If you are the type of person who always changes your mobile ring-tone, this application is a must-have for you. EZ Ringtone allows you to convert music, either from CD tracks or mp3 file, to different ring-tone formats compatible with all modern devices.

The interface is really clear and simple: you just have to open an audio file to have an image of the right and left channel. Then select the part of your music you would like to convert to a ring-tone and press the format button compatible with your mobile. That’s it.

It’s annoying though that the trial version limits the duration of ring-tones to 5 seconds and it is a shame that there is not even a simple editing tool. It would have been good, for example, to have the possibility of mixing different parts of a song or maybe different titles as well. A fading or echo effect to end the recording would have made the final ring-tone a bit more ’professional’.

The tool that compresses MP3 files size from 30% up to 70% is also useful, saving valuable space on your mobile phone in case it’s not yet as capacious as a proper MP3 player.

Don’t be bored with your ring-tone ever again and drive all your co-workers mad with your favourite songs!

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Dexster is a perfect audio editor tool for your audio production that supports many popular audio formats and features audio cd burning. With Dexster audio editor you can do the following:

• Edit an audio file visually (Cut, Copy, Delete Select, Delete Silence, Paste, Paste From File, Mix, Mix From File)
• Apply different effects (Amplify, Compressor, Delay, Envelope, Equalizer, Expander, Fade, Flanger, Invert, Normalize, Phaser, Reverb, Reverse, Silence, Stretch, Trim, Vibrato, Chorus, Pitch Shift)
• Insert noise and silence in an audio file
• Vocal Reduction
• Mix Stereo Channels
• Insert and change described information about a marker
• Apply different filters to the selected part of an audio file (Band Pass Filter, FFT Filter, High Pass Filter, High Shelf Filter, Low Pass Filter, Low Shelf Filter, Notch Filter, Peak EQ Filter, Finite Impulse Response Filter)
• Record an audio file from a microphone or from other input device
• Play an audio file or any part of it
• Convert an audio file from one format to another
• Extract Audio from Video files
• Extract Audio from Audio CD

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Akram Audio Editor provides cool and easy-to-use interface that allows you to edit an audio file visually (Cut, Copy, Delete Select, Delete Silence, Paste, Paste From File, Mix, Mix From File). You can apply a variety of effects including Amplify, Compressor, Delay, Envelope, Equalizer, Expander, Fade, Flanger, Invert, Normalize, Phaser, Reverb, Reverse, Silence, Stretch, Trim, Vibrato, Chorus, and Pitch Shift.

The program also lets you insert noise and silence in an audio file; Insert and change described information about a marker; Apply different filters to the selected part of an audio file (Band Pass Filter, FFT Filter, High Pass Filter, High Shelf Filter, Low Pass Filter, Low Shelf Filter, Notch Filter, Finite Impulse Response Filter, Peak EQ Filter); Record an audio file from a microphone or from other input device; and Play an audio file or any part of it.

Akram Audio Editor supports audio format of uncompressed WAV PCM,compressed WAV (ADPCM, GSM, DSP and others),MP2 (MPEG 1/2 Layer-2),MP3 (MPEG 1/2 Layer-3),VOX (Dialogic ADPCM),WMA (Windows Media Audio 9),RAW audio (PCM, A-LAW, U-LAW),MPC (MusicPack),AVI (audio track),Ogg Vorbis (Version 1.0),G.721, G.723, G.726,AIFF (Apple audio format) and AU (UNIX audio format).

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FLAC stands for Free Lossless Audio Codec. Grossly oversimplified, FLAC is similar to MP3, but lossless, meaning that audio is compressed in FLAC without any loss in quality. This is similar to how Zip works, except with FLAC you will get much better compression because it is designed specifically for audio, and you can play back compressed FLAC files in your favorite player (or your car or home stereo, see supported devices) just like you would an MP3 file.

FLAC is freely available and supported on most operating systems, including Windows, "unix" (Linux, *BSD, Solaris, OS X, IRIX), BeOS, OS/2, and Amiga. There are also build systems for autotools, MSVC, Watcom C, and Project Builder.

The next generation of audio compressors is here.

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There seems to be no end to the stream of audio software being released for playing music and organising your collection but if you actually happen to be involved in the creative process you may notice a distinct lack of variety in the tools on offer. Sure Pro Tools does it all but not everyone is willing to fork out hundreds or even thousands of dollars for the required breakout box and other associated hardware. For those with a slight interest in audio editing and who would like to get a taste for what is involved, Digital Audio Editor proves to be a great platform, both thanks to the basic set of editing tools it offers and its pleasant, easy-to-use interface.

