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-IT info & Links
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All links presented below were valid at time of compilation of this page (10/10/03). If you notice a broken link, please contact: webmaster@raduga.com.au
RADUGA: a discussion
board maintained by Wolfgang Loch dedicated to Raduga Automation Software.
http://www.wolosoft.com/cgi-bin/mb/mb.pl?BoardID=1
JUKE: a discussion
board maintained by Wolfgang Loch dedicated to Juke, a free audio player
for Windows.
http://www.wolosoft.com/cgi-bin/mb/mb.pl?BoardID=5
AUDIOGRABBER: the
following link should bring you to a couple of forums dealing with digital
extraction of tracks from CD and mp3 encoding using Audiograbber. You
will find there a wealth of information, links to other sites where mp3
encoders and utilities can be located on the Internet, tips and tricks,
and more…
http://www.audiograbber.com-us.net/boards/cgi/forumdisplay.cgi?action=topics&forum=Audiograbber+related+questions&number=
1&DaysPrune=30&LastLogin=
CHRIS MYDEN MP3 FORUM:
a very informative site about ripping and mp3.
http://www.chrismyden.com/nuke/modules.php?op=modload&name=Forum&file=viewforum&forum=1
HYDROGEN AUDIO DISCUSSION:
a number of specialised forums about audio, audio encoding, or audio utilities.
http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/index.php?s=5a5931ba8ad60a75fd3ed3508a77fa88&act=idx
COOLEDIT: the official CoolEdit Forum from Syntrillium no longer exists, the product is now distributed by Adobe under the name "Adobe Audition". A new forum dedicated to this product can be found at:
http://www.adobeforums.com
WINAMP: the official
Winamp forum.
http://forums.winamp.com/
AUDIO FORUMS - a
collection of forums relevant to PCs technology, a good source of information
about hardware, software, drivers etc.
http://www.audioforums.com/
CD-R DISCUSSION FORUM:
a collection of discussion boards covering many topics of interest about
PC hardware and software.
http://www.cdrom-guide.com/forums/
DRIVER GUIDE – a
good source of information when looking for drivers.
http://driverguide.com/
SOUNDBLASTER DRIVERS:
http://us.creative.com/support/downloads/
ADAPTEK: Go here
to get your genuine ASPI drivers – READ the installation instructions
with care, especially for XP. [Note: this link has vanished of late... Use Forced ASPI - below].
http://www.adaptec.com/worldwide/support/suppdetail.html?prodkey=ASPI-4.70
FORCED ASPI: The
last resort ASPI driver utility from Afterdown.
http://www.afterdawn.com/software/cdr_software/cdr_tools/frcaspi.cfm
WINPROXY: an affordable
proxy server for Windows, includes a mail server and lots of security
features - very reliable and flexible. Winproxy also comes with a mail
protection module.
http://www.winproxy.net/
DOUBLE IMAGE: Double Image 5.0 is world class backup and restore software. The features and 'easy-to-use' interface are impressive. This application can be used to ensure that audio files kept on a central server are replicated at regular intervals onto the hard drive of a local studio machine - hence ensuring access to vital promos and station's ID should the network fall over...
http://www.hostinterface.com/double.html
ABOUT TIME: a very
reliable careware program allowing the synchronisation of your PC clock
against standard time reference signals found on the Internet. Can also
be used as a time server over your LAN.
http://www.arachnoid.com/abouttime/
RADUGA by WOLOSOFT:
this is the site maintained by Wolfgang Loch of WoLoSoft International,
the creator of Raduga Automation Software and Juke, a free audio player
for Windows.
http://www.wolosoft.com/en/raduga/
RADUGA dot NET:
this is the US site for Raduga maintained by Bill Spry.
http://www.raduga.net/raduga.htm
AUDIOGRABBER: the
home of Audiograbber (the best CD ripper &mp3 encoder for Windows)
maintained by Jackie Franck. Spending some time on this site is a "must"
if you are new to ripping and mp3 technology.
http://www.audiograbber.com-us.net/
XINGTECH: the home
of Audiocatalyst, once the best ripping package around for Windows.
