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The K-Lite Codec Pack

http://www.free-codecs.com/download/k_lite_codec_pack.htm




It is a collection of DirectShow filters, VFW/ACM codecs,
and tools. Codecs and DirectShow filters are needed for
encoding and decoding audio and video formats. The K-Lite
Codec Pack is designed as a user-friendly solution for
playing all your audio and movie files.



With the K-Lite Codec Pack you should be able to play all
the popular audio and video formats and even several less
common formats.



The K-Lite Codec Pack has a couple of major advantages
compared to other codec packs:



It is updated frequently. So it is always up-to-date
with the newest and/or best components.

All components have been carefully selected for specific
purposes. It is not just a random bunch of stuff thrown
together.

It is very user-friendly and easy to use.

The installation is fully customizable, meaning that you
are able to install just those components that you really
want.

The customization abilities even go beyond the component
level. Some components are able to handle multiple formats.
You can specify exactly which components should handle which
formats. The pack can thus be fully tweaked to your own
specific needs and preferences.

Uninstallation removes everything that was installed by
the pack. Including all registry keys.

It is extremely easy to make a fully customized
unattended installation with the integrated wizard.

It does not contain any bad, buggy or unstable codecs.

http://www.asio4all.com/

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What started as a bedroom project in early 2003 - for the
sole purpose to get ASIO support for the AC97 on my laptop -
has become ASIO4ALL - the universal ASIO driver for WDM
audio.



Honestly, I did not expect this project to become as popular
as it has become (but this popularity does not particularly
dissapoint me either ;-)



ASIO4ALL is a hardware independent low latency ASIO driver
for WDM audio devices. It uses WDM Kernel-Streaming and
sometimes even more sophisticated methods to achieve its
objectives.



In order to successfully run ASIO4ALL, you need:



A WDM-compatible operating system, such as
Win98SE/ME/2k/XP/2003/XP64 or Windows Vista x86/x64.



A WDM-driver for your audio hardware. (Under
Win2k/XP/Vista... this is implicit, not so under
Win98SE/WinME.)



A couple minutes of your time and a little bit of luck. />


What ASIO4ALL will NOT do:



Replace your existing sound card drivers or mess with them
in any way.



Install any kernel mode components that could potentially
affect the stability of your system.



"Overclock", or otherwise operate your audio
hardware in ways that could potentially be harmful and/or
void your warranty, except, of course, in cases where the
manufacturer of your hardware has specifically stated that
the use of ASIO4ALL would void your warranty indeed.



ASIO4ALL is free for the end user. Commercial exploitation
(resale/bundling...), however, is restricted.

MUSESCORE

It is easy to play almost every kind of audio or video files
with VLC media player, especially Mp3 files from this
website: free-scores.com



Here is VLC media player



from: http://www.videolan.org/



VLC is a free and open source cross-platform multimedia
player and framework that plays most multimedia files as
well as DVD, Audio CD, VCD, and various streaming protocols.




Features

Simple, Powerful and Fast



Plays everything, Files, Discs (DVD, CD, VCD), Devices and
Streams



Plays most codecs with no codec packs needed



Completely Free, 0 Spyware, Ads or User Tracking



Best Mpeg2, x264, DivX player



Works on most platforms: Windows, Linux, Mac, Unix... />


Media Converter and Streamer

From: http://audacity.sourceforge.net/



Features



This is a list of features in Audacity, the free audio
editor. For more information on how to use these features,
go to the help pages.



Recording

Audacity can record live audio through a microphone or
mixer, or digitize recordings from cassette tapes, vinyl
records, or minidiscs. With some sound cards, it can also
capture streaming audio.



Record from microphone, line input, or other sources.

Dub over existing tracks to create multi-track
recordings.

Record up to 16 channels at once (requires multi-channel
hardware).

Level meters can monitor volume levels before, during, and
after recording.

Import and Export

Import sound files, edit them, and combine them with other
files or new recordings. Export your recordings in several
common file formats.



Import and export WAV, AIFF, AU, and Ogg Vorbis files. />
Import MPEG audio (including MP2 and MP3 files) with
libmad.

Export MP3s with the optional LAME encoder library.

Create WAV or AIFF files suitable for burning to CD.

Import and export all file formats supported by
libsndfile.

Open raw (headerless) audio files using the ?Import Raw?
command.

Note: Audacity does not currently support WMA, AAC, or most
other proprietary or restricted file formats.

Editing

Easy editing with Cut, Copy, Paste, and Delete.

Use unlimited Undo (and Redo) to go back any number of
steps.

Very fast editing of large files.

Edit and mix an unlimited number of tracks.

Use the Drawing tool to alter individual sample points. />
Fade the volume up or down smoothly with the Envelope
tool.

Effects

Change the pitch without altering the tempo, or
vice-versa.

Remove static, hiss, hum, or other constant background
noises.

Alter frequencies with Equalization, FFT Filter, and Bass
Boost effects.

Adjust volumes with Compressor, Amplify, and Normalize
effects.

Other built-in effects include:

Echo

Phaser

Wahwah

Reverse

Sound Quality

Record and edit 16-bit, 24-bit, and 32-bit (floating point)
samples.

Record at up to 96 kHz.

Sample rates and formats are converted using high-quality
resampling and dithering.

Mix tracks with different sample rates or formats, and
Audacity will convert them automatically in realtime.

Plug-Ins

Add new effects with LADSPA plug-ins.

Audacity includes some sample plug-ins by Steve Harris. />
Load VST plug-ins for Windows and Mac, with the optional VST
Enabler.

