[access-uk] Re: Mac Sound Forge Equivalent
- From: "James & Nash" <james.austin1984@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 5 Feb 2010 20:31:17 +0000
I've never tried Audacity on the Mac, perhaps I will. Are there instructions
for using it or are they not needed?
Thanks
TC
James, Lyn, Nash & Twinny
On 5 Feb 2010, at 20:15, Steve Nutt wrote:
> Hi Jonathan,
>
> You are lucky then. I know a couple of fellow podcasters who gave it up
> because it was too flakey. Free is good when it works.
>
> And yes, I always have drivers that are up to date.
>
> All the best
>
> Steve
>
> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
> Jonathan
> Sent: Friday 5 February 2010 12:59
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Mac Sound Forge Equivalent
>
> The reason I suggested Audacity over Goldwave is that the person asked for
> something that would work on their Mac.
>
> Goldwave does not.
>
> However, although it does not have the blind user base that Audacity has,
> they are making good progress by seeking feedback and input from blind users:
> http://blindaccessjournal.com/?p=725 which seems a bit flaky right now but
> leads to the contact form at http://www.goldwave.com/contact.php
>
> There is also a podcast on using Goldwave at
> http://www.blind-geek-zone.net/audio.htm#Goldwave
>
> As far as it Audacity crashing, I suggest you may have tried either an
> unstable alpha, or your PC has incorrect or outdated drivers.
> Only one version ever crashed on me, that was an alpha of 1.3.7 (years old
> now) downmixing stereo to mono.
>
> I've been using audacity on a thrice weekly basis for a couple of years now
> to batch sample tapes, clean the audio then export as tracks and never had a
> wobble (apart from that one downmix bug).
>
> On Fri, Feb 5, 2010 at 9:49 AM, Steve Nutt <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I’m glad Audacity works well on the Mac, as the PC version is utter junk. It
> crashed all over the place when I tried it. Goldwave wins here.
>
> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
> Jonathan
> Sent: Friday 5 February 2010 08:33
>
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Mac Sound Forge Equivalent
>
> You are in luck! Not just equivalent, but almost certainly superior - and
> free, and very well supported for blind users (see my previous post on this).
>
> Audacity:http://audacity.sourceforge.net/download/beta_mac
>
> On Fri, Feb 5, 2010 at 8:22 AM, Tony <tonys_groups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi
>
> Is there a sound forge equivalent for the Mac?
>
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