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  1. Steinberg Padshop
    10 Feb 2012, 2:04 pm

    Steinberg today announced their latest VST instrument, Padshop.


  2. Sound Magic Neo EQ 1.1
    10 Feb 2012, 1:33 pm

    Sound Magic has updated Neo EQ to v1.1


  3. The CoreStylerz updates Hardcore Kicks VSTi 2 to v2.0.1
    10 Feb 2012, 6:48 am

    Read the full story @ KVR Audio The CoreStylerz has updated Hardcore Kicks VSTi 2 to version 2.0.1. Changes: Fixed : Issue on expansions. Fixed : Does not show registered to in information. Fixed : S. […]


  4. Klanghelm updates VUMT to v1.8.2 (incl. VST3)
    10 Feb 2012, 4:06 am

    Read the full story @ KVR Audio Klanghelm has updated VUMT, the VU meter and trim plug-in/standalone - to version 1.8.2. Changes: VST3 support has been added. Both Mac and Windows Versions now have a. […]


  5. Sinevibes releases "Deep" AudioUnit Plug-in
    10 Feb 2012, 3:17 am

    Read the full story @ KVR Audio Sinevibes has released Deep, a new AudioUnit plugin for Mac OS X for creating rhythmic filter effects. Deep's flexible envelope sequencer runs precisely synchronized t. […]


  6. Sonivox acquired by Jack O'Donnell
    10 Feb 2012, 3:06 am

    Read the full story @ KVR Audio Jack O'Donnell, owner of Numark Industries, Akai Professional, Alesis, Alto Professional and ION Audio, has announced the acquisition of Sonivox, a software company th. […]


  7. Two Notes Audio Engineering updates Torpedo PI-FREE to v2.0.12
    10 Feb 2012, 2:23 am

    Read the full story @ KVR Audio Two Notes Audio Engineering has updated its freeware Torpedo PI-FREE to version 2.0.12. This update benefits from all the improvements and bug corrections made on the. […]


  8. Two Notes Updates Torpedo PI-FREE
    9 Feb 2012, 12:14 pm

    Two Notes has updated Torpedo PI-FREE. The new version is available for download.


  9. CREATED: Discover Music from Testtoon, Oubys, and Teal & Beastie Respond
    9 Feb 2012, 10:46 am

    Ready for some focused listening time? Photo (CC-BY-SA) Toshiyuki IMAI. [website - JP] Writing about the meeting place of technology and music, we cover potential: what’s possible, what might be in. […]


  10. Celemony wins technical Grammy
    8 Feb 2012, 7:34 pm

    Read the full story @ KVR Audio Celemony has been awarded a Grammy for technical merit. The Munich-based company will be honored by the Recording Academy with its Technical Grammy, which is given in. […]



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Dominic Mazzoni

Audacity is a free, easy-to-use audio editor and recorder for Windows, Mac OS X, GNU/Linux, and other operating systems. You can use Audacity to:

  • Record live audio.
  • Convert tapes and records into digital recordings or CDs.
  • Edit Ogg Vorbis, MP3, and WAV sound files.
  • Cut, copy, splice, and mix sounds together.
  • Change the speed or pitch of a recording.

Features:

Recording

Audacity can record live audio through a microphone or mixer, or digitize recordings from cassette tapes, vinyl records, or minidiscs. With some sound cards, it can also capture streaming audio.

  • Record from microphone, line input, or other sources.
  • Dub over existing tracks to create multi-track recordings.
  • Record up to 16 channels at once (requires multi-channel hardware).
  • Level meters can monitor volume levels before, during, and after recording.

Import and Export

Import sound files, edit them, and combine them with other files or new recordings. Export your recordings in several common file formats.

  • Import and export WAV, AIFF, AU, and Ogg Vorbis files.
  • Import MPEG audio (including MP2 and MP3 files) with libmad.
  • Export MP3s with the optional LAME encoder library.
  • Create WAV or AIFF files suitable for burning to CD.
  • Import and export all file formats supported by libsndfile.
  • Open raw (headerless) audio files using the “Import Raw” command.
  • Note: Audacity does not currently support WMA, AAC, or most other proprietary or restricted file formats.

Editing

  • Easy editing with Cut, Copy, Paste, and Delete.
  • Use unlimited Undo (and Redo) to go back any number of steps.
  • Very fast editing of large files.
  • Edit and mix an unlimited number of tracks.
  • Use the Drawing tool to alter individual sample points.
  • Fade the volume up or down smoothly with the Envelope tool.