Write new effects with the built-in Nyquist programming
language.

Analysis

Spectrogram mode for visualizing frequencies.

?Plot Spectrum? command for detailed frequency analysis. />
Free and Cross-Platform

Licensed under the GNU General Public License (GPL).

Runs on Mac OS X, Windows, and GNU/Linux.

LilyPond's information from: http://lilypond.org/ />


...



LilyPond is a music engraving program, devoted to producing
the highest-quality sheet music possible. It brings the
aesthetics of traditionally engraved music to computer
printouts.



LilyPond came about when two musicians wanted to go beyond
the soulless look of computer-printed sheet music. Musicians
prefer reading beautiful music, so why couldn?t programmers
write software to produce elegant printed parts?



The result is a system which frees musicians from the
details of layout, allowing them to focus on making music.
LilyPond works with them to create publication-quality
parts, crafted in the best traditions of classical music
engraving.

This portable software is also helpful for musicians, which
I am using it.

I just copy and paste the description from its webpage at a
link as below:



http://portableapps.com/apps/office/pdftk_builder_portable




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Features:



PDFTK Builder is a pdf manipulation utility for Windows with
a great array of features including:



-Collate - allows you to rearrange (reorder, delete, &
duplicate) pages in a single document and/or merge pages
from multiple PDF documents.



-Split - allows you to separate each page of a PDF document
into its own file.



-Background or Stamp - 'Background' enables you to
add a background to each page in a document or just the
first page. The 'background' (eg a company logo,
or a 'draft' watermark) must be another PDF
document (the first page of that document if it has more
than one page). 'Stamp' is very similar to
'background' except that the 'stamp' is
placed on top of the source document.



-Rotate - 'Rotate' enables you to rotate a range
of pages in a document.



-Password Protection - The new document can be password
protected (encrypted) by providing 'owner' and
'user' passwords. The 'owner' password
does not stop users from reading the document, but it does
restrict the actions that users can perform on that document
- printing, copying, decrypting etc. Specifying a
'user' password will stop anyone without either
'user' or 'owner' passwords from opening
and reading the document.

I am using this free PDF printer very often. Its name is
CutePDF Writer.



Information from its webpage as below:



Portable Document Format (PDF) is the de facto standard for
the secure and reliable distribution and exchange of
electronic documents and forms around the world. CutePDF
Writer (formerly CutePDF Printer) is the free version of
commercial PDF creation software. CutePDF Writer installs
itself as a "printer subsystem". This enables
virtually any Windows applications (must be able to print)
to create professional quality PDF documents - with just a
push of a button!



FREE for commercial and non-commercial use! No watermarks!
No Popup Web Ads!



Have specific and advanced needs above and beyond that of
other users?

Integrate PDF creation ability into any application,
solution, service or terminal server (e.g. Citrix)
environment and more. Custom Redistribution now available!




Installation Requirements

Supports Microsoft Windows 98/ME/2000/XP/2003/Vista/7
(x86/x64).

Requires PS2PDF converter such as Ghostscript (recommended).


You can get the free GPL Ghostscript 8.15 here.



GNU Ghostscript is an open-source interpreter for the
PostScript language and the PDF file format. It is
distributed under the GNU General Public License. You may
obtain the source code for GPL Ghostscript 8.15 here. />


What's New

Added support for both 32-bit and 64-bit Windows 7.

Added support for both 32-bit and 64-bit Windows Vista. />
Added support for 64-bit Windows XP/2003.

Seamlessly integrate with CutePDF Professional.

New version works with the latest version of Ghostscript.


To use with other PS2PDF application, please refer to FAQs.


Supports foreign language Windows better.

No longer include Ghostscript. You may download and install
it separately.



...

Just get the Free Download and Free Converter or Get Zipped
Setup on the left, above the word FAQs on the
software's webpage.

If you get a PDF file to your computer, you also need to
have a software which can open the file.



I like this software, its name is Free PDF Reader.



Information from its webpage:



The Best PDF Reader ? Over 100 Million Users

Whether you're a consumer, business, government agency,
or educational organization, you need to read and annotate
PDF documents and fill out PDF forms. You need your PDF
Reader to be:

Fast - so you're not waiting forever to read files. />
Lightweight - so it's easily deployable and
doesn't exhaust system resources.

Secure - so you don't get infected with viruses and can
keep sensitive information safe.

A Platform - so you can extend the Reader by creating your
own value added capabilities for internal use or for
resale.

The Foxit Reader is a small, fast, and feature rich PDF
viewer which allows you to open, view, and print any PDF
file. Unlike other free PDF readers, Foxit Reader also
includes easy to use collaboration features like the ability
to add annotations, fill out forms, and add text to PDF
documents. Foxit Reader has a small footprint that starts up
instantly, renders PDF files quickly and uses very little
memory, which is especially important with today's
handheld devices. The Foxit Reader is packed full of
convenient and easy to use viewing, editing and printing
features that make document collaboration simple. Foxit
Reader's secure platform insures worry free operation
against malicious virus and provides a secure and reliable
digital signature verification platform for exchanging
electronics documents without putting the user at risk from
falsified documents.

System Requirements

Operating Systems

Microsoft Windows® XP Home, Professional, or Tablet PC
Edition with Service Pack 2 or 3 (32-bit & 64-bit). />
Windows Vista® Home Basic, Home Premium, Business,
Ultimate, or Enterprise with or without Service Pack 1
(32-bit & 64-bit).

Windows 7 (32-bit & 64-bit)