if you have dialup its gonna be slow anywhere you go... same size file everywhere... one place might be slightly faster than another but not a major difference... got to
http://www.download.com to get cool edit 2.1- and then go here and get antares mic modeler and cool edit waves plugin...
http://members.lycos.co.uk/esvocalediting/waves.zip .... go to the page that directs you to and download those 2 plugins... its for cool edit 2.1- same as adobe audition.