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Re: [ARSCLIST] Audio Editing Software Options
Though I don't use it, I do know that Protools Free only runs under
Windows 98 and ME (no 2000 or NT), which are not exactly current or
well-loved versions of Windows, so it wouldn't surprise me that it is not
very stable.
David
On Tue, 9 Dec 2003, Dan Gediman wrote:
> Brandon,
>
> Are you saying there is a book in the Visual Quickstart Guide series dealing
> specifically with Pro Tools Free?
>
> Also, I am a member of another listserv for radio producers and they have
> been having this same discussion. The one caveat about Pro Tools Free that
> has been discussed there is that it is not very stable on a PC (very stable
> on a Mac running OS9.x, apparently). It seems to crash a lot, I am told.
> Just passing this along...
>
> And lastly, can anyone tell me how to order this list in digest form? I
> couldn't find reference to it in the intro email I got when I joined. Many
> thanks.
>
> Dan Gediman
> Public Radio Producer
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Brandon Burke" <bburke@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2003 1:49 AM
> Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Audio Editing Software Options
>
>
> > The advantage to Pro Tools Free, of course, is that you can go out to your
> local
> > bookstore and buy a book to accompany it--like the Visual Quickstart
> Guide, for
> > example. They're pretty helpful if you're new to the game. Just a
> thought....
> >
> >
> > Brandon Burke
> > Graduate Research Assistant
> > Digital Library Services
> > University of Texas at Austin
> > Austin, TX
> > phone: (512) 495-4566
> > email: bburke@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> > *********************************************************************
> > * "Stand up and face the full force of a dissonance like a man." *
> > * *
> > * -- Charles Ives *
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> >
> >
> >
> > Quoting andy kolovos <akolovos@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
> >
> > > Folks,
> > >
> > > Anyone have suggestions for free/open source and low cost audio editing
> > > programs usable in Windows? To give you some idea, I'm referring to
> > > options in the range of ProTools Free, Goldwave ($40), and Sound Forge
> > > Studio ($70)on the high end. If anyone can suggest anything else, in
> > > particular free, open source options for Windows, it would be terrific.
> > > The suggestions will be directed to people conducting oral
> > > history/ethnographic interviews who are interested in doing basic
> editing
> > > of digital audio files, have no need of multi-tracking, probably no
> > > interest in creating 24/96 files, and don't have a lot of money to
> spend.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > andy
> > > *********************************
> > > Andy Kolovos
> > > Archivist/Folklorist
> > > Vermont Folklife Center
> > > P.O. Box 442
> > > Middlebury, VT 05753
> > > (802) 388-4964
> > > akolovos@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > http://www.vermontfolklifecenter.org
> > >
> >
>