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GoldWave
Original author(s)Chris Craig (GoldWave 1.0)
Developer(s)GoldWave Inc.
Initial releaseApril 28, 1993; 31 years ago (1993-04-28)[1]
Stable release
6.80 / January 23, 2024; 11 months ago (2024-01-23)
Operating systemGoldWave: 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)
TypeDigital audio editor
LicenseShareware
Websitewww.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

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Features

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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

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Supported versions and compatibility

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Windows

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A version prior to the version 5 series still exists for download of its shareware version at the official website. [citation needed]

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.[3]

Starting with version 5.03, minimum hardware requirements were increased to Pentium III of 700 (500 in FAQ[4])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.[5]

Windows ME are supported up to 5.25. Windows 98 works, but not officially supported.[6] The 5.09 announcement claimed Windows 98 does not work starting in 2005-01-29 (previously claimed unsupported as late as 2 days earlier[7]),[8] but the feature was restored in 5.10.[9]

Beginning with 5.51, Windows 98 and ME are not supported.[10]

Beginning with 6.00, minimum supported operating system is Windows 7 64-bit.[11]

Linux

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Prior to GoldWave Infinity, GoldWave version 5 was supported via a Wine compatibility layer.[12]

Android

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Original test version was announced in 2019-07-30.[13]

The last release of GoldWave was 1.0.36,[14] which is also the first production version, then it was replaced by GoldWave Infinity.

iOS

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Original test version was announced in 2019-10-09.[15]

The last version announced in publisher's web site was 1.0.39, which is also the first production version.[16] The last released version was 1.0.40, then it was replaced by GoldWave Infinity.

Reception

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  • GoldWave was used to analyze historic recordings from the Moon landing,[17] including establishing the "missing word" from astronaut Neil Armstrong's famous line.[17][18]
  • Adam Young (aka Owl City) used GoldWave to record all his vocals on his first major label album Ocean Eyes.[19]
  • The videogame Megaman X 4 features English audio recorded using GoldWave.[20]
  • The in-game announcement system, known as Vox in Half Life was created using GoldWave.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ GLDWAV10.ZIP - GoldWave: Sound player/editor for Windows 3.1
  2. ^ GoldWave now available on Android and iOS
  3. ^ See GoldWave.htm in GoldWave Version 5.01
  4. ^ GoldWave Frequently Asked Questions (2003-06-08)
  5. ^ GoldWave Version 5 Beta Download (5.03)
  6. ^ GoldWave Version 5 Download (2005-01-25)
  7. ^ GoldWave Version 5 Download (2005-01-27)
  8. ^ GoldWave Version 5 Download (2005-01-29)
  9. ^ GoldWave v5.10 Released
  10. ^ GoldWave v5.51 Released
  11. ^ GoldWave v6.00 Beta Released
  12. ^ GoldWave
  13. ^ GoldWave for Android
  14. ^ GoldWave for Android v1.0.36 Released!
  15. ^ GoldWave for iOS
  16. ^ GoldWave for iOS v1.0.39 Released!
  17. ^ a b Carreau, Mark (September 30, 2006). "Hear what Neil Armstrong really said on the moon". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved July 28, 2016.
  18. ^ "Armstrong 'got Moon quote right'". BBC News. October 2, 2006. Retrieved July 28, 2016.
  19. ^ Kates, Kristi (December 1, 2009). "Adam Young Pro/File: Going Underground". EM Profiles. Archived from the original on November 21, 2009. Retrieved July 28, 2016.
  20. ^ "Megaman X 4". August 1, 1997. Retrieved July 31, 2017.
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