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I'd personally rather use Audacity over gold wave, and Audacity's some what of a bitch. What does that say about Gold wave? Plus, audacity is free. Thanks, Nick ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jonathan Mosen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'PC audio discussion list. '" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2006 5:07 PM Subject: RE: gold wave vs sound forge > 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. To see what other lists we > offer, visit us on the web at http://www.MosenExplosion.com > _______________________________________________ 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. To see what other lists we offer, visit us on the web at http://www.MosenExplosion.com
