Description:
Whether you're an old MIDI wizard who's moving up to more advanced sound work or a studio recorder who wants to exploit the PC, Sonic Foundry's Vegas is the best choice for professional-quality multitrack media editing. Using an intuitive Windows-based control system, you'll manipulate sound files (pretty much any format you can imagine), name and fiddle with each track to your heart's content, and apply effects exactly when and where you want them. The timing mechanisms are smart and easy to use--choose the right tracking option for your project, add markers at any point, and even look at the edit detail list for a comprehensive look at your mix--down to the hundredth of a second. No matter what you're developing, Vegas will support you: pipe it out through 26 Master and Aux outputs, 32 DirectX sends, or streaming files in Windows Media Technologies 4.0 or RealNetworks G2 format. The interface is clean and functional; most windows snap together and come up only when you call them so you won't have to brush aside a swarm of floaters to see your tracks. Support for dual monitors and dual processors adds an extra kick of power, and the unlimited undo/redo feature makes backtracking and repetitive tasks a snap. The auto-crossfade with nine options and audio/video scrub gives you vastly improved performance over other software packages and traditional editing equipment. Good-looking, easy to use, and all the bells and whistles of a pro studio--Vegas is a winner. --Rob Lightner
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