Effects

  • Change the pitch without altering the tempo, or vice-versa.
  • Remove static, hiss, hum, or other constant background noises.
  • Alter frequencies with Equalization, FFT Filter, and Bass Boost effects.
  • Adjust volumes with Compressor, Amplify, and Normalize effects.
  • Other built-in effects include:
    • Echo
    • Phaser
    • Wahwah
    • Reverse

Sound Quality

  • Record and edit 16-bit, 24-bit, and 32-bit (floating point) samples.
  • Record at up to 96 KHz.
  • Sample rates and formats are converted using high-quality resampling and dithering.
  • Mix tracks with different sample rates or formats, and Audacity will convert them automatically in realtime.

Plug-Ins

  • Add new effects with LADSPA plugins.
  • Audacity includes some sample plugins by Steve Harris.
  • Load VST plugins for Windows and Mac, with the optional VST Enabler.
  • Write new effects with the built-in Nyquist programming language.

Analysis

  • Spectrogram mode for visualizing frequencies.
  • “Plot Spectrum” command for detailed frequency analysis.

Free and Cross-Platform

  • Licensed under the GNU General Public License (GPL).
  • Runs on Mac OS X, Windows, and GNU/Linux.

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Wavosaur

Wavosaur is an audio editor application. It supports VST plug-in effects, which can be chained.

Features:

  • Basic editing functions (cut, copy, paste, trim/crop, reverse, mute, fade, normalize, etc.)
  • Unlimited effects via the support of VST plugins. Plug-ins can be chained.
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Chris Bagwell

NOTE: A COMMAND LINE INTERFACE (AS THIS PROGRAM EMPLOYS) MAY BE DIFFICULT TO USE.

Sound eXchange, abbreviated SoX, is a free digital audio editor which is licensed under the GPL and distributed by Chris Bagwell through SourceForge. SoX is written in standard C, with a command-line interface.

Features:

  • Multi-platform (Microsoft Windows, GNU/Linux, Sun Solaris, Mac)
  • Reading and writing AU, WAV, AIFF, MP3 (via an external LAME MP3 encoder), Ogg Vorbis, FLAC and other file formats
  • Recording and playing audio (on Unix-like systems)
  • Editing via concatenate, trim, pad, repeat, reverse, volume, fade
  • Processing via chorus, flanger, echo, phaser, compressor, filter (high-pass, low-pass, shelving, etc.)
  • Speed (pitch and tempo), pitch (without tempo), and tempo (without pitch) adjustment
  • Noise removal
  • Simple audio synthesis
  • Multi-file & multi-track mixing
  • Multi-file merging (e.g. 2 mono to 1 stereo)

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SoundEditor

Features:

- add effects to recordings (wah-wah, reverberation, etc.)

- correct small imperfections (i.e volume or tempo).

- use MonPiano (one of the add-ons) to add new melodies or sound effects to your creations.

- create new sounds from samples or by synthesizing them. A complete new creation can be made and mixed with SoundEditor.

- convert sounds from MP3 to WAV or vice versa.

- split a mixed album into separate parts, etc.

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SionSoft

QuickAudio is full-featured audio editing software which lets you edit, play and record digital audio as well as convert between various popular audio formats. It has standard audio editing features, multiple undo, audio spectrum analysis as well as support for up to 24 VST plugins. Zoom out to edit your whole waveform at once or zoom in to edit individual samples. Cut and paste between as many files as you like.

Formats supported include:

  • Wave
  • MP3
  • Ogg Vorbis
  • AIFF
  • CDR

Editing operations include:

  • Cut, Copy and Paste
  • Change sample rate, bits per sample and channels
  • Insert Space
  • Amplify
  • Silence
  • Fade In
  • Fade Out
  • Normalize
  • Compress
  • Reverb
  • Filters - Lift/Attenuate Musical Presence, Vocal Presence, Bass, Midrange, Treble
  • Remove Noise
  • Change Duration (without changing pitch)
  • Change Pitch (without changing duration)
  • Add up to 24 VST plugins for your own custom editing

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Yamaha Synth

Tiny Wave Editor is a fast and simple WAV/AIFF editor which features basic editing tools and SCSI sample transfer for Yamaha A3000, EX series and CBXD5 devices. It allows easy manipulation of sample data to and from the devices themselves using SCSI transfers.

Features

  • Supports samples at 11-48 kHz, 8-/16-bit, mono/stereo
  • WAV and AIFF file support
  • Editing features including: cut, copy, paste, insert, clear, trim, mix, reverse, invert, fade in/out, loop crossfade, EQ, time compress/expand, pitch shift, gain, normalize and silence
  • File processing features including: sample format conversion, resampling, channel delete/add, DC offset elimination
  • Auto Zero Crossing and Auto Snap
  • Configurable time and level rulers
  • SCSI APSI support for the Yamaha A3000, EX Series synths and CBXD5/D3
  • User definable hot-keys
  • Includes 26 page user manual in MS-Word format.

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