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Sound Studio
Sound Studio 4.2
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Audio recording and editing tool with automator Monbots.   Demo ($79.99)
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Sound Studio is an easy-to-use Mac OS X application for recording and editing audio digitally on your computer. Digitize tapes and vinyl records, record live performances, create your own mixes with crossfades, tweak the levels and EQ, apply digital effects, and save in all major file formats with Sound Studio

Positioned perfectly between more expensive programs with steep learning curves, and far less robust apps, Sound Studio is for anyone who needs to record or edit audio. Some other possible applications include:
  • Lectures
  • Voice-notes
  • Sermons
What's New
Version 4.2:
  • Fixed bug with saving Wave files with BWF data.
  • Fixed missing progress window during save.
  • Fixed bug with blank File Format popup with files with AAC and Apple Lossless files.
  • Fixed bug with canceling out of Save Selection As and subsequent save only saving the selection.
  • Fixed auto-scrolling during recording.
  • Fixed graphical bug with turning off input level meters.
  • Fixed bug with AppleScript Split command.
Version 4.2:
  • Fixed bug with saving Wave files with BWF data.
  • Fixed missing progress window during save.
  • Fixed bug with blank File Format popup with files with AAC and Apple Lossless files.
  • Fixed bug with canceling out of Save Selection As and subsequent save only saving the selection.
  • Fixed auto-scrolling during recording.
  • Fixed graphical bug with turning off input level meters. more...
Requirements
Intel, Mac OS X 10.5 or later



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Sound Studio User Discussion (Write a Review)
ver. 4.x:
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Your rating: Now say why...
Overall:
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+1

+31

DonkeyKong reviewed on 26 Jul 2011
It is not bad but lacks some pro editing features like fx layers.
It has the same price tag as Audio Editor but I prefer AE just because of the flexible UI system including layers.
[Version 4.2]

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+51
lemon-kun replied on 26 Jul 2011
Audio Editor?
burypromote

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Npors reviewed on 11 Jul 2011
I've been using Sound Studio for years after Sound Designer by Macromedia went belly up. SS 4 works great for editing any stereo (or mono) sound file. Contrary to earlier reviews, SS 4 does save to MP3 but you have to run it in 32 bit mode. This is explained in the FAQ section on the website. If you want an easy-to-use sound editing app with advanced features this is quite the "work horse". BTW, a pause button would be nice and the ability to record Mac audio would be cool too.
[Version 4.1.1]

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Npors replied on 11 Jul 2011
Oops! I meant Sound Edit 16 by Macromedia in my post.
burypromote
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Mojolive reviewed on 09 Apr 2011
wow with the version of 4.0 + this app sucks. i STARTED again using peak.. use to be a great app, back when it was in version # 3.x.x then I guess it got sold to this dev.. SUCKS big time. Ugly, converting to an MP3 did not work. even when install Framework for Mp3. Lame.. what a shame that it is has changed so much to the worst.. Slower and no so responsive.. Hope it will get better with time. but the new design is really bad, in my option but that is not what counts.. People looking to buy this.. Stick with v. 3.x.x or use Peak.. anyone else have an alternative app doing about the same thing.. Let me know Please..
[Version 4.1.1]

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burypromote
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+30
Bowlerboy_jmb replied on 17 Jul 2011
@Mojolive and @Robk:

You two guys ought to do yourself a favor and get in the habit of doing some research before you stuff your feet in your mouths with your inaccurate, negative slams on the "new" developer. Lucius Kwok, the "new" developer, as you call him, is, in fact, the original developer, whose Felt Tip software company re-acquired the distribution rights that he had licensed to FreeVerse for awhile.

Also, how you can call the old application "great" but this new version "sucks" is beyond my comprehension, since the interface back in version 3 and in version 4 is essentially one and the same design as it's always been, with the addition of tweaks and improvements that the developer sees fit to add.

BIAS' Peak is also a good audio editing application, if you can decide which edition to get in the confusing price range from $40 to $1,200. I use both, and I've come to rely on Sound Studio more.
burypromote
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Mojolive replied on 17 Jul 2011
well Bowlerboy_jmb you should just stop being a wanker.. and let people have there own thoughs.. i paid for it. I used it . .it sucks... If you dont like it.. cool. I personally use protools.. which I guess is way over your head.. wanker. I mean the forum is not for you to tell me i am wrong it is to give other people an option and my thoughts on something i paid for.. if I had to judge you . i would guess wanker with an affection to sucking?
so dont play like you are some God.. and I should do my research.. I do not like the program so what is the problem. you like something, good for you WANKER.
burypromote
+2

+30
Bowlerboy_jmb replied on 17 Jul 2011
@Mojolive:

I have no issue with letting people have “there [sic] own thoughs [sic].”

However, I do have an issue when a lazy, thoughtless person spreads false and misleading information, as you did when you erroneously asserted that a
“new” developer had taken over the Sound Studio application. So, I felt compelled to set the record straight, lest other members here might be influenced to a false conclusion about the history of this very useful software and its talented developer.

