The best in its class when stable

This is definitely an upgrade from the more expensive Toast (with included Spin Doctor). It may not be as colorful as Roxio’s hyped product, but it permits precise and relatively easy editing of wave patterns. The most recent edition is giving me problems with visual patterns that aren’t stable, ranging from “little hills” to dark “blocks" occupying the screen real estate. Moreover, I’ve been having unaccustomed trouble with basic operations like starting and stopping along with volume levels (distorted at one extreme, inaudible at the other). Once it’s been debugged, it’s the most practical sound editor in its price range, especially with the addition of a timer, which makes Toast completely expendable. Bear in mind, however, that the program will not mix 2 or more tracks. When it’s stable, it’s the most useful program when it comes to recording and editing a single sound signal (monaural or stereo).

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