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From: gwe@cbdkc1.UUCP ( George Erhart x4021 CB 3D288 WDS )
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Subject: Re: Delphi Digest Volume 2 Issue 1
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Date: Mon, 6-Jan-86 09:25:58 EST
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Posted: Mon Jan  6 09:25:58 1986
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In article <4309@topaz.RUTGERS.EDU> shulman@topaz.RUTGERS.EDU (Jeff Shulman) writes:
>From: RICFORD (4109)
>Subject: SoundCap/MacFractal Digitizer from MacNi
>Date: 14-DEC 11:00 When All Else Fails
> 
>I've just had the opportunity to use the SoundCap software and MacNifty
>digitizer hardware.  It's astounding.  You can take any sound source (at "aux
>out" levels from your stereo or tape recorder) and input it through the
>digitizer box to a 15 second digital recording on the Mac. The sampling rate is
>22Khz, not too shabby! (that might restrict you to a 5 sec. sample, tho.)
> 
>Once you've got the digital recording in the Mac, you can cut and
>paste and zoom in and out with incredible flexibility.  The waveform
>is displayed as a time/amplitude graph (oscilliscope) and you do the
>editing graphically with the mouse.  A tremendous range of sound
>processing functions is easily applied to any portion of the
>recording: flange, reverb (both variable in multiple parameters),
>backwards, volume ramp-up and ramp-down, and even MIXING two parts of
>the recording together, plus amplification and some others I've
>forgotten at the moment.
> 
>And there's more:
> 
>In real-time only, you can display the sound source in both time-domain
>(oscilliscope) and frequency-domain (spectrum diagram)!!!
> 
>I'm just starting to use this thing, but folks, I can recommend sending $129 to
>the Kette Group today.  It's undeniably worth the money, and the company policy
>is a money-back guarantee and lifetime warranty.
> 
>Oh yeah, you can also create digitized sounds that are played at
>startup time (how would you like your Mac to say "Good Morning" in
>your spouse's voice - well, you could think of something a little more
>creative, but that's the idea.)  The opportunity for freaking out your
>friends is great.
> 
>We've got a review of the device in the upcoming January issue.  I'll
>be posting more info. as I get to know it myself.
> 
>Ric Ford "MacInTouch" newsletter
> 
>P.S.  The software is written by Fractal Software, who also did the PowerCache
>disk caching utility sold by MacNifty (Kette).  The official name of the thing
>appears to be "Sound Cap" and MacNifty's phone number is 1-800-320-0184

There is also a competing product to this: MacRecorder. It is being sold
in a kit form for $50 from the Berkeley Macintosh Users Group. (Address
available on request!) It has only a 10khz sampling frequency, but it still
sounds good. It connects to a serial port and has a program to record, play,
edit and save sounds. It saves sounds in a freeform synth record so you
can use them in your own programs.

DISCLAIMER: I have ordered, but not received my kit yet. I have the software
and a sample sound file. I am a member of BMUG, (at only $17/half year, it's
great) and other than that have not association with this product.


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George Erhart at AT&T Bell Laboratories Columbus, Ohio 
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