Ok, I've got the latest version of Goldwave. What do I have and what if anything would I be duplicating if I got Total Recorder? Sounds like goldwave does much the same thing.
-----Original Message----- From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Sunday, January 03, 2010 4:40 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Total Recorder various versions Hi! The topic of Total Recorder comes up often here on this list so I thought this segment out of the help file may be of interest to listers, it discusses the various features and functions available in the 4 versions of Total Recorder - Standard, Professional, Professional Video and Developer editions -. > Total Recorder is distributed in the following editions: Standard > Edition (SE), Professional > Edition (PE), VideoPro Edition (VE), and Developer Edition (DE). > Standard Edition > includes the following features: > . > Basic functionality of recording and playback of audio files. > . > Use of a Total Recorder driver for recording. This includes the > ability to record > Internet telephony. > . > Basic functionality of an internal scheduler. > . > Convert audio data to any supported format. Total Recorder can convert > data during > a recording or it can convert a recorded file from one format to another. > . > Select and save a fragment of a file. > . > Normalization of sound files. > . > Read, edit, and write tags (including artwork information) for all > supported file > formats. > . > Support for playlists in M3U, PLS, and WPL formats. > . > Ability to use various Total Recorder add-ons to process sound. > . > Other features. > Professional Edition > includes the following features: > . > All the features provided by Total Recorder Standard Edition. > . > Many additional features, such as the following: > - > In addition to ordinary recording, you can background record (i.e. > capture or rip) > Internet broadcasts in MP3, WMA, and Ogg Vorbis formats directly > without decoding > and re-encoding. You can also play back Internet broadcasts. For more > information, > refer to > Background recording (capturing) and playing of Internet streams > . > - > Ability to edit sound data. For example, you can cut, copy, and paste > fragments. > For more information, refer to > Editing a Sound File > . > - > Ability to work with high-quality formats, such as high-quality PCM, > FLAC, and APE > formats (up to 192kHz 24bit and float mono and stereo), high-quality > Windows Media > Audio Lossless stereo formats (up to 96kHz 24bit), and the stereo > formats of the > Windows Media Audio Professional codec. > - > Use of a Sound Image panel or window that provides a visual > representation of sound > data. For more information, refer to > Working With Sound Images > . > - > Record Internet transmissions using a built-in scheduler. For more > information, refer > to the > How to record an Internet transmission using Total Recorder's scheduler > . > - > Apply > Fade In/Fade Out effects > to a Sound File. > - > Automatic reduction in the lengths of pauses > . > - > Ability to set different conditions under which a recording will stop. > For more information, > refer to the > Using the Advanced stop recording conditions Dialog > . > - > Split mode capabilities for creating new files during a recording, or > you can manually > split a file. For more information, refer to > Split mode overview > and > How to get and use clip info from an external player > . > - > Support for cue files. For more information, refer to > Working with cue files > . > - > Merge multiple sound files > into a single file. > - > Play an audio file at a > slower or faster speed > than normal while optionally > preserving the original tone > . > - > Support for > Favorites > . > - > A batch processing facility allows you to process one or more files at > the same time. > You can use batch processing to change the format, apply fading > effects, create or > change tags, and perform other operations. For more information, refer to > Batch Processing Overview > . > - > Total Recorder can be set as the > default system program > for certain types of files. > - > Some additional > add-ons > , such as the > Digital Mixer Add-on > and the > Send to iTunes/iPod Add-on > are available. > - > And much more. > VideoPro Edition > includes the following features: > . > All the features provided by the Total Recorder Professional Edition. > . > Ability to work with video files, including the following: > - > Support for video files in AVI, WMV and FLV formats. > - > Support for video files with multiple audio streams. > - > A video file can be played at its normal speed, or the speed can be > increased or > decreased. > - > Ability to record video files. Possible sources for the audio stream > include: software > source, sound-board source, and mixed software and sound-board source. > Sources for > the video stream can include a captured screen region, a captured > screen window, > and > hardware video devices > . > - > Ability to capture and/or play Internet streams in WMV format. Refer to > How to play or background record (capture) an Internet video stream > using Total Recorder > . > - > Ability to convert a video file from one type to another. > - > Perform editing operations on a video file. For example, you can save, > cut, copy, > or paste a selection. Refer to > Considerations for editing video files > . Editing of a video file is performed without re-encoding. This saves > time and does > not lead to any loss of video or audio quality. > - > Replace an audio stream in a video file or add an audio stream to a > video file. See > Considerations for editing video files > . > - > Save an audio or a video stream from a video file as a separate file. > See > Saving operations for video files > . > - > Save a video frame as a bitmap (.bmp) file. See > Saving operations for video files > . > Developer Edition > includes the following features: > . > All the features provided by the Total Recorder VideoPro Edition. > . > Interfaces that give you the ability to write your own application, > using COM and > Au > tomation technologies, to control Total