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Re: Minidisc Recording Problem

Subject: Re: Minidisc Recording Problem
From: Walter Knapp <>
Date: Mon, 08 Jul 2002 20:08:36 -0400
Aaron Ximm wrote:

> Hi John,
> 
> I used CoolEdit briefly a few years ago, but I'm not up to speed (haven't
> used!) the current versions -- I think Walter Knapp is a big proponent
> though, I'm sure he'll chime in to recap some favorite features...

Wonder where that came from. My two main audio programs are Peak and
Spark XL. Which is a hint, I use macs, not PC's. I do often point out to
people that CoolEdit seems to be commonly used in the PC environment. I
don't have Cooledit, though it would probably run in Virtual PC on the mac.

> Samplitude is geared to be a full audio editing/mastering/production
> environment -- it's used by a lot of people to do real-time multitrack
> recording and editing. The users' groupd at alt.sekd is a fantastic
> resource -- David Lewiston is the most prominent field recordists I know
> who uses the program.

I've found that for nature recording that multitrack emphasis seems to
just get in the way. I prefer programs that do mono and stereo well. Of
the two programs I use, Spark XL is much more capable for filtering and
such like. And Peak is one heck of a lot easier to use for the mundane
tasks of bringing in recordings and doing the initial trimming  and
editing. Samplitude sounds to be more in the line of Spark XL.

Walt



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