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== Essential Software ==
 
== Essential Software ==
 
=== Mac ===
 
=== Mac ===
* [[http://xact.scottcbrown.org/ xACt]]
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* [http://xact.scottcbrown.org/ xACt]
 
*: Key features: Decoding/encoding FLAC/SHN, checksum, shntool frontend, fixing sector boundary errors (SBE), tagging, lossy compression, batch rename
 
*: Key features: Decoding/encoding FLAC/SHN, checksum, shntool frontend, fixing sector boundary errors (SBE), tagging, lossy compression, batch rename
  
 
=== Windows ===
 
=== Windows ===
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* [http://download.cnet.com/AddaWav/3000-2141_4-11463.html AddaWav]
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*: Key feature: Combining WAV files
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* [http://www.milosoftware.com/en/index.php?body=cdwave.php CD Wave]
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*: Key features: Creating/deleting split points in WAV (supports 24-bit and surround audio), splitting WAV, read/write CUE, encode FLAC/OGG/MP3
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* [http://tlh.easytree.org/ Trader's Little Helper]
 
* [http://tlh.easytree.org/ Trader's Little Helper]
 
*: Key features: Decoding/encoding APE/FLAC/SHN, checksum, fixing SBE, tagging, lossy compression, batch rename, torrent creation
 
*: Key features: Decoding/encoding APE/FLAC/SHN, checksum, fixing SBE, tagging, lossy compression, batch rename, torrent creation
  
=== Mac and Windows ===
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=== Mac & Windows ===
 
* [http://audacity.sourceforge.net/download/ Audacity]
 
* [http://audacity.sourceforge.net/download/ Audacity]
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*: Key feature: General audio editing
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* [http://www.etree.org/shnutils/shntool/ shntool]
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*: Key features: Command line data processing and reporting utility for WAV files, with ability to handle other formats such as APE/FLAC (must install helper programs to do so)
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* [https://xiph.org/flac/ FLAC]
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*: Key features: Most common lossless audio compression format, with large repository of tools capable of handling the format
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*: For Mac, the easiest installation method is via Homebrew

Revision as of 16:01, 8 July 2014

Essential Software

Mac

  • xACt
    Key features: Decoding/encoding FLAC/SHN, checksum, shntool frontend, fixing sector boundary errors (SBE), tagging, lossy compression, batch rename

Windows

  • AddaWav
    Key feature: Combining WAV files
  • CD Wave
    Key features: Creating/deleting split points in WAV (supports 24-bit and surround audio), splitting WAV, read/write CUE, encode FLAC/OGG/MP3
  • Trader's Little Helper
    Key features: Decoding/encoding APE/FLAC/SHN, checksum, fixing SBE, tagging, lossy compression, batch rename, torrent creation

Mac & Windows

  • Audacity
    Key feature: General audio editing
  • shntool
    Key features: Command line data processing and reporting utility for WAV files, with ability to handle other formats such as APE/FLAC (must install helper programs to do so)
  • FLAC
    Key features: Most common lossless audio compression format, with large repository of tools capable of handling the format
    For Mac, the easiest installation method is via Homebrew