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the Sights and Sounds of Free

From instant image editing to professional audio editing, these freeware apps put you in control of your work.

Audacity

From our friends in the open-source world comes a great multi-track audio editor that supports professional standards. Audacity is a must-have for sound work and even has its own set of effects. More than I expected from a free program.

imagewell

Following along with the trend of exceeding expectations, there’s imagewell. This menu extra edits, resizes and converts images right off the clipboard. Not only that, it uploads images to iDisks or FTP sites and allows easy reshaping and annotating of those images. Cool stuff.

ClipboardSharing

Sticking around on the menu bar we find another useful utility. ClipboardSharing does just what it says – allows you to share clipboards with other Mac users on your Rendezvous network. It also gives you access to previous clipboards, making it useful on Macs going solo as well.

That should keep you busy this afternoon. Join me next week for more great free deals.

Brian

RadTech announces Westone UM Series earphones

238966292 8bbafa8ca7 m RadTech announces Westone UM Series earphonesRadTech has announced the debut and immediate availability of Westone UM Series earphones with True Fit technology at Apple Expo 2006–Porte de Versailles, Hall 5, Booth C-60. External isolation is a noise-silencing 30dB, allowing listeners to hear the full dynamic range of recordings without having to play them at unnaturally high volume levels. And nearby people won’t hear a note – even when the monitors are driven at full volume.

Two models are currently available; the single driver UM-1 with a frequency response which matches or exceeds that of most high-end phones; 40-16,000 Hz. And the premium dual-driver UM-2 that far exceeds the performance of virtually all other phones with an amazing response of 20-18,000 Hz. Built to the highest professional standards, The UM-2′s dual drivers and built-in passive crossover combine to deliver the truest, studio-quality sound possible.

238966294 19b358945a m RadTech announces Westone UM Series earphonesUM Series Monitors start at USD$109.95, and include four pair of True Fit eartips, A zippered storage/carry pouch and a sound conduit cleaning tool.

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