Thanks very much everyone for your responses. I have now downloaded severa=
l apps, including these:
Amadeus - I have always liked Amadeus for sonograms. $60 US, worthwhile for=
me even if only to make sonograms.
Audacity, free, useful for some things but I don=92t like the interface.
Sound Studio by felt tip, an app that I have previously used, and liked, ni=
ce simple interface, my favourite so far. Free demo then $30 US.
Apulsoft apQualizer, an Audio Unit plug in for EQ-ing. I have always loved=
watching its window in real time, showing the frequencies of everything th=
at is happening, allowing you to use notch filters etc and to see & hear ex=
actly what is happening. Free demo then pay about $70 US. It works fine i=
n Amadeus and Audacity, but not in Sound Studio (=93not sand box friendly=
=94).
Adobe stuff - I really do object to the monthly hiring fee, so I have not i=
nvestigated any further. I=92m sure it is excellent, but I don=92t do enou=
gh editing to make it worthwhile.
Still to purchase, iZotope, which I have used previously and it is excellen=
t, even the very old version that I had. Maybe I can do an upgrade.
What I like about Sound Studio is its simplicity, and importantly it is so =
easy to create a new window for a new file, (Command-N), almost the same as=
Peak used to be. For some reason Audacity and Amadeus won=92t do it, they=
tack on a new file into the same window. I often like to select a short s=
ound from a longer file, and paste it into a new window for further analysi=
s e.g. a song phrase or a bee buzz or whatever.
So it looks like I will have to use several apps.
These notes may help anyone else needing to upgrade their Mac computer!
Thanks again guys.
Vicki
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