Filed under: Audio, Reviews

With the announcement of that year’s Macworld Eddy award for WireTap Studio, the Ambrosia Software audio capture/editing app ($69/$30 upgrade-crossgrade) has clearly hit the big date. Serving as the successor to WireTap Pro and a direct competitor to Rogue Amoeba’s Audio Hijack Pro/Fission combination, WTS has a clear purpose and a noble goal: it wants to cure you of regret.

The design and feature suite for WTS seem to say “Give me a chance to manufacture it easier to get that right,” and that’s a big plus in any field of endeavor — it’s a shame they don’t invent marriage counseling

software. With WTS, Ambrosia is aiming to set the standard for audio capture and lossless audio on the Mac, and while some features on the editing side may not be fully baked yet, the introductory version is an impressive piece of work. I’ve been using it to record the TUAW podcasts for the past couple of weeks, and in most ways it’s a joy to work with (some exceptions noted below).

Continue reading TUAW review: WireTap Studio shows polish & promise

Permalink | Email this | Comments

Original post by Michael Rose