Avnex Music Morpher Gold 3.0 – A Closer Look

Avnex Music Morpher Gold 3.0 is an impressive collection of powerful audio tools.  The built-in Audio Editor is looked at in depth and in detail. Filters and Effects are detailed; DirectX and VST modules are also supported. This all in one audio suite is highly recommended.
Of all the features in Avnex Music Morpher Gold 3.0, the Editor contains a truly impressive collection of powerful and versatile audio tools. Let’s take an in-depth look at the various effects and filters built-in to this program.  While most of them can be accessed on the fly in the Music Player and applied real time, these effects are only active during playback.  To permanently alter your audio files you have to open them within the editor.  You can work with one file or multiple files in multi-session mode.

What you can do.  The selection is seemingly endless.  There are 60 major filters and effects to work with. Plus support for Direct X and VST.  That’s just the surface; let’s take a detailed look at the power contained within these modules.  If you are familiar with basic audio terms, most of these modules will be familiar to you, but you may not have encountered such depth and precision available to you in one program.  Here’s the detailed list of the AVnex Music Morpher Effects Library:

Voice Morphing
o    Cher Modification - 10 presets 8 controls
o    Frequency Morpher - 11 presets and a graphic interface
o    Robot Voice - 9 presets 2 sliders
o    Root Formant Mover - 8 presets 2 sliders
o    Tempo Morpher - 11 presets one slider
o    Voice LPC Pitch Changer - 6 presets one slider
o    Voice Morpher - 16 presets 3 sliders
o    Voice Extractor  - 3 presets7 sliders
o    Voice Remover  - 3 presets 4 sliders
o    Voice Extractor  - 5 sliders
o    Voice Remover - 5 sliders

Equalizers
o    2 order equalizer - 17 presets 10 sliders graphic control
o    4 order equalizer - 17 presets 10 sliders graphic control
o    Graphic Equalizer - 13 presets 1 slider graphic control with 2 scales
o    Linear Phase Equalizer - 17 presets 10 slides graphic control

Filters
o    Low Bass Filter - 16 presets 3 slides graphic control
o    High "        " - 6 presets 3 slides graphic control
o    Band  "      " - 8 presets 4 slides graphic control
o    Band Reject Filter - 7 presets 3 sliders graphic control
o    FIR Bass Filter - 16 presets 3 sliders graphic control

Volume
o    Amplitude Morpher - 8 presets graphic control 2 scales 2 curves
o    Auto Loudness - 12 presets 2 sliders
o    Change Channel - 9 presets 2 sliders
o    Constant - 2 settings
o    Dynamics Morpher - 8 presets 2 sliders graphic control
o    Fade In - 4 types 1 slider
o    Fade Out - 4 types 1 slider
o    Invert - 3 presets 2 settings
o    Limiter - 16 presets 2 sliders
o    Multiband Dynamics - 8 presets compression ratio/threshold graph
o    Normalize - 6 presets 2 sliders
o    Volume - 15 presets 2 sliders

Echo and Reverb
o    Complex Delay - 14 presets 7 sliders
o    Delay - 22 presets 5 sliders
o    Mega Reverb - 15 presets 5 sliders
o    PingPong - 12 presets 7 sliders
o    Resonance - 6 presets 6 sliders
o    Reverberation - 10 presets 7 sliders 3 line controls
o    Stick Channels - 17 presets 9 sliders

Surround
o    Pseudo Surround 12 presets 3 sliders
o    Surround - 24 presets 2 sliders

