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Old 01-02-2011, 05:51 PM   #12
beauregaardhooligan
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It is amazingly simple to use. I use it to produce digital files from analog sources. Just plug in a microphone, your record player or cassette deck and save those goldenoldies..
It only reads .wav files, but can save to several different formats including mp3, org vorbis, and flac, each at several different resolutions. I have even changed mp3s into a .wav file just by changing the file extension to make some edits and it works just fine.
The graphical representation of the .wav file is very easy to understand and lets you go right to the spot you want to put a track marker. No worries about the zero point and so forth. Place the marker where the wave starts to get bigger to indicate the start of the music or whatever and hit play to start from that spot. You can chop the file up into as many tracks as you want, then uncheck the box on the left and save just the checked boxes in whatever format you desire. It's non-destructive, so it won't change the original file.
It's so simple that it doesn't even have a record level volume control. You have to modulate it before it goes into the recording process. There is an overlimit indicator, but it seems to be very forgiving.
And, it's free!...although donations are encouraged.
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