Tk Ecasound

Looking for a multitrack recorder/mixer with excellent features? Look no further than Tk Ecasound! This Tcl/Tk front-end for Ecasound has nearly all the features of Ecasound and has been thoroughly tested on i686 Linux platform. Here are some of the standout features:

- Mixer look
- Unlimited tracks
- Unlimited takes for each track
- Ability to select playback/recording device for each track
- Multichannel soundcard support, including common stereo soundcards
- LADSPA support
- Up to eight effects per track
- Real-time controls for volume, pan, mute/unmute, solo/unsolo, and bypass/connect effects
- Real-time effects parameter control
- ecasoundrc edit window
- Mixdown to wave file
- Export to .ecs (Ecasound Chain Setup)
- Tools button with Ecanormalize, DC fix, wave edit (using the Ecasound default wave editor), and wavefile delete
- Locate windows with up to sixteen preset positions
- Punch-in and punch-out user-defined positions
- Switch between MM:SS and SSSS time format
- Project open/save functionality

To use Tk Ecasound, you'll need Tcl/Tk and Ecasound, as well as a soundcard with OSS/ALSA drivers. Optional features include LADSPA, Jack, and Ecawave.

In the latest release, Tk Ecasound has expanded the main window, effects window and options window components to fit all available space. The tracks header has been eliminated, and track volume controls have been maxed out at 400. Bugs have been fixed, effect windows show track names instead of numbers, and certain buttons are disabled after the "Play" button is pressed. The "Stop" button is now included in effect windows.

Overall, Tk Ecasound is a highly customizable and feature-rich software that will meet the needs of any musician or audio professional.