Sound utilities

In some previous posts I have written about how to make DVD's and have full control of how they are made.

This task is not easy - and it seems to cost lots of money. Anyway, here is a list of tools I have came across lately that seems to have some potential. This is not a review of these tools but I will give you the key selling points from my point of view.

Today I will only focus on sound tools.

Tool	Comment
AC3Tools Pro	A low cost tool (€49.95) to encode (and decode) AC3 files. You can encode only two channels, 4 channels or full 5.1 sound. It requires uncompressed WAV PCM files as input.
DMX 6Fire USB	This USB sound card with a retail price of €249 have 4 source inputs and 6 outputs, plus digital input/output. With this card you are guaranteed good recordings from your source.
Acoustica MP3 Audio Mixer	This low priced tool($24.95) can combine several input files in WAV, MP3 into a two-channel output. You can easily pan balance, fade volume and mix music to your own needs.
Wavelab 6	This tool seems to be great for recording and editing your music. It can handle from 2 to 6 channels, depending on the version. This tool is somewhat expensive, and no trial is available.