GoldWave
{{Short description|Digital audio editor and recording application}}
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{{Infobox software
| name = GoldWave
| logo = GoldWave Inc logo.png
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| author = Chris Craig (GoldWave 1.0)
| developer = GoldWave Inc.
| released = {{start date and age|1993|4|28}}[https://groups.google.com/g/comp.archives.msdos.announce/c/9uoZvQ5x4Mg/m/pb2i75e5fsoJ GLDWAV10.ZIP - GoldWave: Sound player/editor for Windows 3.1]
| latest release version = 6.80
| latest release date = {{Start date and age|2024|01|23}}
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| operating system = GoldWave: Microsoft Windows, iOS 11.0 (up to 1.0.40), Android 6.0 (up to 1.0.36 (2020-07-31 build)), Mac OS 11.0 with Apple M1-compatible processor
GoldWave Infinity: web-based (supports Microsoft Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, Android, iOS)
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| genre = Digital audio editor
| license = Shareware
| website = {{URL|http://www.goldwave.com/goldwave.php}}
}}
GoldWave is a commercial digital audio editing software product developed by GoldWave Inc, first released to the public in April 1993.
Goldwave product lines
- GoldWave: Audio editor for Microsoft Windows, iOS, Android.[http://goldwave.ca/forums/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=5568 GoldWave now available on Android and iOS] iOS version runs on Mac OS 11 with Apple M1-compatible processor.
- GoldWave Infinity: Web browser-based audio editor that also supports Linux, Mac OS X, Android, iOS.
Features
GoldWave has an array of features bundled which define the program. They include:
- Real-time graphic visuals, such as bar, waveform, spectrogram, spectrum, and VU meter.
- Basic and advanced effects and filters such as noise reduction, compressor/expander, volume shaping, volume matcher, pitch, reverb, resampling, and parametric EQ.
- Effect previewing
- Saving and restoring effect presets
- DirectX Audio plug-in support
- A variety of audio file formats are supported, including WAV, MP3, Windows Media Audio, Ogg, FLAC, AIFF, AU, Monkey's Audio, VOX, mat, snd, and voc
- Batch processing and conversion support for converting a set of files to a different format and applying effects
- Multiple undo levels
- Edit multiple files at once
- Support for editing large files
- Storage option available to use RAM
GoldWave
=Supported versions and compatibility=
==Windows==
A version prior to the version 5 series still exists for download of its shareware version at the official website. {{Citation needed|date=May 2020}}
Versions up to 3.03 are 16-bit applications and cannot run in 64-bit versions of Windows).
All versions up to 4.26 can run on any 32-bit Windows operating system.
Starting with version 5, the minimum supported operating system is changed to Windows ME. However, the requirements listed in the software package's HTML documentation was not updated.[https://web.archive.org/web/20030215173435/http://goldwave.com/gwave501.exe See GoldWave.htm in GoldWave Version 5.01]
Starting with version 5.03, minimum hardware requirements were increased to Pentium III of 700 (500 in FAQ[https://web.archive.org/web/20030608215112/http://www.goldwave.com/faq.html GoldWave Frequently Asked Questions (2003-06-08)])MHz and DirectX 8 are now part of the minimum system requirements compared to the Pentium II of 300 MHz and DirectX 5 required by previous versions.[https://web.archive.org/web/20030402054736/http://goldwave.com/v5beta.html GoldWave Version 5 Beta Download (5.03)]
Windows ME are supported up to 5.25. Windows 98 works, but not officially supported.[https://web.archive.org/web/20050125021831/http://www.goldwave.com/release.php GoldWave Version 5 Download (2005-01-25)] The 5.09 announcement claimed Windows 98 does not work starting in 2005-01-29 (previously claimed unsupported as late as 2 days earlier[https://web.archive.org/web/20050127030929/http://www.goldwave.com/release.php GoldWave Version 5 Download (2005-01-27)]),[https://web.archive.org/web/20050129051154/http://www.goldwave.com/release.php GoldWave Version 5 Download (2005-01-29)] but the feature was restored in 5.10.[http://www.goldwave.ca/forums/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=579 GoldWave v5.10 Released]
Beginning with 5.51, Windows 98 and ME are not supported.[http://www.goldwave.ca/forums/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=2940 GoldWave v5.51 Released]
Beginning with 6.00, minimum supported operating system is Windows 7 64-bit.[http://goldwave.ca/forums/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=4444 GoldWave v6.00 Beta Released]
==Linux==
Prior to GoldWave Infinity, GoldWave version 5 was supported via a Wine compatibility layer.[http://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=application&iId=640 GoldWave]
==Android==
Original test version was announced in 2019-07-30.[http://goldwave.ca/forums/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=5380&sid=e4b29cca95b4a9cd26b945cf347a195e GoldWave for Android]
The last release of GoldWave was 1.0.36,[http://www.goldwave.ca/forums/viewtopic.php?p=23258&sid=859e9b9517088537f29032cb3440e79f#p23258 GoldWave for Android v1.0.36 Released!] which is also the first production version, then it was replaced by GoldWave Infinity.
==iOS==
Original test version was announced in 2019-10-09.[https://goldwave.ca/forums/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=5401&sid=6c08bda6b9014ede671255cd8fba0a3e GoldWave for iOS]
The last version announced in publisher's web site was 1.0.39, which is also the first production version.[http://goldwave.ca/forums/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=5566&sid=1118d00dd63e71263a9dff8da774bd2c GoldWave for iOS v1.0.39 Released!] The last released version was 1.0.40, then it was replaced by GoldWave Infinity.
=Reception=
- GoldWave was used to analyze historic recordings from the Moon landing,{{cite web | url=http://www.chron.com/news/nation-world/article/Hear-what-Neil-Armstrong-really-said-on-the-moon-1862496.php | title=Hear what Neil Armstrong really said on the moon | work=Houston Chronicle | date=September 30, 2006 | access-date=July 28, 2016 | author=Carreau, Mark}} including establishing the "missing word" from astronaut Neil Armstrong's famous line.{{cite web | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/5398560.stm | title=Armstrong 'got Moon quote right' | work=BBC News | date=October 2, 2006 | access-date=July 28, 2016}}
- Adam Young (aka Owl City) used GoldWave to record all his vocals on his first major label album Ocean Eyes.{{cite web | url=http://emusician.com/interviews/profile/adam-young-profile-1209/ | title=Adam Young Pro/File: Going Underground | work=EM Profiles | date=December 1, 2009 | access-date=July 28, 2016 | author=Kates, Kristi | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091121071519/http://emusician.com/interviews/profile/adam-young-profile-1209 | archive-date=November 21, 2009 | url-status=dead}}
- The videogame Megaman X 4 features English audio recorded using GoldWave.{{cite web | url=https://twitter.com/UnBalNzD/status/892134908281356288 | title=Megaman X 4 | date=August 1, 1997 | access-date=July 31, 2017}}
- The videogame Half-Life uses audio edited with GoldWave (most notably the Black Mesa Announcement System known as VOX, the HECU voices, most of the sound effects and a few voicelines).
See also
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.goldwave.com/goldwave.php|GoldWave Inc. page}}
- Apple app store page: [https://web.archive.org/web/20220830212212/https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id1480402403 GoldWave]
- Google Play page: [http://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.goldwave.GoldWave GoldWave]
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