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It's true. A picture really can be worth a thousand words. And it's especially true with technology. As you look below, I hope that you'll see the parts, angles and buttons clearly so that you'll have a 100% clear understanding of just what this product can do for you. Products don't get reviewed unless I think they're good. I hope my pictures help you determine if you agree or not. . . Drew
THE HAND-HELD MIKE & DAK WAVE EDITOR PRO v3.5
Here's a close-up of the Hand-Held Mike. It feels good in your hand and sounds even better. With its built-in filter, you'll be safe from wind noises and Popping Ps will be tamed.

A 10' shielded cable gives you plenty of room to roam and the on/off switch let's you 'go private' any time without returning to the mixing board on your computer.

And, don't forget, you're getting DAK's all new Wave & MP3 Editor PRO included with the Mike.
THE HEAD-MIKE & DAK WAVE EDITOR PRO v3.5
Slip it on. Whisper or Shout. Sing or Talk. This mike goes with you and stays exactly the distance from your mouth that you set. Now you won't have volume changes when you're trying to record that priceless song, story or narration.

Head-Mikes are the in-way for entertainers to get total freedom and perfect miking. Once you set it, the mike won't move.

This Head-Mike can be worn over the top of your head like a conventional headset, or around the back of your head to keep it more out of the way and to keep it from messing up your hair.

Great sound and a 32" short cord plus an extension cord with On/OFF 'Go Private' switch give you a total of 20 full feet to roam.

And, don't forget, you're getting DAK's all new Wave & MP3 Editor PRO included with the Mike.
OK, LET's LOOK AT THE ACTUAL EDITOR (I ADDED THE WORDS)

OK, it really is easy to record anything. For this quick example which really took me only about 3-1/2 minutes to do, we are going to record a sentence using a microphone. Here is my sentence.

"It isn't Very Good."


In the tutorial I'll show you step-by-step how to change the word ISN'T to IS. But, here I just want to give you a taste. After the tutorial you'll know 1) how to record, and 2) how to edit.

But here, I just want you to see the screen and see how you aren't locked out of your music with the Wave Editor once your audio is recorded.

Arrow 1) make sure that microphone is selected. You would use Line In for records and cassettes and 'What You Hear' or 'Stereo Mix' to record from the Internet.

Arrow 2) Set the recording Volume. Set it so that as you look at the Wave windows above, about 60% of the vertical space is used. Oh and I'm recording in stereo, but for voice, you might only want to record Mono.

Arrow 3) Click Record and do your thing. THIS IS THE ACTUAL RECORDING PROCESS.
Arrow 4) Click Stop. You're finished with your recording. You can hear it back if you'd like by clicking the Play Arrow to the left of Record.

Wasn't recording just as easy as I said?

Oh, if you look up at the screen you really can see the words as peaks in the waves. I've superimposed the words "It isn't very good" to help you see it for the first time. But this really is how these words look as waves in the wave editor.
See The Full Screen Editor On Your Monitor Here
Because of space, I've shown all the Program pictures in their small or normal or default size throughout my pictures. But, if you just click expand, (see arrow) you'll see the program in full screen mode. Then you'll have an even bigger work area for editing.

You'll easily edit out AHs, UHs UMs and more from your recordings or interviews. Don't record the whole thing over for one or two minor flubs. Now it's all easy.

Above you can see the full size screen on your monitor by clicking the picture that matches your monitor's screen resolution.
Let's Make A Selection. All Editing is Based On Making Selections.
The key to the Wave Editor is selecting what you want to edit. How do you select?

Just drag your mouse across the area you want to select and it will turn red. Then you can delete it, copy it and paste it somewhere else, or apply any of the exciting effects that are included in the Wave Editor.

You can Fade In for great Intros or out for great Exits. You can add reverb, or any of the other effects you see below. You can also zoom in for a closer look. You can go in to even 1/100th of a word if you'd like. I repeat. You are no longer locked out of the music you've recorded.

You can easily take out a verse or add a verse. It's all easy with the Wave Editor.

