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Awave Audio - 8.1

Audio file format batch converter

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All Time:	(3.3)
Version 8.1:	(3.3)
Selected Version:	8.1
Release Date:	2003-01-09
License:	Commercial
Downloads (version 8.1):	2
Downloads (all versions):	2,156
Price:	$49.95

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Product Description:

Awave Audio is a the easiest way to convert between different audio file formats.

Do conversions from the about 60 audio file formats that it can read into any of the 30 or so audio file formats that it writes!
Supports the many popular compressed sound formats via free add-ons; e.g. OGG, WMA, RA, MP2, MP3 (Constant, Variable or Average Bit Rate modes).
A 3-step procedure makes converting large numbers of audio files extremely simple!
You can do optional effects processing using up to 4 DirectShow effect filters (a.k.a. DirectX Plug-ins) as well as built in functions such as resampling and silence removal.
24-bit multi-channel audio supported!

What's new in this version:

Added support for writing the new Windows Media 9 Format files (this requires the Windows Media 9 runtime to be installed - available from the download page on our web site!). This includes support for 2-pass CBR (constant bit-rate) as well as 1-pass VBR (quality based variable bit-rate) and 2-pass constrained VBR (a.k.a. �average bit-rate� encoding). You can also use external �profiles� (.prx files) for things such as MBR (mutual bit-rate exclusion) and other kinds of multi-stream files. All the current codecs are supported: Windows Media Audio 9, Windows Media Audio 9 Professional, Windows Media Audio 9 Lossless, Windows Media Audio 9 Voice, and ACELP.net. Plus, there�s support for writing older Windows Media Audio 4 format WMA files. NB, Windows Media Audio 9 Professional multi-channel audio is only supported on Windows XP (and later).
Added support for reading the audio portion of any ASF and WMV file (also requires the Windows Media 9 runtime).
Added �5.1/6.1/7.1 surround� selections to the output channel format list for many formats.
The icon to the left of files in the input file list now indicates 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 5.1, or 6.1+ channels of audio.
Added support for writing MPEG audio layer II (a.k.a. MP2) subformat .WAV files (requires the TooLame.dll add-on).
Added support for reading and writing Broadcast Wave Files (.BWF).
Files with extension .ALW and .ULW are now recognized as raw A-Law and mu-Law format files.
Added a �Fade� option to the �trim length� function - which performs a 250ms fade out at the trim point.
Added support for writing NIST SPHERE files (Usually .NIST).
The previous �Normalize RMS� option has been renamed �Normalize RMS of Amplitudes� and a new �Normalize RMS of the Power� option has been added.
Added detection of .VAG files with missing �VAGp� header id.
It is now possible to pass preset files (.aap) on the command line.
Added a context menu when you click on a file in the input file list.
Fixed a bug where writing .GSM formats did not work.
Fixed another bug with loop points not being adjusted correctly when audio is resampled.

Operating System Requirements:

This product is designed to run on the following operating systems:

Windows XP
Windows 2000
Windows NT
Windows 98
Windows 95

Additional Requirements:

Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP

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Works pretty well… - Version: 8.1, 1/12/2003 09:33AM PST

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hotbotch

and I do need the functionality, but for this price tag I'm going to look elsewhere. I would pay $20 but no more, although if you do tons of converting and have money to spend where $50 is not a factor... I'll stick to WMP9 for now for CDA extraction and MP3 VBR for wav/aiff's