GoldWave
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| Developer(s) | GoldWave Inc. |
|---|---|
| Initial release | 1993 |
| Stable release | 5.52
/ May 16, 2009 |
| Operating system | Windows |
| Type | Digital audio editor |
| License | Shareware |
| Website | www.goldwave.com |
GoldWave is a popular commercial digital audio editing software developed by GoldWave Inc. It was first released to public in April 1993.
Features
GoldWave has an array of features bundled which define the program. They include:
- Real-time graphic visuals; such as bar, waveform, spectrogram, spectrum, VU meter, etc.
- Basic and advanced effects and filters such as noise reduction, compressor/expander, volume shaping, volume matcher, pitch, reverb, resampling, parametric EQ, etc.
- Effect previewing
- Effect presets
- DirectX Audio plug-in support
- A variety of supported audio file formats, including but not limited to WAV, MP3, Windows Media Audio, Ogg, FLAC, AIFF, AU, Monkey's Audio, VOX, mat, snd, voc, etc.
- Batch processing and conversion support lets you convert a set of files to a different format and apply effects.
- Multiple undo levels
- Edit multiple files at once
- Support for large file editing
Previous versions and current compatibility
A version prior to the version 5 series still exists for download at the official website. All versions up to 4.26 can run on any Windows operating machine, though requiring a moderately fast computer to handle the program at its best. But since 2004, GoldWave has stopped supporting Windows versions such as 95, 98, and 98SE (although GoldWave will still run on Windows 98SE, albeit unsupported) and renders the software unusable on those systems. Also, the system requirements have increased considerably, since now a Pentium 3 of 700 MHz and DirectX 8 are now part of the minimum system requirements compared to the Pentium 2 of 300 MHz and DirectX 5 required by previous versions. In some of the old shareware versions such as 4.13, the user could continue editing as long as he/she desired, so currently only 100 actions per session are allowed. After that, a notification is displayed for every operation. This doesn't prevent saving your work, so just closing and restarting the program is required to begin a new session. There is, however, a maximum total limit after which the software will not function without a license.
Highlights
- GoldWave was used to establish the "missing word" from astronaut Neil Armstrong's famous line as he landed on the Moon [1][2].
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