No, well perhaps it would have been a lot cheaper had I bought the product online, my only option 10 years ago was to purchase it from a Music Store.
On 10/11/2009, at 9:39 PM, Judy W wrote: > > You may not be in the United States, but here Sound Forge has never cost > $900. > > Regards, > Judy > > > -----Original Message----- > From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] > On Behalf Of Dane trethowan > Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 4:34 AM > To: PC Audio Discussion List > Subject: Sony Software have come to their senses > > Okay, I'm not as bias against Sound Forge as I was, not that I really had > anything against the software mind you, I used it for quite some time but > when I started using the software, I paid over $900.00 for it and the > upgrade costs were considerable. Now? Well as many listers will now, the > "Audio Studio" - that's the version most people will probably want to use - > is a bargain! in my view at under $60.00 and the Pro version is also > reasonably priced at $350.00. > > I don't know how easy to use the "Pro" version is so perhaps other list > members may be able to fill me in on this. > > I stil think Goldwave is an excellent product because the developers of same > have gone out of their way to make the product accessible so that's one huge > advantage Goldwave has over Sound Forge, to my knowledge - if you want to > access Sound Forge properly with a JAWS system - you need scripts which you > have to pay for. If you wish to access Sound Forge with Window-Eyes then > there are ways and means of gaining access to controls but it can be a > little tricky for those who don't have a nack of "fiddling" with Window-Eyes > parameters and so on, I'm not aware of any Window-Eyes scripts for Sound > Forge but I've never relied on such things anyway. > > I'm Using Sound Forge Audio Studio 9 and I'm impressed! with the "Getting > Started" tutorials that launch when you start the application, a nice touch > and easily accessible through Windows Internet Explorer, the next thing I'd > like to see - if possible - from Sony Software is n online manual for Sound > Forge in HTML format as you'll find in Goldwave but the "Getting Started" > tutorials are certainly a positive, welcome and encouraging step in the > right direction. > > Finally, I'm not trying to be a "know-it-all" here, after all its been quite > some time since I've used Sound Forge, my feelings for Windows software > aren't as sensitive as they used to be, there's a very special something > about using audio and video editing software and the like for the Mac but > perhaps the performance differences and speed increases are another topic > for another group of messages <smile>. > > > > ****************************** > > Dane Trethowan >> From Melton Victoria Australia > mailto:"grtd...@internode.on.net > Twitter: http://twitter.com/grtdane > blog: http://www.grtdane.wordpress.com > Phone United Kingdom > 02032874641 > Phone Australia > 0390058589 > Phone United States > 8159261869 > Fax: > +61 3 9743 7954x > MSN grtd...@dane-trethowan.net > skype:grtdane12 > > ****************************** > > > > > > > > > ****************************** > > Dane Trethowan >> From Melton Victoria Australia > mailto:"dane.tretho...@me.com > Twitter: http://twitter.com/grtdane > blog: http://www.grtdane.wordpress.com > Phone United Kingdom > 02032874641 > Phone Australia > 0390058589 > Phone United States > 8159261869 > Fax: > +61 3 9743 7954x > MSN grtd...@dane-trethowan.net > skype:grtdane12 > > ****************************** > > > > > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org > > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
