FlexiMusic Wave Editor What is new:

[Note: Registered users of old versions will get license to new version free]

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Version Aug2004

1) Multiple file waveform windows can be opened under one main window, so you can handle many audio files together.

2) Now most of the commands have tool buttons, tool buttons are bigger and beautiful.

3) Status bar display is improved. For the Y-position display now you can change between display sample height, percentage or DB value.

4) There are two posts at the start and end of the selection, that can be used to drag the selection for fine adjustment. The select post has a flag that will expand (on mouse move over that) as multiple button toolbox, there you have few quick command buttons.

5) Added one more hotkey, use "-" to add bookmark while playing. 

6) In record box one more advance option to Start recording at ____ time. Add/insert silence while recording (in-between recording with a hot key). Add/insert bookmark while recording.

7) Many bookmark enhancements. Bookmark is now displayed like colorful mountains, and there is a small box on top ob bookmark that will expand (on mouse move over that) as multiple button toolbox for quick command buttons related to bookmark. Manage bookmark box enhancement to edit name and rename on it directly. Now there is one more option to display the bookmark remark on screen. Floating bookmark type supported, it will move when you insert or delete part of audio before the floating bookmark.

6) Frequency scale view on top of wave form added (with option to show/hide frequency scale).

7) More effects: Reverb effect, Dynamic compressor/expander

8) More commands: Select Previous, View previous

9) Play speed gear to change speed, so you do not need fast forward or reverse, simply use the gear to change to fast forward.

10) Now the user-guide will not popup as an intrusion, it will stay as a separate window.

11) Different color scheme is added, you can choose a set of color from the scheme or you can set each color separately as before.

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Version Feb2004

1) Noise reduction/filter added under effects menu.

2) Two options for silence delete, that is deleting to a fixed duration and deleting by a fixed percentage. Two options for stretch/shrink/change speed that is to move the audio after the working area or not.

3) Save book-marked parts command added to be able to save one or many book-marked part to various files in one go.

4) Important: A bug fixed on internal database handling (This is related to mono file only, no change for stereo file handling).

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Version Nov2003

1) Major improvement in Record box: Record indicator (L/R) shows even while not recording. Pause button on record added. Four advance option added, Stop after recording for ___, Stop if silent for ___, Pause if silent for ___ and restart if not silent. Silence threshold can be set.

2) New effect: "Band pass/Band stop filter".

3) New Edit commands: Lap command for simple and smooth transition. Copy another file to clipboard.

4) Export to wma (also install another encoder and point the WM8EUTIL.exe)
(http://download.microsoft.com/download/winmediatech40/wm8eu/8/w982kme/en-us/wm8eutil_setup.exe)

5) "How to .." menu topic with frequently asked questions.

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Version Aug2003

1. Additional file types (au, raw/snd/binary) support added. Now it can open/save the sound/audio clip file of Sun/Next (.au). And you can open or save .raw/.snd file type. You can also open any binary file by renaming that to .raw to look for audio data in any file (like sound font .sf2 files etc..)

2. Band Volume View - A small window dynamically showing the volume of each frequency band at mouse position. This helps in selecting, Move the mouse and select when the volume shown low that will select at the valley.

3. Volume maximize and Volume optimize/normalize to any percentage commands added.

4. Delete silence (and Delete low volume) command added.

5. Open in New window command added.

6. Bookmark: All bookmark commands are consolidated in one new main menu. Add, Delete book mark commands added

7. License price increased from $10 to $15.

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Version Jul2003

1. Flexible sampling rate - now you can use any sampling rate. Earlier it was able to handle 11025, 22050 and 44100Hz, now added to handle 48000, 32000, 24000, 16000, 12000 and 8000 Hz with menu. And other custom sampling rates can be entered in the range 1 to 200 kHz.

2. Internal database improved a lot. Now it responds faster for memory and file transfer for any operation, speed increased, files opens instantly. When the disk free space is low it will inform you in advance and allow you to clear files to continue.

3. Quick play - Now you can start play at any position, just click on the middle scale to start playing at that position, now it starts playing immediately. Additional play selection - you can select separately and play a part with out changing the main selection - this helps in fine adjusting the main selection by test playing at various small play selections.

4. Undo data can be cleared part by part as needed - one by one or all or few oldest ones.

5. Channel mix command added.

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Version Dec2002b

1) Any sample rate files can be open and saved by doing a conversion while saving and opening

2) Trim command added - under Edit menu.

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Version Dec2002a

1) Some improvements on recording window. Now you can choose the device.

2) Few minor bugs fixed.

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Version Dec2002:

1) Mp3 read write support.

2) Wave form display improved to show 5 different styles that can be chosen in options.

3) Scale added to show the running time.

4) Variable speed play, the tempo can be set. Rewind / Play backwards is possible with instant U-turn while playing. Now able to play long duration using hard disk.

5) Display now can be changed to show Hour:Minute:Second or Samples as you need.

6) New user guide - a popup box to guide you while you are working.

7) Disk space for temp folder can be set.

8) Bookmark and bookmarking system improved.

9) Record box improved with recording source button and volume scale.

10) More keyboard short cut keys added for easy operation

11) Last opened files can be quickly opened from file menu.

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Previous Version Oct2002:

1) Huge file (3+ hours) editing supported.

2) Bug fixed on copying long duration.

3) Menu added to open another window. Rarely used "others" menu removed.

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Added on to version Jul2002 in August:

1) Color of the screen (waveform viewing) can be customized.

2) While the wave plays a pointer moves on the waveform to show the playing position.

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Previous Version Jul2002:

1) Undo feature added (multiple step undo)

2) Lot of improvements in selection and Viewing (zoom), real user friendly now. Additional zoom and pan (drag with mouse) commands. Digitally fine adjusting by entering values. Display colors improved.

3) Tool bar buttons added for frequently used commands.

4) Additional paste features, Paste Modulate, Paste Cross Fade.

5) On volume Fade in and Fade out added.

6) Change size command (under format menu) added: You can directly set the duration of the total file (to increase or decrease).

7) Option dialog box added. where you can put the sound drive On/Off and set loop delay. Loop delay: you can set some delay time in-between looping sound.

8) All "Wave Marker" feature moved from FlexiMusic Wave Editor to FlexiMusic Generator (that is where it is needed).

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Previous Version Apr2002:

1) Equalizer - Effect Added, select a part of a wave and apply selective volume change for each frequency band. No of frequency band can be changed as needed.

2) Echo - Effect Added, select a part of a wave and apply Echo / Reverb specifying delay no of repeats, additional hi-frequency volume reduction etc..

3) Modulate - Effect Added, select a part of a wave and apply Amplitude modulation current wave, using a simple sine wave as per the desired frequency. Additionally you can specify 2 frequencies and modulate with varying frequencies that can produce unusual special sounds.

4) Draw sine waves - select a part of length and ask it to draw sine wave with desired frequency. You can also specify 2 frequency and draw a varying pitch wave.

5) Draw noise - Multi frequency noise can be added for a selected area.

6) Stretch or shrink (Frequency/Pitch change) - Stretch or shrink a wave to produce special sounds.

7) Insert silence - Silence can be inserted to add space.

8) While converting format from stereo to mono there is an option to choose left, right or both.

9) Interchange left-right - Command to interchange

10) All Menus are re-arranged for easy use and additional save menu added

11) Selective Play - Can play only left channel or right or both.


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Previous Version Oct2001:

FlexiMusic Wave Editor was separated from FlexiMusic Producer.

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Previous Version Jul2001:

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