On getting started you can open any audio file you have saved or record a track from a CD or for example, your favourite internet radio station. Once you’ve chosen the sample rate and made a recording, you are given a visualisation of the wave form on both the left and right stereo channels. On a very basic level, you can simply select chunks of audio and manipulate them as you want; cutting, pasting, copying or mixing. Luckily, for those who like to experiment, you can set the level of undos available anywhere between one and one thousand meaning that even if you make a complete mess you can still get back to the original sample. However, if you do go into detailed editing beware that the trial version doesn't allow you to save files.

Of course, it features all the tools you'd expect to help you fade in and out, normalize samples, convert sample rates and add delay effects among others. However, when choosing an effect to add, there is no way to preview how it will sound which compares poorly to Sound Forge, another quality audio editor that lets you hear a short clip of the audio with the effect applied. In the case of Digital Audio Editor, this could well lead to a lot of time wasted waiting for effects to load and then going back again to adjust them to perfection.

All considered, Digital Audio Editor warrants its price tag of $40 (considering the professional solution will set you back $300), especially for users who have simple editing work to do such as cleaning up a podcast or correcting the sound levels of a mixed track. However if you are intent on doing some serious editing work then you would be better served by the pricier but more complete Sound Forge. As such, this makes a great option for beginners, hobbyists or anyone who's just curious.

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Joy RingTone Converter enables you to create your own ringtones by converting your MP3, WAVE files and CD tracks to the most common Ringtone format, including MMF, AMR, MP3, MIDI, WAV, AAC, 3GP and MP4.

The contained CD Ripper extracts digital audio CD tracks to audio formats of WAV and MP3 with excellent output quality and high ripping speed, and the MP3 Compressor can reduce the size of MP3 files by 30%-70%, saving valuable space for your Mobile Phone.

Features:

• Fast and perfect quality, very easy to use interface
• Directly convert selected part audio to Mobile Ringtone as MMF, AMR, MIDI, MP3, WAV, AAC, MP4, 3GP
• Convert CD to MP3/WAV
• Reduce the size of MP3 files by 30%-70% with the MP3 Compressor
• Batch conversion supports, saving your time
• More advanced options to configure the ringtone quality

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Monkey’s Audio is a lossless audio compressor which aims to reduce the size of audio files as much as possible without losing any sound quality. The program uses its own file format, .ape, which is known to have a better compression rate than the lossless FLAC format, but files tend to be larger than lossy compression formats like MP3 or AAC.

We recommend using Monkey’s Audio to compress audio CDs to your PC. Your songs will not lose their quality but will take up less space than if they were uncompressed. What’s more, Monkey’s Audio handles tag support, keeping all your file information, like artist name, track numbers and playing time.

Monkey’s Audio can decompress files back to their original type without losing any quality and the program features an option to verify the MD5 checksum of compressed files. Compressed .ape files can play in any of the major media players and the program can also install a plug-in to compress audio files directly from Winamp.

Monkey’s Audio is a great solution if you’re worried about losing any quality when compressing audio files. However, because it only compresses to .ape, you’re pretty much stuck with playing your converted files on your PC. To enjoy them on your mobile music player you’ll have to use another program, like dbpowerAMP Music Converter or Switch Free, to convert your audio files to MP3 or AAC, which remain the most widely supported audio formats.

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Color7 Music Editor is a visual audio editor and recorder software solution, which supports many advanced and powerful operations with audio data.

You can use Color7 Music Editor to record your own music, voice, or other audio, edit it, mix it with other audio or musical parts, add effects like Reverb, Chorus, and Echo, and master it so that you can burn it to a CD, post it on the World Wide Web, or e-mail it.

What you can do:

• Open, create, and save audio files in any of the supported formats (can also save any portion of a loaded file to disk as a new file)
• Display audio data waveform (Zoom Full, Zoom In, Zoom Out, Zoom Vertical)
• Record audio data from a microphone or any other available input device (You can record audio from DVD/VCD/CD Player, tapes and LP's, MP3 Player, RealPlayer, Windows Media Player, web page, internet conversation, internet news, internet radio station and more)
• Edit audio files visually (Cut, Copy, Delete Selection, Delete Silence, Paste, Paste From File, Mix, Mix From File)
• Apply various effects (Amplify, Compressor, Delay, Equalize, Fade In and Fade Out, Flanger, Invert, Normalize, Phaser, Reverb, Reverse, Silence, Shrink, Stretch, etc.)
• Apply different filters to any selected portion of audio files (BandPass Filter, FFT Filter, HighPass Filter, HighShelf Filter,LowPass Filter, LowShelf Filter, Notch Filter)
• Convert an audio file from one format to another
• Use marker to locate the selected part or special part of the audio data
• Add and edit extra information to your audio files (Album, Artist, Comments, Copyright, Genre, Title, Year)

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Freez Screen Video Capture is a screen-capture & screen-recording tool to record screen activities and sounds into standard AVI video files. You can record any part of the screen's activities and the cursor's movements, using a microphone to narrate your screen recordings. You can choose the output video's compressor (such as Microsoft Video 1, MPEG-4, DivX...), quality, framerate, audio format (such as PCM, ADPCM, MP3, OGG...), and volumn. You can also start, pause, and stop screen recording with hotkeys.

