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Wave Flow is a very complete audio editor that can play, record, filter and modify a wave form, using lots of different functions and following the WAV standard. Besides, as it has been designed for a Windows environment, it is done visually, easily and intuitively. From 4.5 and above versions, Wave Flow gets a new interface, that makes the sound edition even easiest.  

Those characteristics are obtained building a program that supports multiple windows or MDI documents (multiple document interface). Allowing the use of different windows simultaneously, the work that have to be done gets easier . Working with a program that does not support MDI, means that multiple sessions of the same program must be opened to interact between two or more waves, but using a MDI program, there is no need to open more than one session of the program, because as many files as wanted can be opened from it, and they will be displayed in their respective child windows. 

Once a sound is opened, it will be displayed in a child window, showing its characteristics in the status bar of each window. Clicking with the mouse on a child window will activate it. After selecting a part of the sound (keeping the left mouse button pressed over the sound), all the functions of the main program can be used. Wave Flow also has a complete CD player.


Wave Flow has been selected as nomenee for 2004 Shareware Industry Awards (SIA) in the category of "Best Sound Program or Utility".

Wave Flow is free to download and to try, and the best way to test it and to see what can it do is to download it and try it.

In 5.0 version and above, you can also select the View Mode, depending on the Toolbars that you want to display. You have 2 modes:

· Access Bar View Mode : Displays an Access Bar at the left of Wave Flow's main window to let you select the current Toolbar to be displayed. With this mode you can only display one Toolbar simultaneously.

· ToolBars View Mode : Hides the Access Bar, but lets you display multiple Toolbars simultaneously.

Access Bar View Mode

ToolBars View Mode

Wave Flow has a very visual interface that makes the sound edition easy. It lets you use over 60 sound edition functions, which are divided into menus:


· Wave Flow Menus


- File menu: This menu lets you Open, Save, Print, and many more functions related to the file managing.

- Edit menu: This menu lets you use all the typical functions of the Windows clipboard (Cut, Copy, Mix, Paste, Delete, Undo...), and some specific audio functions (Mix, Repeat, Force or Insert silence, Trim ...)

- Tools menu: This menu contains the generic audio processing functions, like: Inverse, Reverse, Reverb, Eco, Effects, Fade In/Out, Amplify volume, Resample, Speed Up/Down, ...).

- Filter menu: This menu contains all the functions that use the frequency domain (Advanced filter, Filter bank, Equalize, Dynamic expander, ...), and all the functions used to filter the wave form (Hat top filter, Median filter, Average filter, Add noise...)

- Miscellaneous menu: This menu contains some extra functions like Histogram, Change Color, Loop On/Off, Zoom In/Out a list of interesting Internet and audio websites...

- Help menu: This menu contains the Wave Flow Help the About box and options to visit Wave Flow website and send an e-mail to the author directly from the program.

· Xavier Cirac = the author

This is my name and I am the author of all you can see in this program (and this web). I am a Telecommunications Engineer, and I like everything related to audio edition and networking. I have been working with some wave editors and I decided to build my own audio program, trying to get the best functions of all the other wave editors, and keeping off the useless options of all of them.

This software has been programmed using Borland-Inprise Delphi © (a fantastic programming tool that gives a visual and easy way to develop Windows programs).

I started programming this software in 1997 (March), and I am still working on it to get a better program. The freeware version is free because it is a beta version, if you prefer a final version, download the shareware one. If you have any doubt about it, or find any mistakes or bugs please send me an e-mail to the address: "shareware@waveflow. com" (Note: this email link is disabled to avoid spam) . I will be very happy if you do so. If you wish to give me ideas for later versions, or give your opinion of something related to the program, you can mail me too.

 

· FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions)

1.-) I like your program and I would like to register it. What do I have to do?

You can register Wave Flow using any of these ways: First of all, you can register it online using Internet and a secure shareware registration service. Please visit the register page of Wave Flow Web Site at http://www.waveflow.com/register.htm to register this way. If you do not want to register online, you can also send me the money to my postal address. This method is not as fast as the first one, and it is only recommended if you do not have a credit card.

2.-) I have a sound and it is not displayed completely. Is there any problem with the shareware version?

No. If this happens is probably because you have recorded the sound using a program that does not follow the WAVE RIFF format correctly. This happens for example with the Windows Sound Recorder. Please download the latest version. This problem is solved in the 3.5 and above versions.

3.-) My sound is huge (50 Mb). What can I do to use it with Wave Flow?

Wave Flow has some problems in some systems when you are trying to use a huge file. This can be solved using a Wave Flow function called 'Divide into multiple waveforms', that divides your file into multiple shorter files so you can use them in Wave Flow.

4.-) Where can I find the last version of Wave Flow and some information about it?

You can visit Wave Flow web site at http://www.waveflow.com (European mirror) or http://sagat.hypermart.net (USA mirror).

5.-) I have songs in cassettes and I would like to convert them to CD. Can your software do it?

You can use my program to record those songs into .wav files, and then use the program that comes with your CD Recorder (EasyCD, Nero or whatever) to convert them to CD tracks.

6.-) During the setup process I left the option 'Use as default audio editor/CD Player' checked. How can I unset Wave Flow as default?

If you have 3.2 version or higher you can use the option 'Colors and settings' in the Miscellaneous menu. Otherwise you will have to use the regedit.exe and delete all 'waveflow.exe' keys.

7.-) What do I get if I register Wave Flow?

This is explained in the "Register" section.

8.-) I have a sound with music and voice, and I would like to remove the voice from it. How can I do it?

In audio waveforms, it is impossible to completely discriminate the sound of the voice and the sound of the music from a recorded waveform, because they are all mixed together in the same track. You can try to use a function called 'karaoke' to try to simulate it.

9.-) I need to remove the background noise of my sound. Which functions do I have to use?

It depends on the sound, so you will have to try different combinations of the next functions: STSA, noise gate and low or band pass filters, median or top hat filters, etc.

10.-) I want to remove the pops and scratches from my vinyl records. What do I have to do?

It depends on the sound, so you will have to try different combinations of the next functions: Top Hat filter, Median filter and Low pass filter.

11.-) I get error MMSystem # . Why?

Download the last version of Wave Flow. This bug is solved in the version 3.7 and above.

12.-) I would like to distribute Wave Flow with my magazine, CD, Web, ... Can I do it?

Of course. Shareware philosophy means that it is free to distribute and to try, but not to use. This means that you can distribute it, but please notify it to me (I like to know where my program distributed) to my email account "shareware@waveflow. com" (Note: this email link is disabled to avoid spam). You will find more information in the "Extras" section.

13.-) I am trying to record a sound from my Vinyl/Cassette/Hi-Fi player. What Do I have to do?

To record from Wave Flow, you just have to connect your Vinyl/Cassete to your sound card, press Play in your Vinyl/Cassette and then press the Record button from Wave Flow. Please check the recording options from Windows Volume Control Panel to be sure that the correct "Line in" is selected.

14.-) I am trying to record a sound from my Vinyl/Cassette/Hi-Fi player and I get only silence. What am I doing wrong?

Please check the recording options from Windows Volume Control Panel to be sure that the correct "Line in" is selected. You will probably have checked an incorrect one ("Mic in" instead of "Line in", or whatever). You can also access Windows Control Panel from Wave Flow (Volume option in Miscellaneous menu).

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