Oh, you'll learn more in the Tutorial, but Arrow 2) is the Play Button. It will play what you have selected so you can be sure that it's exactly what you want to eliminate.


Here's How To Zoom In & Out. Ah Now I See Everything.
What's this? Well my example was really short. So it was really easy to see. But I want you to know that you'll see anything you record or edit, just this easy.

Arrow 1) shows you the Zoom in Button. In this case I've zoomed in on JUST THE N'T part of ISN'T. Wow, and that's not even close to how far I can zoom in. If you wanted to take out a much smaller part of a file, or if your file is really big, just click to zoom in. YOU CAN ALWAYS see in this detail.

Arrow 2) shows you how to Zoom Out. That's it, just Zoom Back out when you're done.

Arrow 3) is neat. What you see is a screen representation of where you are in the entire music/voice file. Since you can't see it all when you're zoomed in, this instantly shows you where you are in the entire file, how much of the file you are looking at and finally, you can grab this green bar and drag to any other part of the file. It will all be zoomed in for your easy access.
Easy Sound On Sound Too. Be A Duet, Trio Or Choir. It's Easy. Here's How.

You can be a Duet, a Trio Or a whole Choir. It's easy and here's how easy it is to do. Take your first recording. In this case I recorded myself singing Row, Row, Row Your Boat. But you can record anything and harmonize or sing counterpoint as many times as you want. You can be 100 voices if that's what you choose to do.

Anyway here's what to do. Record your first voice, song or melody. Then put your cursor exactly where you want the 2nd voice to start. See where Arrow 1 is? That's where you've put your cursor.

Now The choice is yours. If you've already recorded your 2nd voice, then just go to the Edit Menu (Arrow 2a) and Choose Mix From File. Whatever you have recorded will be mixed in from the cursor onward. That's it. You're done. Remember I did tell you it was easy.

2nd Method option. So what if you want to record your 2nd voice Live? What if you are narrating a soundtrack or slide show? No problem. Step One is the same. Just put your cursor where you want to start mixing. Then, Click the Record Button (Arrow 2b) and whatever you say or sign will be mixed in from this point. This is easy too.

OK that's just how simple it is and you are finished. Just save your new file using Save As and give it a New Name so that if you want to make changes, your originals are still available.

OK, anyone can sing better than I can. So I'm sure your results will be much more pleasing than mine.

But, I wanted to take a minute so you'd see just how easy it is to perform really powerful recording and post production editing that before now couldn't be done outside of the recording studio. And you can do it all with DAK's New Wave & MP3 Editor/Recorder PRO for just $19.95.

New For Wave Editor PRO - -
Automated Timed Record.
This is big. It's groundbreaking. It's going to take the hassle out of recording. We've just added a Set and Forget Timer to the New Wave Editor Pro. Why do you need it?

Now you don't have to baby-sit your recordings. Most LPs are about 20 minutes per side. Just choose a time a few minutes longer than the side of your record or cassette. Click Timed Start, then start your LP or tape and go do something else.

You no longer have to keep an eye on when your recording will be finished. Now you can simply come back any time. Save your file. Separate your tracks. Edit out talking. Or, do whatever you want to do with your music.

Now you can concentrate on your music, not the act of recording. You can select any time from 1 minute to 360 minutes (6 hours) and it's all automated for you.

I've never seen a Length Timer incorporated into a Wave Editor before. This is a revolutionary improvement that will really free you to record while you do other things. It truly is a mega-time saver for all of us. Now you can convert all your Records, Tapes and Internet Radio easily and effortlessly.


Click to check out the whole tutorial


Advanced Timer & Scheduler
OK, this is a very different timer. What if there's an Internet radio broadcast that you want to record at 8 PM tonight. But you're not going to be home, or if you're like me you might have a 'senior moment' and forget to record it.

Well, no problem. Now you can schedule your new DAK Wave Editor Pro to record for you at any time you like.