Use Freez Screen Video Capture to create screen demos, training videos, animated tutorials, animated presentations etc. Enjoy it!

• Start, pause, stop screen recording with user-defined hotkeys
• Record screen activities into Standard or Compressed AVI video files
• Record any region of the screen
• Record Screen in any screen color depth
• Supports sound recording from microphone, videotape, Internet, etc.
• Select the video encoder for your screen recording output AVI file
• Adjustable screen capture framerate, output AVI video quality
• Set the sound recording format and compressed audio format
• Can record Actual Cursor on the screen
• User-friendly interface, easy to use

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As far as DJing programs go, they don’t come much more user friendly than HipHop eJay. The problem with most of these programs is that they seem to offer you all realm of mixing possibilities but you need to be Fatboy Slim to have any clue how to operate them. Whilst lacking advanced controls, HipHop eJay 6 makes it so easy that even the slowest learners will feel like Grandmaster Flash.

The improvements over its predecessor are mainly an increased number of samples and a few instrument variations, including new snare drum beats and piano loop combinations. HipHop eJay 6 also sports a sleeker interface that’s less cluttered, although requires more rifling through menus as a result. Samples have increased from 3000 to 4000 and there’s a few new wizards to guide you through your first scratches. There’s also a new 'Mophonix Supabass' amplifier to make your bass lines sound 'phatter' than ever.

The layout is conventional enough - a pair of decks separated by a mixing console jammed with samples. However, the key element is the layered timeline that runs along the bottom – in much the same way as in a video editing package – where you can drag and drop the various blocks. This simple timeline makes constructing tunes a breeze. For instance, you can drag a drum beat into the first audio track and then complement it with a guitar in the second, a scratch on the third etc. You simply hit play and in an instant, you’ve got something that sounds like T-Rex meets Run DMC.

The turntables can be used to scratch and mix your masterpiece as it plays. It takes a bit of time learning how to scratch with a mouse although if you’ve got a laptop touch-pad mouse, it’s a bit easier. The new 'Scratch Wizard' shows you step-by-step how to make your scratching sound like scratching, and not like someone is smashing up the turntables. Alternatively, they can be used to play a separate backing track from your CD player or audio files saved on your PC over your beats. In the middle, you’ve got a crossfader to switch from one turntable to the other although trying to mix two records at once whilst cross fading with a mouse is pretty difficult.

There are also a few other nice little extras with HipHop eJay. One is a Grafitti Tagging function which enables you to spray paint your own album cover. Another is the ability to connect a mic and record your own vocal track in real-time to give your recordings a truly personal feel.

To those who are more serious about their music, HipHop eJay could come across as something of a kid’s tool however. It offers little control over the minutiae of the music although it does offer a few advanced features. There is a 48-track arranger which gives you control over where you want to emphasize certain sounds; and there are basic controls over tone and pitch but not much more. The program is clearly aimed at beginners since it also features thousands of unlicensed samples that won’t be of much interest to serious Hip Hop musicians either. However, you can simply disregard these and upload your own in MP3 or WAV format.

For anyone looking for a simple hip-hop DJing program that makes you sound like you know what you’re doing in minutes, this should be your first choice. Those seeking something a bit more professional will be disappointed but might find it useful to experiment with a few ideas on. Whatever your level, HipHop eJay will have you getting ‘deep and dirty’ (in the program's developers' words) in no time.

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Magic Music Workshop is refined as a premier solution in audio realization. You can work with Magic Music Workshop in many different ways. Not only can you use Magic Music Workshop to grab music from a CD, but also record audios, in virtually any format.

Stop there, and burn your improved, converted audio files to disc. Or use the advanced audio editor to create your own music and songs that you can transfer to CDs, or share it with your friends at a party.

