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BIAS Peak LE 6.0.2 (Mac OS X)

Peak LE 6 – Best Mac Audio Editor For Less Than $100  

Peak LE 6 is a huge upgrade over previous versions. I use Pro myself, but even the LE edition offers playlist editing, podcast publishing, Voice Over ducking, time compression/expansion, full Red Book CD mastering (even with CD-TEXT), and higher quality sample rate conversion than most apps around. Apparently, it even include WireTap Pro, which is a $30 value itself. There's no better app for under $100 that offers integrated sample editing. I read a complaint here about their support but completely disagree. There are tons of software pirates out there and it's reasonable that a company would want to protect their software to ensure they can afford to support and develop it. I'm sure if you called them and explained your situation, they would happily give you another authorization if you lost one. Anyway, I've had nothing but great experiences with BIAS and they actually pick up the phone when you call. In this day when everyone is cutting services, it's nice to know that there's someone there to help over the phone – though I have to say, I've had very few problems. [alert admin]

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Thursday, June 26 2008 @ 10:08 PM PDT

BIAS Peak Pro 6.0.2 (Mac OS X)

Peak 6 Rocks!!!!...cont.  

Forgot to mention that it's actually less expensive than what is listed here because BIAS sells through resellers instead of only direct. A lot of the software these days is only sold direct and there's no competition – the price is the price. With BIAS, and a lot of pro audio software companies – you can buy it direct at full list price ($599) or through resellers – typically around $499. And what I didn't mention before, was the fact that Peak Pro 6 includes a really cool DVD with extra plug-ins worth over $300! One user complained here that BIAS doesn't listen to their users, but I beg to differ – they added about 10 features I personally requested (ok, it was probably more than just me, but still, they definitely listen). Hey, but don't take my word for it, contact them yourself.... [alert admin]

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Thursday, June 26 2008 @ 09:54 PM PDT

BIAS Peak Pro 6.0.2 (Mac OS X)

Peak 6 Rocks!!!!  

I have to hand it to BIAS on this one – Peak 6 rocks. I've used previous versions going all the way back to version 2 and version 6 is by far the best audio editor I've used. I've used just about every audio editor out there – from former shareware apps to wanna be pro editors – and by far, Peak leads the pack. The sound quality is stunning and until recently I didn't realize it was due to the high quality SRC. I love the new playlist, dithering, looping and additional plug-ins. The new version also includes SoundSoap which is great for noise reduction and I'm definitely going to take BIAS up on their latest upgrade offer to go to Peak Pro XT. I've just mastered my band's CD and when I contacted the replication plant, they requested I deliver a DDP file set. Thankfully, the XT version includes this – along with killer plug-ins. There are certainly some cheap audio editors out there, but they lack the features and high quality DSP. There's something to be said for a product that has over ten years of experience and so many professionals using it. Thanks BIAS for hitting a home run with this release! And for those of you who can't afford the Pro edition, check out LE – it's under $100 and well worth the price. Their support is also great – they actually pick up the phone and return voice mails...what a concept!! As for authorization, I don't know what people are whining about – you get two authorizations which can be used on up to two machines at a time. It's similar to iTunes so you can remove an authorization if needed and if you lose one, like I did when I had a mother board failure, I just contacted BIAS and they reset my authorization count – I did have to contact them, but once they knew I was legit, it was no problem. Nice guys too who really do have a passion for audio and the users they serve. [alert admin]

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Thursday, June 26 2008 @ 09:45 PM PDT

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