Hi Paul, I like Amadeus Pro as an audio editor, although the price of the recent version is higher than it was in past years ($60, vs. $40 for a long time). On the other hand, I think that I used the previous version for 4 years, continuing to get updates at no cost, before the latest, major revision. It has a nice function for automatically setting markers in the middle of "silent" portions of tracks that you can then split into sections with a simple shortcut command. It also has a good de-noising scheme, where you can give it a sample of your recording where there is no (intended) signal, and use that to de-noise your other sections of track.
There's a Lite version that might work for you. It won't support multi-track recording or editing, the use of audio plug-ins, or batch mode processing. (Batch mode can be a useful function). But you could get that and upgrade to Pro when/if you need the extra functionality. I basically first used this program (or it's progenitor) to digitize my old cassette tape recordings. You can record directly using it, and it will handle many different input file formats, including AIFF files, and export to many different formats, including mp3 files. There are also some nice features like the ability to export a selected section as a ringtone and automatically add it to iTunes (in "one swell foop"). If you only need to cut out sections of tracks, you might also consider a simple editor like Fission from Rogue Amoeba. There are many people on this list who work more extensively than I do with audio recording and editing, and who can give you more advice. I don't know of any recent podcasts, but there's a very nice Blind Cool Tech podcast that Eric Caron made about using Amadeus Pro: • "Amadeus Pro Vinyl to CD" (January 27, 2010) http://media.libsyn.com/media/bct/bct1436AmadeusProVinylToCD.mp3 Allison also has a podcast giving an overview of Amadeus Pro on her web site: http://gwenna.podbean.com (Type "Amadeus Pro" into the search box on that site to find the episode) and Dane also made an earlier Blind Cool Tech podcast about using Amadeus Pro for batch processing. The title was "Amadeus Pro Batch Processing" and the date was May 2009 -- sorry, but I don't have the direct link. You can download a free trial version of Amadeus Pro from the web page: http://www.hairersoft.com/pro.html There's also a quick guide to Amadeus Pro (and other sound editors) at the icanworkthisthing document pages that Keith maintains: • Audio and Recording With Mac and Voiceover http://www.icanworkthisthing.com/docs/mac_with_voiceover/audio/ They may not have all the new features and shortcuts, though. Some of the other users can probably make suggestions that will help you out here. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Jan 23, 2012, at 07:50, Paul Hopewell wrote: > Hi Esther, > Many thanks for the information on how to transfer recordings from Voxie on > the iPhone to iTunes on my iMac. It all worked as you describe. > I now have to play the piano a bit better! > I will also have to acquire an audio editor for my iMac so that I can split a > single recording of multiple songs into separate recordings for each song and > to also remove those annoying hesitations while I find the correct chord! Can > you recommend an accessible audio editor (I do not have any audio editor > installed)? WIll the audio editor work with the AIFF files created by Voxie? > I imagine I would need to edit the source audio before converting the result > to MP3 which presumably the audio editor would do. > Many thanks for your help. > > Paul Hopewell > > On 23 Jan 2012, at 12:18, Esther wrote: > >> Hi Paul, >> >> To transfer your recordings from Voxie recorder via wireless, first make >> sure that your iPhone and computer are on the same wireless network, then >> double tap the "Recordings" button (third of five buttons at the bottom of >> the screen, and just above the Home button). If you are starting from the >> screen for a specific recording with the six-pack of control keys for >> "Record", "Play", "Erase", "Title", "Categorize", and "Status", followed by >> the playhead position indicator, you'll have to first leave this screen by >> double tapping the "Cancel" button at the bottom left, just beside the >> "Actions" button that you can use to email your recording. Then, depending >> on how you navigated to that screen, you'll either already be in a screen >> listing your recordings or you'll be able to navigate there via the >> "Recordings" button. If you navigate to the "Recordings" screen via the >> buttons, select your category, which can also be "All Recordings", and >> double tap it. Then, on the screen listing your recordings, there will be a >> "Voxie Sync" button near the bottom right corner of the screen, just above >> the row of five option buttons. Double tapping this button will give you an >> info screen that will tell you the IP address to point your computer's web >> browser to in order to access and transfer your recordings. This will be >> the four digit IP address of your iOS device -- the same one that would show >> up in the main settings menu under the detailed WiFi information for your >> device -- followed by a colon and the port number "8080". So, for example, >> my screen tells me to visit the web address: "10.0.1.3:8080" in my web >> browser and double tap the "Finished" button at the bottom of the screen >> when I am done. On your computer, in Safari, Chrome, or whatever web >> browser you're using, go to the address bar with Command+L, then type in the >> address that was given on your Voxie Sync screen, e.g., "10.0.1.3:8080" in >> my case, then press return. >> >> You will see a screen with a list of your recordings and their titles, >> dates, sizes, etc. from which you can select recordings that you want to >> download on your computer. When you're done just go back to your iPhone >> screen and double tap the "Finished" button to get out of the Voxie Sync >> screen. >> >> Recordings are done in AIFF format, so you'll have to import into iTunes and >> convert this to mp3. Voxie lets you specify the Audio Quality of recordings >> under the last item of the "Settings" screen, but if you change this from >> "Normal - 8kHz" to one of the higher quality settings (up to "CD Quality - >> 44kHz") the sizes can get rather large. >> >> I wrote up some detailed notes about using Voxie over two years ago. >> Apologies to Lynne and Gordon for referencing the Mail Archive posts on >> another list, but this predates the existence of the archive for this list, >> so I can't point to the posts I wrote about Voxie on this list. Here are the >> links: >> • Tips for using the Voxie Pro app for recording on the iPhone/iPod Touch >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg14822.html >> • Re: Tips for using the Voxie Pro app for recording on the iPhone/iPod Touch >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg14841.html >> • Voxie Pro Recorder - how to delete recordings >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg15111.html >> >> These outline using Express mode settings (recommended), the process of >> transferring recordings through Wi-Fi (your question), using the position >> slider to review recordings, or to change the point at which you want to >> append to an existing recording, and a few other items. Some of the >> instructions were replies to Windows users, so if there are explicit >> shortcuts mentioned for importing to iTunes with Control+O, change the use >> of the Control key (for Windows iTunes) to the Command key (for Macs). >> >> HTH. Cheers, >> >> Esther >> >> >> On Jan 23, 2012, at 00:26, Paul Hopewell wrote: >> >>> Hello, >>> I have recently installed the voxie recorder on my iPhone. tis works well >>> for recording short notes. I would now like to use it too record live music >>> which will result in a largish file (too large to Email). How can I >>> transfer this file onto my iMac, convert it to MP3, and add it to iTunes? >>> >>> Many thanks for any tips. >>> >>> Paul Hopewell >>> >> <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to [email protected] You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> or at the public Mail Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>. 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