- Compression can help even out the quiet and loud sounds in a piece of music.guitar guitarist music musical instrument image by david hughes from Fotolia.com
For those who work with audio and computers, software compressors and file converters are two important tools. Compressors help balance volume levels inside a track and from track to track on a recording by evening out levels, helping the softer signals be louder and the louder signals come down a bit. Conversion tools, on the other hand, make it easy to convert audio files from one format to another. - WavPack is an audio compression format that provides lossless audio, high-quality lossy, and a hybrid compression mode. Instead of creating a single file, the hybrid mode creates both a relatively small, high-quality lossy file that can be used all by itself and a "correction" file that---when combined with the lossy file---provides full lossless restoration.
- Pressure Mastering Compressor tries to circumvent one of the most common effects of compression---fewer explosive hits---with a technique called "upward compression", which aims to increase the level of quiet portions in a mix without reducing the level of attack transients.
- Modeled after the famous Fairchild compressor used for vinyl LP mixes, the UAD-1 Fairchild 670 can be a dream come true for those seeking detailed compression: its many offerings include DC Bias controls, allowing control compressor knee/ratio; a Time Constant control, which allows six unique attack and release times; input and output metering; final output gain; and a controls link, which couples dual control.
- AVS Audio Converter does exactly what you might expect: It converts between most audio file types---MP3, WAV, WMA, M4A, FLAC, PCM, OGG, AAC, AMR, and others. Although it'll work for Windows XP, 2003, Vista, and Windows 7 users, there's no Mac OS or Linux support.
- dBpowerAMP Music Converter (dMC) can help convert audio formats, rip CDs, normalize audio, and edit tags. It converts MP3, MP4, Windows Media Audio (wma), Ogg Vorbis, AAC, FLAC, and many others while preserving ID tags. It's fully compatible with Windows 95/98/ME NT4/2000, Windows XP and Linux (using Wine).
- Super Audio Converter converts audio files between MP3, Wave, WMA, WMA9, Ogg and VQF formats; besides allowing you to convert many files in batches regardless of their source formats and target formats, this program also has its own built-in, multi-format file player. It supports both drag & drop and shell operation of Windows Explorer (it's Windows only; there's no Mac support).
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