Sonic Foundry Sound Forge 4.5

Sound Forge 4.5 is professional sound editing software for Windows that includes an extensive set of audio processes, tools, and effects for manipulating audio. Combine Sound Forge 4.5 with any Windows-compatible sound card to create, record, edit, and refine audio files. The clean interface and familiar Windows environment make editing fast and easy.

Sound Forge 4.5 offers full support for MP3, Microsoft Windows Media Technologies 4.0 and RealNetworks RealSystem G2. The new Batch Converter allows you to save time and alleviate the monotony of converting and processing numerous audio files. Thousands of files can be processed in a single batch. Any process, effect, or tool in Sound Forge 4.5 or any DirectX Audio Plug-In can be batch processed. Additional tools, such as spectral analysis, DirectX Plugin support, and integrated support for Sonic Foundry's ACID Loop system make Sound Forge 4.5 the Windows audio editing standard.

Syntrillium Cool Edit Pro

Cool Edit Pro is a digital audio recorder, editor, and mixer for Windows. It's based on Cool Edit 96, Syntrillium's ground-breaking and award-winning shareware application. Cool Edit Pro is a breeze to learn and use, packs enough top-quality digital effects modules to fill a room full of rack mounts, and can mix up to 64 tracks together, using just about any sound card. It's like having thousands of dollars worth of professional audio equipment all in one easy-to-use software package.

BIAS Peak

BIAS Peak is a digital audio editing standard, winning critical acclaim from numerous experts and leading publications. Peak breathes new life into any Mac audio program, multitrack workstation, integrated MIDI sequencing software, sound card, multimedia authoring program, or nonlinear video editing system. With support for AIFF, SDIl, .WAV, QuickTime, Pro Tools-style dual-mono files, RealAudio 2.0, 3.0 & 5.0 Internet sound files, multiple compression formats including QDesign, IMA, µ-Law and others, as well as support for files all the way up to 32-bits, Peak is fluent in your audio language of choice.

Beyond bread-and-butter processing, Peak has loads of exciting, flexible and creative tools for making rhythmic and sonic discoveries. Finding just the right sample loop point with the Loop Tuner is an on-the-fly snap, and the improved Loop Surfer creates real-time, tempo-based loops from audio clips. There's also advanced batch file processing, click repair, custom blend and fade envelopes, innovative DSP tools, and the ability to import multiple audio tracks from CD. Peak 2.0 is the most complete disk-based editing solution offering full support for MIDI samplers, including AKAI, E-mu, Ensoniq, Kurzweil, Peavey, Yamaha, and others.

Steinberg WaveLab 3.0

WaveLab 3.0 is the fastest audio editing and mastering software available for Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT and Windows 2000. It combines the most user-friendly stereo editor currently available with a whole range of processing capabilities, effects, Red-Book compatible CD burning software, audio analysis, an audio file database, batch processing and sampler support.
In addition, WaveLab 3.0 goes even further with the introduction of its new Audio-Montage Window - a revolutionary, nondestructive editing concept whose flexibility and power set it firmly apart from other audio software solutions.

WaveLab´s true multitasking concept allows processing and background calculations to be done during playback. 32-bit floating point accuracy ensures both clarity of sound and freedom from distortion. WaveLab 3.0´s unique Audio Montage Window represents a new dimension in file handling. Audio clips can be arranged nondestructively and in real time - on as many tracks as you like. Crossfades are generated simply by sliding two clips together. Up to 10 VST effects can be assigned to each clip.

The Batch processor performs all off-line functions from both WaveLab 3.0 and from any installed Plug-Ins. Any number of processors and Plug-Ins can be included in a batch process and it works quietly away in the background, while you continue working as normal. For the final enhancements WaveLab 3.0 has everything you could possibly need: high quality parametric EQs, comprehensive dynamics, special hi-end algorithms for optimizing the overall loudness, plus analysis tools such as high resolution peak/VU meters, a 60-band analyzer and 2D correlation meter and much more - all working in real time of course.