With the increased popularity of podcasting, audio-editing software is finding its way into the mainstream. And with that same increased popularity, a new generation of easy-to-use audio editors has arisen—including Apple's GarageBand, Rogue Amoeba's $32 Fission, Ambrosia Software's $69 WireTap Studio, and Adobe's $199 SoundBooth—that attempts to hide many of the arcane elements of waveform editing from the user.
While these types of editors may be less confusing for audio newbies, they can sacrifice power for ease of use. And, for some, there are times when you need to be able to muck with audio at the sample level; open and edit less-popular audio formats; remove an offending click or pop; invert the phase of a stereo file to create a karaoke-like track; or convert multiple files to another format in one fell swoop. For those times you need a tool like HairerSoft's Amadeus Pro 1.2 (; $40).
Read more at http://www.macworld.com/weblogs/macgems/2007/12/amadeuspro/index.php
No comments:
Post a Comment