Is Toast Right For Me?

[jayessem]

Any Advice?

 

Over the years I've used the Roxio CD Creator 5 (okay a million years ago when I had a PC) and the Roxio Boom Box for the Mac. From Boom Box I used Spin Doctor.

 

My old Spin Doctor won't work with OS X 10.5 so I'm trying to figure out what is best for me.

 

I import music from LP (very occasionally clean up the pops and clicks and hiss) and then want to chop it to tracks and send it to iTunes; I download podcasts and sometimes want to edit them -- just get that one topic, ... ; I capture audio off the internet (say a whole concert) and again want to edit that to tracks and send to iTunes; ...

 

Someone suggested I use Toast but I wonder if it is too much for my needs. I didn't realize Roxio still made Spin Doctor but I see it on the site.

 

What Roxio product (or non-roxio program) would be best for my needs?

 

Any advice / experience would be much appreciated.

 

Many thanks.

[jayessem]

Toast is an excellent choice because it includes CD Spin Doctor. If you get on Roxio's email list they frequently send emails offering substantial discounts on Toast. I never see the standalone version of Spin Doctor promoted at a discounted price, however. There's a very recent article at macworld.com about what you're asking.

 

 

Thanks!

 

I'll keep my eyes open for a deal on Toast.

 

In some reviews I see they say that Spin Doctor can be cranky -- have others had that experience?

 

And I took a quick search at macworld.com for that article you mentioned with no luck -- any idea where it might be found?

 

Best,

[tsantee]

Thanks!

 

I'll keep my eyes open for a deal on Toast.

 

In some reviews I see they say that Spin Doctor can be cranky -- have others had that experience?

 

And I took a quick search at macworld.com for that article you mentioned with no luck -- any idea where it might be found?

 

Best,

Here is the Macworld article on digitizing LPs. Spin Doctor had a lot of problems with Snow Leopard but those are fixed with the latest version.

[jayessem]

Perfect -- Thanks!

[tsantee]

Toast is an excellent choice because it includes CD Spin Doctor. If you get on Roxio's email list they frequently send emails offering substantial discounts on Toast. I never see the standalone version of Spin Doctor promoted at a discounted price, however. There's a very recent article at macworld.com about what you're asking.