Marta: I've always pronounced it like it appears, aud-ASS-it-ee. And it's got a great future if a few more Mac-heads would join in the programming.
rob Marta Edie wrote: > Hey, thanks Rob and B.K. - Thanks for the input. I have been having > fun with the Sound Studio. Ward at Mactown, when I was up there and > told him I wanted to record my voice for posterity, downloaded it and > I have been reciting poetry al over the place, sending it to most of > my German friends, I still have a few tryouts before I have to make up > my mind. I do like it, though. I also did read all!!?? about Audacity > - where do you put the stress? Are they audacious to do this software > or is it an auda- City ( maybe audible city - wonder who came up with > this idea) - Yes, there were bugs that crashed the Mac and there are > still some with some plug-ins I read,. And there is a lot to learn > about all these plug-ins, but what is good, they tell you an enormous > amount of stuff, what the software does, can do, cannot do. I > downloaded it and just took a peak, but am too far gone mentally at > this time of day to look at all the buttons. They are swimming before > my glassy vision. > Thanks, Rob for tellng me I don't need a CD. And two tracks should be > enough for my purpose. I don't think I shall ever have a garage band > in my house, unless some of you musicians will come over and we will > record "The Bridge over troubled Waters" with me supplying the aged ( > tremulous which I hate ) soprano as well as coffee and something more > robust. > Marta > On Sep 7, 2005, at 16:46, Bill King wrote: > >> Rob >> >> Maybe being naive helps. I used audacity as downloaded to rip a >> bunch of old vinyl LPs. Never touched the prefs. >> >> Didn't know there was a crashing problem. >> >> Bill >> >> On Sep 7, 2005, at 14:59, Rob Kersting wrote: >> >>> >>> Does Audacity still have that crashing problem when setting >>> preferences? If it doesn't crash on you, what was your workaround? >>> >>> Marta: >>> >>> Sound Studio is a great program for the beginner. It's powerful >>> enough to do what you need yet simple enough to allow you to do it. >>> >>> In it's current configuration, it won't allow multi-track sessions. >>> That is, you can only record onto two tracks, left and right. >>> However, the developer has promised multi-track recording in the >>> future. From what you wrote, this won't make much difference to you >>> right now, Marta, but as you progress with it, you'll see the >>> benefit...and by then, it'll probably be working. >>> >>> You can download it for free which gives you 14 free starts. Check >>> it out and see if you like it. My advice is, don't pay the extra for >>> the CD, you can download all you need for free. >>> >>> rob >>> >>> Bill King wrote:Marta, >>> >>>> >>>> You might try audacity, a freeware audio editor, before paying for >>>> Sound Studio. >>>> >>>> It is available from >>>> >>>> http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ >>>> >>>> I think you'll like it... >>>> >>>> Bill Ki >>>> ng >>>> On Sep 6, 2005, at 23:08, Marta Edie wrote: >>>> >>>>> Folks, I have been dabbling around with "Sound Studio" share ware >>>>> for the Mac. from Felttip Software. I can download it for $ 39.00. >>>>> I can also buy a disk for an extra $ 10.00 Could someone enlighten >>>>> me which option would be more desirable? Also, if anybody has ever >>>>> used it, can you give input to this novice on your experiences. I >>>>> have absolutely nothing to compare it with and as far as I know >>>>> now, will primarily use it for recording the "human" voice. But >>>>> then ..... I just might get bold! >>>>> Marta >>>> >>>> > > > > > | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will > | be September 27 at Pitt Academy, 6010 Preston Highway. > | The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. > | List posting address: <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> > | List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup> > | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will | be September 27 at Pitt Academy, 6010 Preston Highway. | The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. | List posting address: <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> | List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>