However, this application only works with the Xing codec, and the development
of Audiocatalyst has somewhat slowed-down since Xing was taken over by
RealAudio.
http://www.xingtech.com/
CDPARANOIA: the CD
digital audio extraction application for Linux.
http://www.xiph.org/paranoia/
COOLEDIT: one of the best editing tool for radio under Windows. Syntrillium no longer exists, the product is now distributed by Adobe under the name "Adobe Audition". A new site dedicated to this product can be found at: http://www.adobe.com/products/audition/main.html
Support can be found at: http://www.adobe.com/support/products/audition.html AUDACITY: A free sound editor for Windows and Linux. Audacity is being developed by a team of volunteers under the open-source model.
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
TOTAL RECORDER: a cost effective recording & editing package for PC. It comes in a number of versions.
http://www.highcriteria.com/products.htm
WINAMP: a free audio
player for Windows, and a gift to mankind…
http://www.winamp.com/
MP3 DECODER: a very
handy mp3 decoder by Eric Hoffman. Version 1.9 (mp3dec19.exe) can be found at:
http://www.hplsoft.com/products/mp3dec/index.html
NCH TONE GENERATOR:
a shareware tone generator for line-up of equipment from the PC.
http://www.nch.com.au/tonegen/
LAME PROJECT: the
home of the LAME mp3 encoder, arguably one of the best (free) mp3 encoder
around. Just download the latest stable version for Windows, unzip it
and drop the file >lame_enc.dll< into AudioGrabber, you are ready
to work.
http://lame.sourceforge.net/
BLADE & VORBIS ENCODERS:
The home of the Blade mp3 encoder (now discontinued) and of Vorbis, a
new and exciting development in audio coding.
http://bladeenc.mp3.no/
OPTICOM: the home
of the Fraunhofer family of mp3 codecs, arguably the best mp3 codecs around.
Unfortunately, these codecs are rather costly, and whilst they were once
upon a time a "must have", recent developments with open source
products such as Lame and Blade have taken some of the gloss away…. All
the same, a good source of information about the technology.
http://www.iis.fraunhofer.de/amm/
RADIUM CODEC: DivX ;-) the MPEG4 Hi-Res Video Codec 3.1alpha release. A search under "Google" may point you in the right direction...
XING TECHNOLOGY:
the home of the very fast Xing MP3 Encoder (x3enc.exe). Nowadays, there
are better codecs around, i.e. Lame. However, there is still a place for
this old friend; the x3enc.exe is one of the only codec that will convert
a mono PCM file into an mp3 file. It will also blind you with speed, hence
very suitable for news and current affairs type material. Note: Audiograbber
will load the x3enc.exe file as an external codec.
http://www.xingtech.com/
A LIST OF
MP3 CODECS: published by the mp3-tech site, a little old, but the
links are valid – good information.
http://www.mp3-tech.org/encoders_win.html
MP3 RADIFIED: Rad's
guide to ripping and encoding CD audio – This guide presents what many
people in the
encoding scene consider the *best* way to rip CD audio music &
encode MP3s. Dedicated to freeware products. You will also find on this site an excellent guide to the use of Norton Ghost - check it out!
http://mp3.radified.com/
DO MP3 ENCODERS SOUND
DIFFERENT?: a very informative analysis of performance associated
with various mp3 encoders by Will Ryu. Read it.
http://arstechnica.com/wankerdesk/1q00/mp3/mp3-1.html
MPEG.ORG: a very
comprehensive collection of mp3 resources.
http://www.mpeg.org/MPEG/
SOURCEFORGE.NET:
the world's largest Open Source software development website, with the
largest repository of Open Source code and applications available on the
Internet.
http://sourceforge.net/
CHRIS MYDEN MP3 INFORMATION:
a wealth of information about free packages (rippers and encoders).
http://www.chrismyden.com/nuke/modules.php?op=modload&name=Elite_DAE&file=index
ASPI PROBLEMS (?):
The definitive article by Chris Myden. The good news is, there is no need
to turn the clock back to 1999 before installing ASPI ME. All above board
– get your drivers direct from Adaptek.
http://www.chrismyden.com/nuke/article.php?sid=21
THE RADIO SITE: a
very comprehensive list of commercial software products used in radio,
complete with links for sites and demos.
http://www.the-radio-site.com/links/pages/Software