Having an opinion about a piece of software is one thing: you are entitled to your opinion on whether the software works for you or not. But you are not entitled to falsify information, to mislead other people, or to lie about stuff that shows you obviously have no clue as to what you’re talking about. Had you been able to read better, you might have gleaned that much from my comment. Obviously, my feedback struck a nerve, perhaps not for the first time, from the looks of your rabid reply.

As to the name-calling, well, it’s apparent that you don’t need an audio editor so much as you need a brain editor, so full of erroneous and repugnant “thoughs” as it is. You seem to enjoy putting your foot in your mouth: hope it tastes good.
burypromote
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Mojolive replied on 17 Jul 2011
Bowlerboy_jmb i to speak about my english .. is silly . i am not a usa boy.. or english . and to put my foot in my mouth ..well I would prefer to have a foot in my mouth then a hard Di*k in my mouth as you I guess have had many of.. and your screen name Bowlerboy_jmb i think it is to say BUTT BOY.. as i am guessing you like it up the a** I did not lie about the porgram it does suck.. or so i think so. i paid for it.. so why can i not say it sucks.. i mean you are sucking C*ck.. and that is you thing..

so ddont tell me i am lying.. i think it sucked.. and still think it sucks.. and to say i do not speak english has not point.. I do not suck co*k but you do that is for sure..
burypromote
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+18
Hawke5501 replied on 25 Jul 2011
Mojolive you are one sick individual. You need mental health treatment. This forum is for the free exchange of ideas and information to advance the Mac community. Your rants and profanity advances nothing but absolute disgust from most of us.
burypromote
+2

+6
Fempopbypass replied on 25 Jul 2011
Absolutely Hawke5501
Clearly Mojolive has some issues that go beyond this software. It appears some form of sexual frustration is very apparent in Mojolive's obsession with masturbation and fellatio. A cold shower, counselling and an education may be of benefit to this troubled potty mouth!
If Mojolive can be this aggressive over software it could be reasonably assumed that Mojolive would be rather explosive when confronted with an English teacher.
burypromote

+26
Orytek commented on 14 Dec 2010
How do I install the Lame framework. I can't find directions anywhere.
[Version 4.0.1]


burypromote
+2

+130
Robk commented on 14 Dec 2010
This listing is CONFUSING.

Freeverse still sells Sound Studio 3
(see http://www.freeverse.com/mac/product/?id=5012)

But it looks like a NEW Developer, Felt Tip, is offering Sound Studio 4.

Perhaps, MacUpdate should have TWO listings. One for Sound Studio 3 offered by Freeverse and another for Sound Studio 4 offered by Felt Tip.
[Version 4.0.1]

1 Reply

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+2

+9
Capobello replied on 15 Dec 2010
My understanding is that the developer is the same for all versions; they simply decided to no longer have Freeverse PUBLISH it and to take the rights back and self publish.
burypromote

+30
Demolition commented on 16 Jul 2010
Just FYI...

v3.6.1 is not compatible with Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger). Trying to run it in Tiger results in an immediate crash (no dock bounce, no crash dialogue) and an error in the console.

Several people have submitted support requests and Freeverse has responded by telling them to use v3.5.7, instead. To reflect this change, Freeverse's website now lists the system requirements for v3.6.1 as "Mac OS X 10.5 or higher".
[Version 3.6.1.1]

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+80
MacUpdate-Warren replied on 16 Jul 2010
Thanks for the information. I'll correct that right away.
burypromote

+213
Yoshinatsu commented on 17 Jun 2010
I'm getting some CRAZY memory leaks here on 10.6.4, I think the update has something to do, because before that, Sound Studio was working just fine.
Like eating up 1.14GB RAM for some seconds, and the like, leading to crashing, etc...
I hope this issue is resolved soon (if it's not just for me). I'm using a 20'' Intel iMac, 2.4GHz, with 2GB RAM, on 10.6.4.
[Version 3.6]


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Luvmymac tipped on 14 Jan 2010
After reading this thread and figured out that I was not the only one trying to save an mp3 with this app, I saved my work as an AAC file on the desktop. I then opened it with iTunes and it was automatically added to my "recently added" playlist. From there, I burned it to a disc which gave me the option to save as an MP3.

Hope this might help.
[Version 3.6]

1 Reply

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Aetnaria commented on 28 May 2010
You don't need to burn it to a disk, iTunes has a workaround.

In the menubar: iTunes -> Preferences -> General -> Import Settings... (near 'When you insert a CD')
Select "MP3 Encoder" and the quality you want. OK all that to get back to the main window.
Now select the just-imported track you want to encode to MP3, and from the Advanced menu choose Create MP3 Version.

