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MAGIX Samplitude Professional 7.11 (WIN) 

Jan 1, 2004,

By Dennis Miller

First appearing on the PC in 1994, Samplitude has evolved into one of the most powerful and full-featured audio programs on the market. It lets you create up to 999 (combined) audio and MIDI tracks, can display individual video frames, supports 5.1 surround editing, and provides an array of professional-quality effects and customization options. In other words, Samplitude Professional 7.11 has the potential to be the center of all your music-making activities....

Passing the Audition 

Sep 1, 2003,

By Jon Rose

Adobe Audition is relatively simple to use and intuitive enough for novice users, but there’s far more to it than immediately meets the eye. This Master Class will focus on recording and mixing music....

Too Much Good Stuff - Windows 

Aug 1, 2003,

By Dennis Miller

We’ve scoured the Web for the past few months, checking out all sorts of freeware and shareware that creative programmers have made available for little or no money. We’ll focus primarily on newer software, though a few of our old favorites have received major facelifts recently, and we’ll include them as well....

Too Much Good Stuff - Mac 

Aug 1, 2003,

By Gregory D. Moore

We’ve scoured the Web for the past few months, checking out all sorts of freeware and shareware that creative programmers have made available for little or no money. We’ll focus primarily on newer software, though a few of our old favorites have received major facelifts recently, and we’ll include them as well....

BIAS DECK 3.5 (MAC) 

Aug 1, 2003,

By Len Sasso

BIAS Deck 3.5 VST is a multitrack audio editor for Mac OS X that is stable and easy to use...

NOISE Busters 

Jul 1, 2003,

By Gary S. Hall and Oliver Masciarotte

A great many audio restoration products are available at nearly every price point, running native on Macs and PCs as well as on high-powered custom hardware....

SONIC FOUNDRY CD Architect 5.0 (Win) 

Jun 1, 2003,

By Dennis Miller

An old-favorite CD-burning tool returns to the Windows platform....

TC WORKS SPARK XL 2.6 (MAC) 

May 1, 2003,

By Len Sasso

TC Works Spark XL 2.6 is a multipurpose sample-management tool. Like its high-end Macintosh competitors, BIAS Peak and Prosoniq's SonicWorx Studio, Spark...

BIAS PEAK 3.11 (MAC) 

Apr 1, 2003,

By Daniel Keller

As an early OS X adopter, BIAS is to be commended for releasing Peak 3.0 right on the heels of OS X's introduction. The popular stereo editing program...

SYNTRILLIUM COOL EDIT PRO 2.O (WIN) 

Dec 1, 2002,

By Allan Metts

A new version of Cool Edit Pro has arrived, and it's loaded with fresh features and functionality. Once a simple shareware audio editor, Cool Edit Pro...

STEINBERG WAVELAB 4.0 (WIN) 

Nov 1, 2002,

By Daniel Keller

Steinberg WaveLab 4.0's combination of new features, sampler support, streamlined work flow, and significant performance enhancements certainly justify an upgrade and keep WaveLab several giant steps ahead of other audio editors....

Magix Samplitude Producer 2496 6.02 

May 1, 2002,

By Zack Price

I last reviewed Samplitude 2496 in April 1999 and was impressed with the program's capabilities. Version 5.12 made it possible to record multiple tracks...

Emagic Soundiver 3.04 

Jan 1, 2002,

By Marty Cutler

Since the review of Emagic's SoundDiver 1.5 in the July 1995 issue, the program has undergone several updates. Many new features consist of cosmetic overhauls,...

Sonic Foundry Vegas Audio 2.0 

Aug 1, 2001,

By Allan Metts

There is much to love and nothing to hate about Vegas Audio 2.0. After dominating the stereo audio-editor market for many years with its Sound Forge program,...

Bitheadz Phrazer 1.0.1 

Jun 1, 2001,

By Jeff Burger

A full descriptive review of Bitheadz Phrazer 1.0.1, a standalone loop-based arranger that supports all the popular Macintosh audio I/O options, including ASIO, Sound Manager, DirectIO, DirectConnect, ReWire, and MAS....

Steinberg WaveLab 3.0 

Feb 1, 2001,

ELECTRONIC MUSICIAN STAFF

Steinberg WaveLab 3.0 Steinberg's WaveLab entered the world a few years back as a simple, well-designed, 2-track audio editor for Windows. By version...

SONIC FOUNDRY VEGAS PRO 1.0A (WIN) 

Feb 1, 2000,

Roger Maycock

Highly regarded for its Sound Forge and Acid digital audio applications, Sonic Foundry has released Vegas Pro, a "multitrack media-editing system" for...

BIAS Peak 2.04 

Jan 1, 2000,

the EM Staff

BIAS PEAK 2.04(Mac; $499)As Alchemy and Sound Designer II faded from the audio software marketplace several years ago, BIAS Peak stepped in to fill the...

TC WORKS SPARK 1.01 (MAC) 

Nov 1, 1999,

David Rubin

Now that Mac users are well ensconced in the post-Sound Designer era, the once-moribund marketplace for stereo audio-editing software is finally showing...

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