| This media player is causing a commotion in both audio and video circles. Its lengthy list of options gives it a well-deserved healthy reputation and profound title.
Audio and Video Conversion:
Convert among CD, WAV, MP3, OGG, WMA and now CDA for audio. Need video? Got it! It also supports two-way video conversions among MPEG, AVI, Multi-Page TIFF and FLIC. AVI to WMV is absolutely mind blowing guys. Thinking that I'd be sitting around all day for a 20 megabyte file to convert, imagine my surprise in finding that the conversion was done before I got back from the bathroom, and with a 70-percent reduction in size. Quality and picture honestly didn't suffer the way I thought it would when spotting the size count in the properties dialog box. Have I mentioned that on top of this video conversion side, there is also video constructing, de-compiling and processing?
Version 2002c introduced you to an OGG playback heaven. I have been hooting and hollering over the past few months over this audio format, and finally an audio player with full support for it has come onto the market. There aren't any third party plug-ins here, this is the real deal. With full OGG to MP3/WAV, back to OGG, conversion support, this new version had me drooling three seconds in. Can you say, conversion therapy meets OGG? With significant size and tune enhancing capabilities, OGG could very well replace both WMA and MP3.
Audio and Data CD Recording:
The audio burner is by far the fastest I've seen and with an added data CD recorder in version 2002e, I've just uninstalled the software that came with the drive. For audio, you can change MP3s and WAVs to CDA and burn your CDs directly to CD-R using the Blaze recording tool. This alone is an audio converter's dream. Convert and burn in the same application? No problem! Between audio and data burning, it has everything you need, hands down. If you burn, there is no better choice.
Audio editing and recording:
If the conversions don't already have you dying to get this download, the audio editor should do the trick. Version 2002 introduced us to a premier audio editing tool that throws all competitors out like yesterday's trash. Most applications limit you by size. With this application you are only limited by your system resources.
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Amplify
Null amplitude
Insert/delete
silence
Insert noise
Insert pulse
Insert sinus
Fade in/out
Invert
Normalize
Reverse
Delay
Flanger
Vibrato
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Stretch
Mix
Mix from file
Paste from file
Paste from
clipboard
Copy to clipboard
Delete
selection
Save selection
Zoom
Echo
Shrink
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Convert
Undo
Redo
Cut
Copy
Paste
Input/output
volume
control
Audio Information
read/write
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Band Pass
Low Pass
High Pass
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Low Shelf
High Shelf
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Also, it can be used for audio file recording from any available source. For all you audio editing geeks, you know this is top notch.
The editor supports:
- Uncompressed WAV
- Compressed WAV
- ADPCM
- GSM
- DSP
- A-LAW
- U-LAW
- ALF2
- MP3
- WMA
- OGG
- CDA
- VOX
- RAW
- G.726
Skinnability and preferences:
Complete drag-and-drop support, a fully skinnable interface, MP3 tag editing, CDDB capabilities, and versatile preferences (for maximum control) are also present in this great program. It gives you witness to a new media manager with visualization capability. In one place, you can browse, rename and edit tags, all while previewing your music.
The playlist:
The playlist is definitely on the fast track to being the best on the market. I have over 1,900 MP3s and can easily make a play list that will keep me jamming all day long. Add your path, save, edit, shuffle and play on random. Rinse and repeat!
With each update, this program gets stronger and worth more than the price. This program keeps redefining the 5-cow ideal for the audio and video community.
Calamity
Note: This program requires a Pentium class processor, 32 MB RAM, a 30 MB hard drive, a sound card and a CD-ROM drive.
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