Features:

• Record audio from microphone, CD, video, and any audio you can hear from your computer
• Offers wide-covered Real-time Decoding technology. Whether you need MP3 in pocket player, or WMA for Web delivery, it offers the quality your business demands
• Edit audio files visually (Cut, Copy, Delete Selection, Delete Silence, Paste, Paste From File, Mix, Mix From File)
• Apply various effects (Amplify, Compressor, Delay, Equalize, Fade In and Fade Out, Flanger, Invert, Normalize, Phase, Reverb, Reverse, Silence, Shrink, Stretch, Vibrato, etc.)
• Apply different filters to any selected portion of audio files (BandPass Filter, FFT Filter, HighPass Filter, HighShelf Filter,LowPass Filter, LowShelf Filter, Notch Filter)
• Digitize MP3 to the hard disk, in a way that is suitable to burn it on an audio CD
• Bring every track in a CD to your professional productions

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MP3 To Ringtone Master enables you to create your own ringtones by converting your MP3, WAVE files and CD tracks to the most common Ringtone format, including MMF, AMR, MP3, MIDI, WAV, AAC, 3GP and MP4. The contained CD Ripper extracts digital audio CD tracks to audio formats of WAV and MP3 with excellent output quality and high ripping speed, and the MP3 Compressor can reduce the size of MP3 files by 30%-70%, save valuable space for your Mobile Phone, and batch conversion supports.

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With Voice mail Compressor you can send voice email messages to anyone with an e-mail address. Voice Mail Compressor generates compressed .wav files reducing the size from 16 to 10 times. The recipient doesn't need any special software to listen your messages, by just double-clicking the file, you can listen it using the default audio player.

Features:

• Works with the Windows® bundled ACM codecs ( present in all 32 bits windows versions).
• You can select the codec of the output voice file.
• Only 32 KB for a 30 second voice message with the DSP True Speech® Codec.
• Only 50 KB for a 30 second voice message with the GSM 6.10® Codec
• Only 30 KB for a 30 second voice message with the Lame MP3® Encoder, now with the mp3 format, Linux, Mac, Pocket PC and Palm users can listen your messages too.
• Simple, minimalist and intuitive graphic interface.
• Send the voice file automatically with your favorite pop3 email client or save it in a hard disk folder for use with your web-based email account.
• Compatible with all MAPI e-mails clients ( Mozilla Thunderbird®, Eudora®, Outlook Express®, etc...).
• Easily share Voice Mail Compressor with your friends ( less than 1 MB for the installer file).
• Voice Mail Compressor is 100% freeware, no ads, no limitations, no adware, no banners, no spyware etc....

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SAM Broadcaster is a professional DJ system that allows you to stream audio over the internet to listeners across the world. The application is much more than just a "DJ system", providing a complete radio automation solution - a radio station in a box.

Highlights of the program:

• Delivers professional sound with crossfading, gap killer, beat matching, volume normalization and 5-band compressor/limiter
• Smartly handles large media libraries - sorting them into easy-to-manage categories
• Advanced playlist rotation logic and scheduling will make your station sound professional - even if you are not in front of your computer
• Advanced streaming encoders - able to encode MP3, mp3PRO, WM9 and Ogg
• Support for all major streaming servers, including SHOUTcast, Live365, IceCast, Windows Media and P2P Streamer
• View statistics in real-time: know how many listeners are connected at any time
• Interfaces directly with your website to allow automated song requests and improve the experience of your listeners by providing them with Artist, Title, Album, Cover art and other information on songs being played
• Generate additional revenue with Buy CD links

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AudioEdit Deluxe is a visual audio editor and converter software solution, which supports many advanced and powerful operations with audio data.

With AudioEdit Deluxe you can:

• Perform two-way conversions among CD, MP3, MP2, WAV, WMA, and OGG
• Open, create, and save audio files in any of the supported formats (can also save any portion of a loaded file to disk as a new file)
• Display audio data waveform (Zoom Full, Zoom In, Zoom Out, Zoom Vertical)
• Play audio files or any portion of the files (Play, Pause, Stop)
• Record audio data from a microphone or any other available input device
• Edit audio files visually (Cut, Copy, Delete Selection, Crop, Trim, Paste, Paste From File, Mix, Mix From File)
• Apply various effects (Amplify, Compressor, Delay, Equalize, Fade In and Fade Out, Flanger, Invert, Normalize, Phaser, Reverb, Reverse, Shrink, Silence, Stretch, Vibrato)
• Apply different filters to any selected portion of audio files (Band Pass Filter, High Pass Filter, High Shelf Filter, Low Pass Filter, Low Shelf Filter, Notch Filter)
• Insert noise or silence into audio files
• Insert information into audio files (Album, Artist, Copyright, Genre, Title, Year)
• Complete, multi-level undo and redo capabilities
• Advanced, burn-proof audio CD recording

The following audio formats are supported by the audio editing and playback module: WAV PCM; Compressed WAV (ADPCM, GSM, DSP, A-LAW, U-LAW, ALF2, and more); MP3 (MPEG Layer-3); MP2 (MPEG Layer-2); OGG Vorbis; VOX (Dialogic ADPCM); WMA (Windows Media Audio); AU (Unix Audio), AIFF (Apple Audio), RAW (PCM, A-LAW, U-LAW); CDA (Audio CD Tracks).

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