Yes, check the history as Martyn suggests.
Except, of course, that software is always changing --- especially open sou=
rce software to which many people contribute features and bug fixes. The ba=
sic structure of such programs (Audacity for example) changes slowly but mu=
ch faster the commercial products. And small tweaks to features happen even=
faster.
So it makes sense to have an ongoing discussion of (at least) open source p=
rograms.
That said, the latest Audacity beta currently has problems on Mac OS X but=
works fine on windows and linux as far as I've heard. Version 1.2.6 works =
well on all systems as I understand it.
Some "small" commercial products also fix problems quickly and change faste=
r than the major products so they're also worth tracking with comments here=
rather than referring to past postings. (Examples? perhaps Amadeus on Mac?=
)
I recall one person posting here at one point saying that commercial produc=
ts were worth his money because they were easier to use. Several years late=
r the same person posted that he was reducing his recording effort because =
software upgrades were so expensive. (Just my memory of the situation. I co=
uld well be wrong.)
So, there's free programs available to do _whatever_ recordists need to do =
and if one chooses to put ones money towards microphones (say) and spend so=
me time worrying over getting free software and getting it to work... that =
seems a valid trade-off/choice to me.
Cheers!
SP
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> On Apr 12, 2009, at 9:29 AM, Heather Perkins wrote:
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> > For a free Mac audio editing program, Audacity is amazing - and it's
> > one of the few Mac editing programs that supports multi-track mixing.
> > Great support & documentation, too. You can download it and see how
> > it works for you.
> >
> > http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
> >
> > You can also check out commercial programs like Peak or DSP Quattro.
> > I know that Quattro supports multitrack recording, I assume that
> > means you can edit/mix more than two channels. Peak is amazing for
> > two-track editing and mastering, and the company also offers a noise
> > reduction program, but it doesn't support multi-track editing.
> >
> > DSP Quattro:
> > http://www.i3net.it/dspquattro/asp/homepage.asp
> > http://www.i3net.it/dspquattro/asp/features.asp
> >
> > Peak:
> > http://www.bias-inc.com/
> >
> > Hope this helps!
> >
> > - H
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