The lack of security at the MacUpdate site seems to not have been used by any thieves, yet!
I used Amadeous last night to record the service and immediately noticed differences that may cause me to revert to SS:
1. Probably to save cpu usage, the waveform does not display, much less update in real time. That makes it difficult to monitor the levels using the waveform height as it scrolls by.
2. There is also no 'sticky peak' reading indication of the sound level. This shows the highest volume input until it is exceeded or one clears the memory. Again, this is extremely helpful during live recording so that one can reduce the input levels as needed.
3. While two waveforms are displayed, they are not individually editable as shown. One must first use a "Split" function to separate the left/right inputs. SS shows both tracks similarly but clicking in the upper/lower half of the lower/upper track selects only that one track by default; things are already 'split', so to speak.
4. Saving/Opening/converting seems slightly longer than in SS.
5. When saving to a different format, there is no indication of what the size of the file will be. SS shows a very accurate estimate right in the Save dialog, updating with each quality change selected. Very handy when deciding how large a file to create depending on space limitations/availability at your host.
One very nice feature that I wish SS had is a GarageBand-like track volume indication and controller. It's a horizontal line that can have 'points' added to it which can then be moved vertically to indicate the volume along the linear track; the higher the line, the higher its volume and vice versa. This makes setting the volume extremely easy and almost infinitely variable. The only advantage that GarageBand has is that it can be done automatically there. Manual is fine for me and that's what I do even in GarageBand, anyway. In SS, one has no easily visible indication of the track volume except the height of the waveform and it is difficult to set using the "Fade In/Out" dialogs.
There are still functions I haven't figured out yet. Both programs do similar things, but with different menus and commands. Since I'm used to SS, I'll not down rate Amadeous just because it's different. Just don't know how long it might take this 'old dog' to learn a 'new way'!
And one certainly can't complain about the price, even without the onetime discount!
