An interesting (albeit smaller scale) approach would be Panic software's Audion application - http://panic.com/extras/audionstory/ http://panic.com/extras/audio

An interesting (albeit smaller scale) approach would be Panic software's Audion application - http://panic.com/extras/audionstory/ http://panic.com/extras/audionstory/ At one point they were the highest selling piece of software (mac or pc) in Japan, which they achieved via a Japanese distributor - not sure if that counts as an office in the country or not.