Recorder. Your application can > include, or > extend, Total Recorder's functionality as you choose. > Parts of this document that deal with a particular Total Recorder > edition are noted > throughout. The screen captures in this document are for Total > Recorder VideoPro > Edition. Controls or elements that are specific to a particular Total > Recorder Edition > are noted throughout. > For information on writing an application that uses the Total > Recorder's objects/interfaces > provided by Total Recorder Developer Edition, refer to the Automation > On-Line Help > (TotRecAuto.chm). > You can use the "Help"-"About" command to display which edition is > installed on your > computer. > Feature Comparison Chart > The following table compares the main features available in the > different editions > of Total Recorder. The table does not list all of the features available. > Feature > SE > PE > VE > DE > Support of audio/video formats > Compressed and uncompressed RIFF-WAV > P > P > P > P > MP3 > P > P > P > P > Ogg Vorbis > P > P > P > P > Windows Media Audio > P > P > P > P > FLAC > P > P > P > P > Monkey's Audio (APE) > P > P > P > P > High-quality audio formats (upper formats with more than 16 bits per > sample or a > sample rate of more than 48kHz) > - > P > P > P > Play multi-channel audio files in stereo > P > P > P > P > AVI > - > - > P > P > WMV (Windows Media Video) > - > - > P > P > FLV (Flash Video) > - > - > P > P > Sound Recording > Digital recording using a Total Recorder driver > P > P > P > P > Analog recording via a sound card (microphone, line-in, CD, etc.) > P > P > P > P > Record both parties in an Internet-telephony conversation > P > P > P > P > Recording Wizard > P > P > P > P > Convert to a supported sound format on the fly > P > P > P > P > Pre-recording feature > P > P > P > P > Auto-stop recording feature > P > P > P > P > Direct capturing (background recording) of an Internet audio stream > - > P > P > P > Time shift feature for the playback of recorded data during a recording > - > P > P > P > Pause reduction > - > P > P > P > Mixed recording from both software and a sound board > - > P > P > P > Video Recording > Capture video from a screen > - > - > P > P > Record video from a video capture device, such as a web camera > - > - > P > P > Record video from a DV camera > - > - > P > P > Convert to a supported video format on the fly > - > - > P > P > Direct capturing (background recording) of an Internet video stream in > WMV format > - > - > P > P > Auto file creation, splitting and tagging > While recording, split the audio based on various criteria (i.e. size, > time, pause > in sound, changed clip info, and manually) > - > P > P > P > Use captured clip information to tag a file being recorded > - > P > P > P > Create files with names based on file name generation rules > - > P > P > P > Audio/Video Editing and Processing > Select and save a fragment of a file > P > P > P > P > Cut, copy, paste, and delete selected fragments > - > P > P > P > Insert an audio file into an existing audio file > - > P > P > P > Insert a video file into an existing video file > - > - > P > P > Normalize a sound file > P > P > P > P > Apply fade-In /fade-out effects to a sound file > - > P > P > P > Insert a portion of silence into an audio file > - > P > P > P > Mix an audio file with another audio file or the clipboard > - > P > P > P > Re-save a stereo audio file as a mono audio file with channel mixing > - > P > P > P > Add or replace audio streams in a video file > - > - > P > P > Extract audio and video streams from a video file > - > - > P > P > Audio/Video Conversion > Convert an audio file from one supported sound format to another > P > P > P > P > Convert a video file from one supported sound/video format to another > - > - > P > P > Scheduler > Schedule a playback or recording of an audio file > P > P > P > P > Schedule a playback or recording of a video file > - > - > P > P > Schedule direct capturing (background recording) of an Internet audio > stream > - > P > P > P > Schedule direct capturing (background recording) of an Internet video > stream > - > - > P > P > Start a scheduled job from standby mode or hibernate mode > P > P > P > P > Automatically launch an Internet transmission or an arbitrary program > based on a > schedule > - > P > P > P > Put a computer in standby mode or hibernate mode when a scheduled job > completes > - > P > P > P > Perform post-processing of a recorded file > - > P > P > P > Tag Support > Read/edit/write tags (including artwork info) for each supported file > format > P > P > P > P > Playlists > Support playlists in M3U, PLS and WPL formats > P > P > P > P > Cue Support > Support standard cue files > - > P > P > P > Add/edit/delete cue points (bookmarks) > - > P > P > P > Split a file based on cue points > - > P > P > P > Favorites > Add a file, playlist, or URL to your Favorites > - > P > P > P > Export/import favorites for backup purposes > - > P > P > P > Use predefined sample links > - > P > P > P > Maintain a history of opened files and links > - > P > P > P > Add-on Support > Spectrum Analyzer and Graphic Equalizer Add-on > P > P > P > P > Audio Restoration Add-on > P > P > P > P > Automatic Gain Control (AGC) and Speech Enhancement Add-on > P > P > P > P > Ogg Vorbis Support Add-on > P > P > P > P > Digital Mixer Add-on > - > P > P > P > Send to iTunes/iPod Add-on > - > P > P > P > User Interface > Support for skins > P > P > P > P > Customizable shortcuts > P > P > P > P > Customizable global hot keys > P > P > P > P > Batch Processing > Process multiple files at one time, for example, to change the format, > normalize, > apply an add-on, split, etc. > - > P > P > P > Miscellaneous > Sound image display that shows a graphic representation of sound data > - > P > P > P > Playback an audio file at a slower or faster speed > - > P > P > P > Playback a video file at a slower or faster speed > - > - > P > P > Make Total Recorder the default system program for certain types of files > - > P > P > P > Automation > Control Total Recorder through a COM interface > - 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