![]() ![]() However, later that same year, Schmidt started selling SoundForge as shareware for only $25. Schmidt's Visa Card financed these initial efforts. In 1992 he came up with a very early version of what is now known as SoundForge-a music-editing application that allowed audio professionals to crop, cut, and tweak sound files. Intrigued by the audio technology and bored with a 9-to-5 corporate job, Schmidt quit Lunar to become a consultant with the then audio leaders like Mediavision and Yamaha. "This is your typical basement startup story with a bunch of computers." At the time, he had no idea that his curiosity would lead to a full-blown corporation employing 100 people. Schmidt started tinkering in his basement with his personal computer-looking for a way to record and mix professional-quality music. Schmidt, an ultrasonic equipment designer for Lunar Corp. The implications of the SoundBlaster board intrigued 34-year-old Monty R. While playing music on the PC became easy, recording sound remained difficult-there was little in the way of software.
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