Miscellaneous
o    Beat Tracking - 50 presets 2 sliders import capable
o    Chorus - 15 presets 4 sliders 5 options
o    Chorus Plus - 11 presets 8 sliders
o    Detonation - 14 presets 7 sliders
o    Distortion - 5 presets 4 sliders
o    Envelope Morpher - 10 presets 2 sliders graphic control
o    Flanger - 8 presets 5 sliders sine/feedback control
o    Hardcore Beat - 8 presets 7 sliders
o    Karaoke - 4 presets 1 slider
o    Music by Voice Morpher - 4 sliders file input option
o    Noise Reduction - 9 presets 2 sliders
o    Rhythm to Noise - 7 presets 24 sliders each with 4 waveform settings linear and log scales
o    Spectral Peak Enhancer - 6 presets 3 sliders
o    Squeak - 8 presets 5 sliders
o    Tremolo - 7 presets 5 sliders
o    Vibrato - 3 presets 3 sliders
o    Vibrato Plus - 10 presets 2 sliders time/offset graph
o    Wave - 16 presets 5 sliders 6 waveforms
o    Wah Wah Filter - 10 presets 6 sliders 2 scales band filters

Have you ever seen a more comprehensive list of audio tools?  This module alone sets Music Morpher Gold head and shoulders above the competition.  Besides the ability to play almost any audio file and to morph them on the fly, beyond the amazing variety of audio tools, you can also burn CDs, organize your audio files, rip audio CDs, create covers and liner notes for your CDs, and capture/record from any input device. Truly this is a masterpiece of audio software that will provide you with the means of fulfilling any of  your audio dreams.  Logon to www.audio4fun.com to download a trial version; you won’t be sorry.

BIO: 
Wayne Rice is a freelance journalist, copywriter, photographer and artist.  He currently resides in the United States.

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Audio Books - 5 Unheard of Uses

You probably know what audio books are, but do you know what they can do?  This article discusses the not so obvious uses for audio books and the seemless integration of them into an ordinary persons life.
Five Reasons to Listen to Audio Books You May Never Have Thought Of

The typical hardcover or paperback book is not going anywhere.   The format shows no signs of ever dying off, even after considering the many technological advances made in recent years.  It would, however, be foolish to deny the obvious and not so obvious benefits of listening to audio books. Here are some ways audio books could be put to use:
1.    Do you like reading poetry? Then experience it in the way it was meant to be experienced: with your ears! Back in the good old days, it was not uncommon for poets to recite their works before a swooning audience. The great Irish poet and playwright, W.B. Yeats, was said to have written poetry in such a manner that, when vocalized, it would have a certain effect on the ears of its hearers. If you like the writings of T.S. Eliot, there is actually available a recording, on compact disc, of Mr. Eliot himself reading his own poetry. It’s obviously a fascinating investment for fans of Eliot. It’s only one in a series called The Voice of the Poet.
2.    Fight road rage while listening to audio books—seriously. Statistics show that violent crime resulting from what is commonly known as “road rage” has increased tremendously over the past couple of years. If you happen to be one of those individuals with a bit of a mean-streak when behind the wheel, then don’t take to the boulevard without Waitley’s Optimal Stress Reduction in your passenger seat—or simply check out a few of the innumerable audio book titles available from an audio book rental club or in your local book store in the self-help section
3.    Revisit the “Golden Age of Radio”. It is now possible to find a vast array of classic radio dramas on compact disc. Fans of The Shadow radio program have known this, and are undoubtedly pleased. Also, if you happen to like The Twilight Zone television series, then try to get your hands on a copy of The Twilight Zone Radio Dramas—Lou Diamond Phillips and Adam West are among the talent contributing to these programs.
4.    Struggling in child-rearing? Audio books just might be part of the solution. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is a hit with the kids (just as every other Harry Potter book has been); and an obvious choice might be an audio book from the Lord of the Rings series—these classic Tolkien works are available in abridged and unabridged editions.

 5.   Learn another language… in your sleep. When you fall asleep your brain doesn’t just turn off.  On the contrary, research has shown that the sleeping brain does receive, process and perhaps even store information.  So why not use your good nights sleep effectively by listening to one of the many foreign language audio books.  And while this technique may not be the only means of mastering a second or third language, it will make things a little bit easier.

    If these uses don’t seem practical to you, they might put you in the mindset to think of your own ways to utilize audio books.  And although some may say that listening to audio books is no substitute for reading, the growing popularity of audio book rental services such as Jiggerbug.com may eradicate paper books completely or at least come close!

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