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Thread #70034 Message #1194029
Posted By: GUEST,Dale
25-May-04 - 10:14 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Moving Away (Johnson / Johnson / Cormier)
Subject: RE: Lyr. Req: My Best Friend Is Moving Away
Sorry to take a bit long to respond, too many things going on.
Jet Audio is the easy part. I have it turned to the download page, but you can get to all they offer from that page, screen shots, etc. What you want is jetAudio 6.0.4 Basic, which is a free download. It does have somewhat of a shortcoming in that it will not record in MP3. It does have a number of other choices ~~ I use WMA, and convert to MP3 later.
It is a little bigger download than a lot of players, but in view of what you get, I don't think it is objectionably so.
I found using it is pretty intuitive. I use the timer function, so that it kicks off after 2 1/2 hours, so the files do not get unmanageably large.
So that takes care of the recording part. The rest is a bit harder, especially to do it right. Of course, if you don't edit the files, you can burn them straight to disk by asking jetaudio to record 75 minutes or so at a time. Jetaudio will even do that for you, though I have never used that feature.
Sound Forge used to be put out by Sonic Foundry, but now you'll find Sound Forge at Sony The full version is about $400, the cheaper version which they have decided to call Screenblast is about $70 from them, but I am sure that if you shop around you could get it cheaper.
Alternately, you can look for a FREE editor. Go back to that download.com page and search for sound editor. You should get 150 or so, including a free trial of Sound Forge. Don't know what it will let you do. Truthfully, I have not used any of the free things, as I am quite satisfied with Sound Forge. I know sound editors have been discussed many times here at Mudcat, so a bit of searching about will likely turn up some good info, better than what I have given you.
Can't promise any quick responses, but if you have additional questions, you can email me at dale8r@hotmail.com and I will get back to you with my regular address. It could take a while.