[Hidden-tech] Ipod as digital voice recorder

[Will Loving]

For Mac users: If all you want to do is basic editing of your recorded files
- remove dead spots, split, fade in, fade out, increase/decrease gain,
normalize gain - I can't say enough good things about Rogue Amoeba's
Fission. 

Unlike GarageBand and most other audio editors, it is "loss-less" and can
edit and save in the original format including WAV, AIFF, MP3 and others.
Most other editors have to import your audio into a proprietary format -
that allows for more complex editing but also means another file to save and
additional time to import.

Fission is easy to learn, opens huge files incredibly fast (I open 1-2GB WAV
files quite regularly) and does exactly what I need for quick editing. I've
taught several non-tech oriented people, including my wife, to use it and
they love it. It's also much less daunting for the novice user than
GarageBand or Audacity.

http://www.rogueamoeba.com/fission/


on 12/5/09 4:31 PM, Jeff Rutherford at jeff at jeffrutherford.com wrote:

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> If you're using Mac, I recommend Garageband. I've edited more than 25 podcast
> episodes with Garageband, and it's pretty easy to cut out "umms" and "ahs" or
> other things you want to eliminate.
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> I also use a piece of software called Levelator (free) which takes out all the
> high-highs and low-lows of audio recordings.
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> Jeff
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> On Dec 5, 2009, at 3:29 PM, Duane Dale wrote:
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>>   ** Be sure to fill out the survey/skills inventory in the member's area.
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>> As for software options, my Berklee College of Music son recommended Audacity
>> (free; Windows, Mac, and Linux).
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>> I haven't tried it, though, and it might be overkill for simple tasks like
>> chopping spoken words into shorter clips and adjusting volume levels.
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>> -- Duane Dale
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