And there's more. What if you want to record an AM radio broadcast or anything that's not in your computer. Just connect it to your computer using our Mixer Interface and leave on the AM or FM radio and set the timer to record. And don't forget all the great music that's probably on your cable system right now.

Now you can record just about anything, any time you want. Now you don't have to be home. Now it's easy. It's like a VCR for your audio.

Click to check out the whole tutorial


One Click let's you Record and Edit your music.
Here are your one click buttons. Most are self explanatory. But I'd like to detail a few.
Note the Undo and Redo Buttons. You'll have up to 99 Undo Redo Steps. So, you can experiment all you want when you're editing and you can always go back to where you started or anywhere in between.

The Zoom In and Zoom Out Buttons are very powerful in this program. You can keep zooming in till you have identified even a single word or frankly even part of a single word. All you do is select an area and then click Zoom. Then Select again and you'll zoom in again. I've Zoomed in so that the whole screen is less than a second. So there's really no limit to how precise your editing can be. Of course you probably don't need this power but if you do it's here for you. Finally, you can zoom out in steps just like you zoomed in, or you can hit the Zoom X and it takes you back to the totally zoomed out state showing the entire recording in the window.

Loop Play is unique. You can select any area and then click the Loop Play button. When you do it will play that area without stopping forever. This is great if you want to memorize a section of a song, learn the notes, or even learn or practice a foreign language. It's really just repeat play, but it lets you select exactly what you want to repeat, even if it's only a 1/2 second long.

Segment Record is unique to the program. (I think) Here's what you do. Assign a folder name to store your tracks and a prefix for the name of each track you want to save. Then start your music and click record. Then at the end of each track, click the SR Segment Record Button instead of stop and the program will AUTOMATICALLY save the track to the folder you picked and name the track with the Prefix you chose plus add a time code so that the tracks are differentiated. So, when you're done whether you have 5 tracks or 100 tracks, they'll all be in one folder with the Prefix_time name of each. Then just listen to them and rename the ones you want to keep. This is an unbelievably powerful tool that you have. Note: You can't just click the button between tracks without stopping the music because most computers don't save big audio files fast enough before the next track. So, lift the stylus from the record or pause your tape as you go.

There are tool tips that appear when you place your cursor over each button, so you won't have any trouble understanding the rest of the buttons.

This is only about 10% of what you can do. It's all detailed in the Tutorial that you get as an eBook when you order. You can also check it out on line.

Check out - Fade In - Fade Out - Normalize Tracks - Convert to MP3 - Sound On Sound - Mix From File - Filters - Insert Silence - Amplify - Delay - And More.

Click To Visit
 DAK's WAVE & MP3
Recorder & Editor Tutorial


It's really worth reading. There's lots of good info you'll find interesting about what you can do when you harness the power of your computer for Recording & Editing. You really can turn your computer into a professional Recording Studio. Check it out.
 
A Quick NOTE About My Pictures.
Some of the pictures aren't as sharp as I'd put in the print catalog. You see I have to cut back their files sizes or this page would never load (especially if you're on a dial up modem).
The technical side is that I'm shooting JPEGS at 80-100 percent quality and I cut them back to 50-60% and pretty much limit them to 600 pixels in width or less so that they'll fit on your monitor and load reasonably fast. In short, each picture is about 450,000 bytes when I shoot it and 20-40,000 bytes here on the page. A picture for the catalog is about 6,000,000 bytes.
I've created this page using separate tables for each picture so that you don't have to wait for everything to load in order to start looking. The picture captions will display first and then the pictures (usually starting at the top, but not always due to the way your computer interprets the web).
BUT HERE'S THE BOTTOM LINE. I don't feel you can really know about a product unless the pictures are big and clear enough for you to really see (almost touch). Then you'll know what you're getting. So in my print catalogs the pictures can be sharper, but on the web I can show you a lot more angles, sides and parts of each product. I hope this helps. If I ever forget to show you some part of the product that you want to see, Email me at DrewKaplan@DAK.com and I'll do my best to add it to the page quickly.
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