When it finished, iTunes should have two copies of that audio file now - one as AAC (or whatever the previous format was), and one as MP3.
burypromote

+16
Tachy0n commented on 24 Nov 2009
I own this software. I wanted to save an .mp3 version. I thought I already installed LAME for use with Audacity but perhaps it's not system-wide.
In any case I followed the link from Freeverse's site, and installed the LAME package there.
The installer did not say I needed to reboot.
Sound Studio still cant save as mp3, only AAC.
"The document"..."could not be saved". No explanation or help.

I also agree with Koibito-san about #3. Normalizing lots of segments of audio is a pain to do because you can't stop the dialog from appearing. It needs a tickbox that saves the setting!
[Version 3.6]


burypromote

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Koibito-san commented on 21 Aug 2009
Forgot one issue. After both launches I tested under, the "Save as…" stopped operating after a number of files were saved (around 30-40 or so). Unless this is a trial limitation, this is very problematic, as the program doesn't seem affected, but when a Save As… is attemtpted, the dialog vanishes and nothing happens. Once at this point it is no longer possible to save anything -- all editing features continue to work, however.
[Version 3.6]


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+17
pxquim had trouble on 27 Aug 2009
I'm ripping LPs, so I have a 15-30 minute sound recording. To remove "pops", I use the "Interpolate" filter over very small durations. If I do a lot of such edits, the App starts to look confused (for example, the display does not seem to update correctly) and eventually crashes.

The last time the app crashed when I tried to save the file. The OS later recover 248 .caf files, so perhaps I did over 200 edits?

This is on a iBook G4 1.0MHz with 768MB RAM, recording through a Griffin iMic.

Why am I complaining here? Well, trying to report the issue to Freeverse support using their Web form results in the error "Your message did not clear our spam filter". So, think twice before buying if you ever need support.
[Version 3.6]




Stefx rated on 24 Apr 2012

[Version 4.2]



+9

John_Brown rated on 12 Mar 2012

[Version 4.2]



+13

Calmeforet rated on 08 Feb 2012

[Version 4.2]




Mortem rated on 22 Dec 2011

[Version 4.2]




Number6 rated on 12 Dec 2011

[Version 4.2]




Smartmac rated on 29 Nov 2011

[Version 4.2]




Chrislyons rated on 14 Sep 2011

[Version 4.2]




Cwchester rated on 11 Sep 2011

[Version 4.2]



+4

Emile_b rated on 26 Jul 2011

[Version 4.2]




sam.wheat rated on 08 Jun 2011

[Version 4.1.1]


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Date:25 Jul 2011
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Sound Studio is an easy-to-use Mac OS X application for recording and editing audio digitally on your computer. Digitize tapes and vinyl records, record live performances, create your own mixes with crossfades, tweak the levels and EQ, apply digital effects, and save in all major file formats with Sound Studio

Positioned perfectly between more expensive programs with steep learning curves, and far less robust apps, Sound Studio is for anyone who needs to record or edit audio. Some other possible applications include:
  • Lectures
  • Voice-notes
  • Sermons
  • Performances
  • and more


Detailed Features

Recording:
  • Multi-track support: layer stereo sounds and save in interleaved format
  • Audio Unit plug-in effect support
  • Saves in MPEG-4 AAC (advanced audio coding) m4a format
  • Saves in MP3 when the LAME framework is installed
  • Automator support (launch Automator to see the bundled actions)
  • Added "New Mono Document" command for quickly creating a monophonic document
  • 24-bit / 96 kHz sample quality, in stereo or mono
  • Low latency monitoring, using Core Audio
  • Automatic recording starting and stopping based on timers or audio levels (a.k.a. VOX)


Editing:
  • Sample-accurate edits
  • Markers (a.k.a. Cue Points) with text labels
  • Time ruler with units for video and film
  • Copy-and-paste editing
  • Basic mixing edits
  • AppleScript and Automator support


Effects:
  • Supports Audio Units
  • Dynamics: Compressor, Expander, and Noise Gate
  • Equalization: Graphic EQ, Low Pass Filter, and High Pass Filter
  • Delay: Chorus, Flanger, Echo, and Reverb
  • Volume: Amplify, Fade In/Out/Special, and Normalize
  • Repair: Interpolate, Silence, DC Offset, and Swap Channels
  • Repair clicks and pops by interpolating samples or silencing them
  • Tone, FM, and noise generators
  • Pitch adjustment
  • Backwards/Reverse Audio


File Formats:
  • AIFF (.aif) and AIFF-C (.aifc) with compression including IMA 4:1
  • AAC and MP3 (importing only).
  • Sound Designer II
  • Wave (.wav, PCM only)
  • Tab-delimited text (export only)
Version 4 adds many new features:
  • 64-bit app. (Also runs in 32-bit mode. Some plug-ins only available in 32-bit mode.)
  • New UI with everything you need in one window.
  • Output level meters.
  • Markers listed in the sidebar.
  • Simplified playback and recording transport.
  • Improved AudioUnit hosting.
  • Many bug fixes
  • Requires Intel CPU and Mac OS X Leopard 10.5 or higher. (Recommended: Snow Leopard 10.6.)
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