Topic: using shntool to fix sbe's on .wav files

[Albix714]

Thanks. I was thinking along those lines. Anyone know how to get in touch with John Ficca?

[dnsacks]

joe jupille (jjoops)?

[Albix714]

He seeded the show today, same guy?

[wharfrat73]

Here's a couple of things that will make working with shntool easier.  (It doesn't sound like these are SBEs, but you still may find them useful).

For navigating to the directory you're working on: http://www.ngweb.biz/tweak/cmdprompt.shtml

Many shntool functions can be preformed thru a GUI now: http://thor.prohosting.com/roh0205/

I hope some of this is helpful in the future.

[dmonterisi]

Many shntool functions can be preformed thru a GUI now: http://thor.prohosting.com/roh0205/

I hope some of this is helpful in the future.

thanks for that link...+t.  i haven't heard of it before, do you use it?  can you speak to its reliability?  thanks.

[wharfrat73]

Thanks for that link...+t.  i haven't heard of it before, do you use it?  can you speak to its reliability?  thanks.

I've been using TLH along with shntool and mkw (or md5check for flac) for a couple of weeks running both to make sure there were no errors.  I haven't had a problem yet and I'm starting to feel pretty confident.  No, hangs or crashes either.

[dmonterisi]

Thanks for that link...+t.  i haven't heard of it before, do you use it?  can you speak to its reliability?  thanks.

I've been using TLH along with shntool and mkw (or md5check for flac) for a couple of weeks running both to make sure there were no errors.  I haven't had a problem yet and I'm starting to feel pretty confident.  No, hangs or crashes either.

great, thanks for the info.  looks like a nice substitute for the damn command prompt.

[dmonterisi]

follow up question, does it handle the "shntool len" function?

[wharfrat73]

If you mean y what process is in running shntool len, I don't know.  If you mean is the output accurate when compared to the typical command line shntool len function, then it's been handeling it fine for me.

[Joe w.]

Thanks for that link...+t.  i haven't heard of it before, do you use it?  can you speak to its reliability?  thanks.

I've been using TLH along with shntool and mkw (or md5check for flac) for a couple of weeks running both to make sure there were no errors.  I haven't had a problem yet and I'm starting to feel pretty confident.  No, hangs or crashes either.

great, thanks for the info.  looks like a nice substitute for the damn command prompt.

I know. double clicking a batch file has been killing me

[wharfrat73]

I know. double clicking a batch file has been killing me

 

Probably the best things about it are it's abilities to verify ffps and to generate and verify "shntool md5" files which look only at the wav data and are therefore the same regardless of whether the files are in flac, shn, ape or wav format.  But I'm glad to hear it's helping with your tired fingers too 

[dmonterisi]

Thanks for that link...+t.  i haven't heard of it before, do you use it?  can you speak to its reliability?  thanks.

I've been using TLH along with shntool and mkw (or md5check for flac) for a couple of weeks running both to make sure there were no errors.  I haven't had a problem yet and I'm starting to feel pretty confident.  No, hangs or crashes either.

great, thanks for the info.  looks like a nice substitute for the damn command prompt.

I know. double clicking a batch file has been killing me

whatever, russ, whatever.  i've never used shntool batch files, i got used to using the command prompt and didn't want to have learn anything new.  and in reality, the only shntool function i use consistently is the len function for txt files.  my transfers never have sbe's.  so typing "shntool len *.flac > shntooloutput.txt" is not very difficult and i'll probably stick with that.

[todd e]

something nobody has mentioned.  not only do you have to use the "fix" feature if you are using Wavelab, but don't forget to use the "strip" feature, as wavelab creates wave header problems too.