Something Interesting

[Danny O]

This isn't really new info but I think interesting none the less. It appears that in the late 80's and early 90's, what was needed in the world of computer audio was not multitracking software in so much as good computer editing software. There was a need in film, radio, and television production, to replace the cumbersome and expensive world of tape editing with computer editing. These articles are from 'Sound on Sound', and the first link is a review of the first commercial release of SAW(I guess it would be SawClassic-circa 95,96). Software to replace the very expensive hardware based editing units of the time.

http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/1996_articles/jan96/sawcakewalk.html


The second link is a review of SAW Plus 3.3. My introduction to SAW was in 1999, when someone gave me a copy of SAWPlus32. The following year with Windows 2000 and an M-Audio 2496 card, I was off and running...I used that setup for years.

http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/1997_articles/jan97/iqssawplus.html


This last link is a video of one of the hardware editing units of the time(circa 1992), The amazing thing about this unit is that it's touch screen!

https://vimeo.com/32983371

[CurtZHP]

And the old www.iqsoft.com hyperlink in the second article still works!

:)

[Bruce Callaway]

A great read, thanks for posting

[AudioAstronomer]

I hadn't heard of the DAR Soundstation before.

That is really, really cool looking. I wouldn't even mind running that today (given a bit more processing power).

[soundchicken]

lol, BBS number......wow:eek:

[Angie]

lol, BBS number......wow:eek:

Ah, Yes. Those were the days.

[Philippe M]

Really informative about SAW's quality, and this touch screen... It's as in "Back to the Future"...Really cool!
From past to present, SAWStudio can be the best choice to reach analogue sound quest.
I found this thread few days ago:
https://www.linkedin.com/groups/Can-analogue-sound-be-achieved-121365.S.5827190815499259908:D
"It's all in the code, Marty!!!"

[Danny O]

In the first article the reviewer tags SAW as an entry-level system(which is purely a marketing term...doesn't mean anything)....but it's funny how this 'little old entry-level system', has survived to this day - 'bigger and badder than ever', and those so called 'Professional' hardware systems, have gone the way of the dinosaur(or being used as a door stop or a boat anchor).:D

[Gerrysan]

Hi All,

I bought SAW on the strength of this review....
Still have the original box...and floppies

Cheers
Gerry