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Exclusive Preview: Ambrosia Software's WireTap Studio
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Audio Hijack is the best app for that, I don't know why Ambrosia launch something like that when it can work on something more powerful for Mac users...
Couldn't be more clear.
For instance, if you set Audio Hijack to record into MP3 format at 128 sampling, that's as good as your audio will ever get without re-recording the source... You can certainly downgrade any audio as a copy which will come out sounding a lot like an original recording set at the downgraded settings, but even if you were to convert to 192 AAC, or even a lossless, it will still only sound as good as your original 128 MP3 (or whatever you first record at)...
With this app, if you decide you want to change the quality of your audio, you go back to your original and re-save (export) with your new settings and you'll get those "true" new settings.
This is fantastic. Especially for those "only one shot at recording" situations that come by some of us from time to time.
Granted, if you're dealing with many, many tracks of audio you'll need some HD room (to store all those lossless sources in the background), but hard drives are getting pretty cheap nowadays.
Nice job, guys. I look forward to it.
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One thing that a lot of people seem to be missing is the "come back later and work with a lossless source" feature.Audio Hijack is the best app for that, I don't know why Ambrosia launch something like that when it can work on something more powerful for Mac users...
For instance, if you set Audio Hijack to record into MP3 format at 128 sampling, that's as good as your audio will ever get without re-recording the source... You can certainly downgrade any audio as a copy which will come out sounding a lot like an original recording set at the downgraded settings, but even if you were to convert to 192 AAC, or even a lossless, it will still only sound as good as your original 128 MP3 (or whatever you first record at)...
With this app, if you decide you want to change the quality of your audio, you go back to your original and re-save (export) with your new settings and you'll get those "true" new settings.
This is fantastic. Especially for those "only one shot at recording" situations that come by some of us from time to time.
Granted, if you're dealing with many, many tracks of audio you'll need some HD room (to store all those lossless sources in the background), but hard drives are getting pretty cheap nowadays.
Nice job, guys. I look forward to it.
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TOMORROW:
One of the greatest labor saving devices of today.
Seems like pretty good software. I dont think I would use it that much, but I'm sure there are plenty that would
Why are people rating this as 'negative'? How can more software ever be negative? If you don't like it, don't buy it.
Now, if it were about software offering fewer features, or discontinued software - then I'd understand a negative rating - but as it is, it seems very strange.
Now, if it were about software offering fewer features, or discontinued software - then I'd understand a negative rating - but as it is, it seems very strange.
Will this app let you record a radio stream "as is" and then I mean in the same format and bitrate as the actual stream?
Like wolfgangsvault.com - the streams are Flash 9 based and bitrate varies according to your bandwidth. Will this or any other application let you:
1) See what the bitrate is?
2) Let you record the streamed file?
I know apps can save any audio as AIFF etc but grabbing the source content would be sweet.
Like wolfgangsvault.com - the streams are Flash 9 based and bitrate varies according to your bandwidth. Will this or any other application let you:
1) See what the bitrate is?
2) Let you record the streamed file?
I know apps can save any audio as AIFF etc but grabbing the source content would be sweet.
Audio Hijack is the best app for that, I don't know why Ambrosia launch something like that when it can work on something more powerful for Mac users...
We believe that WireTap Studio brings quite a bit more to the party than Audio Hijack Pro does, in a much easier to use interface (see my post on the first page for examples of exactly what I mean). You're welcome to try it out for yourself and see if you agree, when we release it (soon, I promise!)
Audio Hijack is the best app for that, I don't know why Ambrosia launch something like that when it can work on something more powerful for Mac users...
That's like saying, "Ford makes the best cars, I don't know why GM wants to enter the car market when they can make something more powerful for commuters... like a personal rocketship."
Why the heck is everyone dumping on Ambrosia for creating a competing product? That's how capitalism works.
Cut and edit
If I leave my satellite up and running and recording, say for an hour, can I come back and edit that recorded track and break it apart into the individual songs?
If I leave my satellite up and running and recording, say for an hour, can I come back and edit that recorded track and break it apart into the individual songs?
Does anybody know if Ambrosia makes software that records video from your screen (like the snapshot program they have) and audio? I want to record training videos with a voice over with my built in mic. Can this be done?
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On topic, of course, and actually took a surprising amount of time for me to pick a song actually.arn
$19 shmoles is not so bad for an app that works well. I could use this for web calls to review later. Sounds great!
Id' like to know...
How this would fare for recording live performances?
I have been thinking about recording live bands at a local Rock club.
And creating a podcast from the recordings to be published in iTunes.
Would this app work well for that? A sort of all in one record/edit app?
I realize I can't use it to publish the finished recording to iTunes but for the recording and editing of live performances would you recommend it for such a use?
Thanks,
X
How this would fare for recording live performances?
I have been thinking about recording live bands at a local Rock club.
And creating a podcast from the recordings to be published in iTunes.
Would this app work well for that? A sort of all in one record/edit app?
I realize I can't use it to publish the finished recording to iTunes but for the recording and editing of live performances would you recommend it for such a use?
Thanks,
X
Just to be clear, WireTap Pro (the existing product) is $19 -- pricing on WireTap Studio (which is previewed in this article) has not been announced yet.
It would work extremely well, we actually have beta testers who are using it for exactly that.
That's actually not the case... WireTap Pro can record both sides of a conversation with Skype... and of course the upcoming WireTap Studio can as well. Maybe we'll get you back into the fold with WireTap Studio.
That's actually not the case... WireTap Pro can record both sides of a conversation with Skype... and of course the upcoming WireTap Studio can as well. Maybe we'll get you back into the fold with WireTap Studio.
Wasn't it the case at one point? Or did those fiends at Rogue trick me?
The only time it was the case would be the original (free) WireTap, which did not record audio from line ins/mics. WireTap Pro has always been able to record Skype two way conversations.
Our LivePreview is even more "live" than Photoshop's. You don't just see a preview of the file before you save it out, you actually work with it/edit it live in the compressed format you've specified (which you can change at any time, losslessly).
compared to SoundStudio3
Can you compare against Freeverse's SoundStudio3?
I've been demoing that to rip vinyl and have found it to be easy to use and versatile. But my free use is about up and it's time to decide to buy.
Can you compare against Freeverse's SoundStudio3?
I've been demoing that to rip vinyl and have found it to be easy to use and versatile. But my free use is about up and it's time to decide to buy.
Not in an unbiased manner, I can't. Best bet would be for you to have a look at some of the videos that I've posted, or give WireTap Studio a try out when it's released.
That said, my personal opinion is that SoundStudio is very much a new version of programs like SoundEdit16 (which came out many years ago). Which is not necessarily a bad thing... It's an okay editor, but doesn't really bring anything new or interesting to the table beyond what SoundEdit did a decade ago or so.
It doesn't offer any of the lossless recording/editing features that WireTap Studio offers, but WireTap Studio is not intended to be a dedicated audio editor either, so it can do some things that WTS cannot.
That is quite interesting...
I record alot of internet radio at lower quality because I just don't have the harddrive sace to record at full quality. When I record with WTS is the file size going to be similar of a full quality recording (if I want the luxury of being able to go back and make it higher quality 3 months later)?