741 > >>>>>>> Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 > >>>>>>> Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 > >>>>>>> Mobile: +61400494862 > >>>>>>> Fax +61397437954 > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> ********** > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Dane Trethowan > >>>>>> Skype: grtdane12 > >>>>>> Phone US (213) 438-9741 > >>>>>> Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 > >>>>>> Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 > >>>>>> Mobile: +61400494862 > >>>>>> Fax +61397437954 > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> ********** > >>>>> > >>>>> Dane Trethowan > >>>>> Skype: grtdane12 > >>>>> Phone US (213) 438-9741 > >>>>> Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 > >>>>> Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 > >>>>> Mobile: +61400494862 > >>>>> Fax +61397437954 > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> ********** > >>>> > >>>> Dane Trethowan > >>>> Skype: grtdane12 > >>>> Phone US (213) 438-9741 > >>>> Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 > >>>> Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 > >>>> Mobile: +61400494862 > >>>> Fax +61397437954 > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>> > >>> -- > >>> Your life is like a penny. You're going to lose it. The question is: > >>> How do > >>> you spend it? > >>> > >>> John Covici > >>> cov...@ccs.covici.com > >>> > >> > >> > >> ********** > >> > >> Dane Trethowan > >> Skype: grtdane12 > >> Phone US (213) 438-9741 > >> Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 > >> Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 > >> Mobile: +61400494862 > >> Fax +61397437954 > >> > >> > >> > > > > -- > > Your life is like a penny. You're going to lose it. The question is: > > How do > > you spend it? > > > > John Covici > > cov...@ccs.covici.com > > > > > ********** > > Dane Trethowan > Skype: grtdane12 > Phone US (213) 438-9741 > Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 > Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 > Mobile: +61400494862 > Fax +61397437954 > > > -- Your life is like a penny. You're going to lose it. The question is: How do you spend it? John Covici cov...@ccs.covici.com
