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| Manufacturer |
Product |
Minimum System Requirements |
# Of Audio Tracks |
Record Resolution (word length in bits) |
Sampling Rates (kHz) |
Plug-In Formats Supported |
CD Burning |
View & Edit At Single-Sample Level |
Price |
| Acon Digital Media |
Acoustica 3.2 |
Win 98/ME/2003/XP |
Stereo |
24-bit |
192 kHz |
DirectX |
Yes |
Yes |
$35 |
| Adobe |
Audition 1.5 |
Win 2000, XP, 400 MHz, 64 MB RAM |
128 |
32-bit |
192+ kHz |
DirectX, VST |
Yes |
Yes |
$299 |
| BIAS |
Peak Pro 5 |
Mac OS X 10.3.9 (or higher), 256 MB RAM |
2 |
32-bit |
192 kHz |
VST, AU |
Yes |
Yes |
$599 |
| BIAS |
Peak � Pro XT
5 |
Mac OS X 10.3.9 (or higher), 256 MB RAM |
2 |
32-bit |
192 kHz |
VST, AU |
Yes |
Yes |
$1,199 |
| BIAS |
Peak LE 5 |
Mac OS X 10.3.9 (or higher), 256 MB RAM |
2 |
24-bit |
96 kHz |
VST, AU |
Yes |
No |
$129 |
| Blaze Audio |
Overdub |
Win 2000, XP |
2 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
No |
No |
$30 |
| Blaze Audio |
RipEditBurn 2.3 |
Win 98, ME, 2000, XP |
2 |
24-bit |
Unlimited |
BAE |
Yes |
Yes |
$40 |
| Celemony Software |
Melodyne cre8 |
Mac OS 9, Mac OS X, Win 98, ME, 2000, XP, 256
MB RAM |
8 |
24-bit |
48 kHz |
VST, AU |
No |
No |
$369 |
| Celemony Software |
Melodyne Studio Edition |
Mac OS 9, Mac OS X, Win 98, ME, 2000, XP, 256
MB RAM |
Unlimited |
32-bit |
192 kHz |
VST, AU |
No |
No |
$599 |
| Digidesign |
Pro Tools M-Powered |
Digidesign-qualified OS and interface |
32 |
24-bit |
96 kHz |
RTAS |
No |
Yes |
$350 |
| Emersys |
MavenXP |
Win 98, 166 MHz, 128 MB RAM |
8 |
16-bit |
48 kHz |
DMO |
No |
No |
$54 |
| Emersys |
Maven3D |
Win 98, 166 MHz, 128 MB RAM |
16 |
16-bit |
48 kHz |
DMO |
No |
No |
$160 |
| Emersys |
Maven3D Professional |
Win 98SE, 500 MHz, 128 MB RAM |
64 |
24-bit |
96 kHz |
VST, DirectX, DMO |
No |
Yes |
$400 |
| FASoft |
n-Track Studio 4.1 |
Win 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, 2003 |
Unlimited |
24-bit |
192 kHz |
DirectX, VST, DirectXi, VSTi, ReWire |
Yes |
Yes |
$49 |
| Magix Entertainment |
Magix Music Maker 2005 Deluxe |
Win 98/98SE/ME/NT/2000/XP, 400 MHz CPU, 64 MB
RAM, 250 MB free, 16-bit full duplex soundcard |
96 |
16-bit |
Up to 48 kHz |
DirectX, VST |
Yes |
No |
$59 |
| Magix Entertainment |
Magix Music Studio 2005 DeLuxe |
Win 98/98SE/ME/NT/2000/XP, 400 MHz, 64 MB RAM,
100 MB free |
64 |
16-bit |
Up to 48 kHz |
DirectX, VST 2.0 |
Yes |
Yes |
$80 |
| Magix Entertainment |
Samplitude 7.0 |
Win 98SE/2000/ME/XP |
Unlimited |
32-bit float |
Up to 96 kHz |
DirectX, VST |
Yes |
Yes |
$1,099 |
| Merging Technologies |
Pyramix Native |
Win XP Pro |
24 |
32-bit |
32-196 kHz |
DirectX, VST, Native |
Yes |
Yes |
$1,150 |
| Next Generation Software |
NGWave 3.0 |
Win 98/ME/2000/XP, PIII or greater, 128 MB RAM |
2 |
24-bit |
192 kHz |
N/A |
No |
No |
$40 |
| Propellerheads Software |
ReCycle 2.1 |
Win 2000/XP, PII 300, 128 MB RAM; Mac OS X
10.2.8, G3, G4, G5, 128 MB RAM |
2 |
8, 16, 24-bit |
Up to 1 MHz |
N/A |
No |
Yes |
$249 |
| SoftLab-NSK |
DDClip Pro 3.51 |
Pentium 200 MHz, 32 MB RAM |
32 |
24-bit |
96 kHz |
DirectX |
No |
Yes |
$199 |
| Sonic Studio |
soundBlade CD |
Mac OS 10.3, 512 RAM |
4 |
24-bit |
192 kHz |
VST, DTC |
Yes |
Yes |
$1,495 |
| Sony Media Software |
Sound Forge 8 |
Win 98SE/ME
/2000/XP, 200 MHz, 32 MB RAM� |
2 |
24-bit, 32-bit |
192 kHz |
DirectX |
Yes |
Yes |
$399 |
| Steinberg |
WaveLab 5 |
Win XP/2000, Pentium/AMD III 500 MHz, 256 RAM |
2 |
32-bit |
384 kHz |
VST, DirectX, WaveLab |
Yes |
Yes |
$699 |
| TC Works |
Spark XL 2.8 |
Mac OS X, 128 MB RAM |
2 |
32-bit |
192 kHz |
VST, AU |
Yes |
Yes |
$599 |
| Manufacturer |
Product |
Minimum System Requirements |
# Of Audio Tracks |
Record Resolution (word length in bits) |
Sampling Rates (kHz) |
Plug-In Formats Supported |
CD Burning |
View & Edit At Single-Sample Level |
Price |
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