Is Sound Forge 4.5 right for me? -Sound Forge - PC

Subject:Is Sound Forge 4.5 right for me? Posted by: CSCooper Date:4/7/1999 6:03:27 AM I'm downloading the CDA demo, but I'm wondering--when it comes time to purchase, would CDA or SoundForge 4.5 be a better choice. I don't need a whole lot of sound effects. I don't even need reverb. Right now I'm using a shareware program called GoldWave. It allows me to record up to 49.0Mhz quality straight from ANY source I can plug into my sound card. I record the tracks I want to include on a CD and then I send them to HP CD-Writer software (Adaptec). I really don't need anything more sofisticated. I make simple audio CDs track by track. What I DO need is a FASTER recorder and editor than GoldWave is. I'll record one hour from a cassette tape and then come back and cut it into sections (tracks). Cutting off one 3 minute section takes about 5 minutes. Pasting that section into it's own .WAV file takes another 10 minutes or so. Then it's on to the next track. Also, I can't do anything with my computer while it's cutting and pasting these large files. Sounds like I need CD Architect? But at times I also need the ability to create RealMedia and NetShow content. (not often). My main question is How FAST is CD Architect (I'm working with IDE drives only). I have 64 Mg RAM. I have no onboard vidoe RAM on the video card. Do I need these things, too. Which is most important. Does CD Architect have an inexpensive plug-in that will allow me to export in RealMedia format? Any answers will be very much appreciated.
Subject:Re: Is Sound Forge 4.5 right for me? Reply by: slappy Date:8/23/1999 9:01:00 PM Clark, a couple of things will really help you out here. What speed processor do you have? You will want at least a processor with MMX technology - since the processor is the thing doing all of the work. (as far as i know...) Never used GoldWave but I can tell you that chopping one minute out of the middle of a 6 minute stereo file cost me about 6 seconds in sound forge. (It would take even less time cutting from the end of the file.) PentiumII 450 128MB RAM (PC100) Matrox g-200 8MB video Clark wrote: >>I'm downloading the CDA demo, but I'm wondering--when it comes time to purchase, would CDA >>or SoundForge 4.5 be a better choice. I don't need a whole lot of sound effects. I don't even >>need reverb. >> >>Right now I'm using a shareware program called GoldWave. It allows me to record up to >>49.0Mhz quality straight from ANY source I can plug into my sound card. I record the tracks I >>want to include on a CD and then I send them to HP CD-Writer software (Adaptec). I really >>don't need anything more sofisticated. I make simple audio CDs track by track. >> >>What I DO need is a FASTER recorder and editor than GoldWave is. I'll record one hour from a >>cassette tape and then come back and cut it into sections (tracks). Cutting off one 3 minute >>section takes about 5 minutes. Pasting that section into it's own .WAV file takes another 10 >>minutes or so. Then it's on to the next track. Also, I can't do anything with my computer while >>it's cutting and pasting these large files. >> >>Sounds like I need CD Architect? But at times I also need the ability to create RealMedia and >>NetShow content. (not often). >> >>My main question is How FAST is CD Architect (I'm working with IDE drives only). I have 64 Mg >>RAM. I have no onboard vidoe RAM on the video card. Do I need these things, too. Which is >>most important. >> >>Does CD Architect have an inexpensive plug-in that will allow me to export in RealMedia format? >> >>Any answers will be very much appreciated.

Subject:Is Sound Forge 4.5 right for me?

Posted by: CSCooper

Date:4/7/1999 6:03:27 AM

I'm downloading the CDA demo, but I'm wondering--when it comes time to purchase, would CDA
or SoundForge 4.5 be a better choice. I don't need a whole lot of sound effects. I don't even
need reverb.

Right now I'm using a shareware program called GoldWave. It allows me to record up to
49.0Mhz quality straight from ANY source I can plug into my sound card. I record the tracks I
want to include on a CD and then I send them to HP CD-Writer software (Adaptec). I really
don't need anything more sofisticated. I make simple audio CDs track by track.

What I DO need is a FASTER recorder and editor than GoldWave is. I'll record one hour from a
cassette tape and then come back and cut it into sections (tracks). Cutting off one 3 minute
section takes about 5 minutes. Pasting that section into it's own .WAV file takes another 10
minutes or so. Then it's on to the next track. Also, I can't do anything with my computer while
it's cutting and pasting these large files.

Sounds like I need CD Architect? But at times I also need the ability to create RealMedia and
NetShow content. (not often).

My main question is How FAST is CD Architect (I'm working with IDE drives only). I have 64 Mg
RAM. I have no onboard vidoe RAM on the video card. Do I need these things, too. Which is
most important.

Does CD Architect have an inexpensive plug-in that will allow me to export in RealMedia format?

Any answers will be very much appreciated.

Subject:Re: Is Sound Forge 4.5 right for me?

Reply by: slappy

Date:8/23/1999 9:01:00 PM

Clark,

a couple of things will really help you out here. What speed
processor do you have? You will want at least a processor with MMX
technology - since the processor is the thing doing all of the work.
(as far as i know...) Never used GoldWave but I can tell you that
chopping one minute out of the middle of a 6 minute stereo file cost
me about 6 seconds in sound forge. (It would take even less time
cutting from the end of the file.)

PentiumII 450
128MB RAM (PC100)
Matrox g-200 8MB video

Clark wrote:
>>I'm downloading the CDA demo, but I'm wondering--when it comes time
to purchase, would CDA
>>or SoundForge 4.5 be a better choice. I don't need a whole lot of
sound effects. I don't even
>>need reverb.
>>
>>Right now I'm using a shareware program called GoldWave. It allows
me to record up to
>>49.0Mhz quality straight from ANY source I can plug into my sound
card. I record the tracks I
>>want to include on a CD and then I send them to HP CD-Writer
software (Adaptec). I really
>>don't need anything more sofisticated. I make simple audio CDs
track by track.
>>
>>What I DO need is a FASTER recorder and editor than GoldWave is.
I'll record one hour from a
>>cassette tape and then come back and cut it into sections (tracks).
Cutting off one 3 minute
>>section takes about 5 minutes. Pasting that section into it's own
.WAV file takes another 10
>>minutes or so. Then it's on to the next track. Also, I can't do
anything with my computer while
>>it's cutting and pasting these large files.
>>
>>Sounds like I need CD Architect? But at times I also need the
ability to create RealMedia and
>>NetShow content. (not often).
>>
>>My main question is How FAST is CD Architect (I'm working with IDE
drives only). I have 64 Mg
>>RAM. I have no onboard vidoe RAM on the video card. Do I need
these things, too. Which is
>>most important.
>>
>>Does CD Architect have an inexpensive plug-in that will allow me to
export in RealMedia format?
>>
>>Any answers will be very much appreciated.