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Audio/Video


    Cakewalk Guitar Tracks Pro USB

    Geek Ranking:
    4
    User Ranking:

    The Good: Feature rich guitar recording software. Quality virtual guitar, bass, drums, and more for backing tracks. Easy to use UA-1G audio interface for latency free recording. A lot of quality editing and production features.


    The Bad: Windows 7 not supported.



    Wondershare Streaming Audio Recorder

    Geek Ranking:
    4
    User Ranking:

    The Good: Quality audio file formats, easy to use


    The Bad: Advanced scheduled recording feature would be welcome



    TuneClone

    Geek Ranking:
    3.5
    User Ranking:

    The Good: Easy to use DRM removal and conversion of iTunes music for use on other players


    The Bad: More features for specific players and extra format conversions would be welcome



    Blaze Media Player Pro

    Geek Ranking:
    4
    User Ranking:

    The Good: Amazing amount of features and utilities for audio and video all in one package


    The Bad: Video conversion file types somewhat lacking



    My Audio Studio

    Geek Ranking:
    3.5
    User Ranking:

    The Good: Fast easy to use for basic music and other audio recording tasks


    The Bad: Could use more advanced editing and recording features for advanced users



    Audio Dedupe

    Geek Ranking:
    4
    User Ranking:

    The Good: Unique technology "listens" to audio files for accurate duplicate detections


    The Bad: User interface is rather plain



    Cheetah DVD

    Geek Ranking:
    4
    User Ranking:

    The Good: Fast easy to use CD and DVD Burner. Includes video and music file conversion


    The Bad: A detailed log file system would be welcome



    Online Radio Tuner

    Geek Ranking:
    4
    User Ranking:

    The Good: Easy to use interface, unlimited presets, cool album art feature


    The Bad: A bit pricey for a full license



    Wondershare PPT2DVD

    Geek Ranking:
    4
    User Ranking:

    The Good: Easy to use, fast editing of PowerPoint presentations to DVD and several common video formats


    The Bad: More authoring tools would be welcome



    Sothink Video Converter for Adobe Flash

    Geek Ranking:
    3.5
    User Ranking:

    The Good: Easy to use with support for several formats to convert to FLV


    The Bad: No support for HD quality encoding



    Audials One

    Geek Ranking:
    4
    User Ranking:

    The Good: Fast downloads and recording of online entertainment. Easy removal of DRM from your paid for media files.


    The Bad: Seems somewhat disorganized at first requiring a bit of a learning curve



    Cakewalk Music Creator 5

    Geek Ranking:
    4
    User Ranking:

    The Good: Affordable and powerful multitrack recording program perfect for beginners


    The Bad: Might not work optimally with some sound cards



    Media Monkey Standard Version 3

    Geek Ranking:
    4
    User Ranking:

    The Good: Great for organizing large audio collections. Plays a lot of file formats out of the box (no installing plugins).


    The Bad: A paid upgrade to Gold is required for additional features.



    WinDVD 9

    Geek Ranking:
    4
    User Ranking:

    The Good: A lot of great enhancements for audio and video playback and supports Blu-ray


    The Bad: Requires a lot of system resources for advanced features resulting in poor performance on older systems.



    Wondershare DVD Ripper Platinum

    Geek Ranking:
    4
    User Ranking:

    The Good: Fast DVD conversion to several video formats for portable devices. Is available for both Windows and Mac


    The Bad: Extra special effects and editing utilities would be welcome



    StarBurn Version 10.5

    Geek Ranking:
    3.5
    User Ranking:

    The Good: Good amount of features. Fast and Easy to use. Compatible with 32 and 64 bit Windows.


    The Bad: Not as many video editing features as some other disc burning applications.



    PowerDVD 9

    Geek Ranking:
    3.5
    User Ranking:

    The Good: Enhances DVD's to near HD quality with True Theater technology.


    The Bad: Audio options could be better. MoovieLive needs much improvement.



    Advanced Audio Recorder

    Geek Ranking:
    3.5
    User Ranking:

    The Good: Easy to use, records high quality audio from any audio source sent into the PC. Offers full audio editing utility.


    The Bad: Demo version only allows 40 seconds per track for recording



    Wondershare Video Converter Platinum

    Geek Ranking:
    4
    User Ranking:

    The Good: Fast conversion between most standard video formats, side by side video editing, support for HD


    The Bad: Extra special effects editing utilities would be welcome



    WINAMP 10th Anniversary Edition

    Geek Ranking:
    3.5
    User Ranking:

    The Good: Easy to use, great audio quality, loads of fun features.


    The Bad: A lot of advertisements. Cannot burn a CD to mp3 format without purchasing a license.



    Wondershare Video to Audio Converter

    Geek Ranking:
    4
    User Ranking:

    The Good: Fast, good quality audio conversions from video files. Nicely laid out user interface which makes use very easy


    The Bad: Converting audio directly from DVD's would be welcome



    Replay Music

    Geek Ranking:
    4
    User Ranking:

    The Good: Records high quality audio MP3 or WAV files from any internet source. Very easy to use


    The Bad: Recording to other types of music formats would be welcome



    Songbird

    Geek Ranking:
    4
    User Ranking:

    The Good: Great music organizer and Web Player. Improved sound quality. Lots of Add-ons.


    The Bad: Does not rip or play CD’s. Cannot convert file formats



    Nero 9

    Geek Ranking:
    4
    User Ranking:

    The Good: A very easy to use complete suite to cover essentially every digital media need. Fun to use to create personal photo albums and movies.


    The Bad: Can use up a lot of resources which does not make it a good choice for older systems.


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