Topic: Batch Processing in OS X

[John Kelly]

So I was out of the taping world for a while, and the last time I was converting shows I was using Spark XL.  Now it appears that Spark will not run 10.5, and I was hoping to use the batch processing to convert a whole bunch of 24/96 tracks to 16/44.1. 

What programs out there will do this now?  I have Wave Editor, Sound Studio, and Audacity and none of those seem to do it. 

[Massive Dynamic]

This will do it, but not for cheap.
http://www.audioease.com/Pages/BarbaBatch4/BarbaBatch4.html

[RebelRebel]

http://www.audiofile-engineering.com/samplemanager/

that one gets good buzz around the forums.

I have just emailed Tony Faulkner to ask him if his creation, "Faulkner Downsample" is available for Mac OS. it is very very good.(and free)

[Brian Skalinder]

What, pressing "Apple-key"+R (for Reduce wordlength/Resample) doesn't just make it happen automagically?  You do have a Mac, don't you? 

[John Kelly]

http://www.audiofile-engineering.com/samplemanager/

that one gets good buzz around the forums.

I have just emailed Tony Faulkner to ask him if his creation, "Faulkner Downsample" is available for Mac OS. it is very very good.(and free)

+T.  I have access to Sample Manager so I'll try it out.  Thanks!

What, pressing "Apple-key"+R (for Reduce wordlength/Resample) doesn't just make it happen automagically?  You do have a Mac, don't you? 

What's "Apple-key"

[Brian Skalinder]

I don't have a Mac.  You know, that key with the little apple on it...



(What the key actually looks like doesn't really matter...it was just a joke...)

[John Kelly]

I don't have a Mac.  You know, that key with the little apple on it...



(What the key actually looks like doesn't really matter...it was just a joke...)

Oh, the COMMAND key. 

[scb]

open-apple, closed-apple

[keytohwy]

Automator + Sound Studio will at least handle the resample.  As for dithering...keep looking.

keytohwy

So I was out of the taping world for a while, and the last time I was converting shows I was using Spark XL.  Now it appears that Spark will not run 10.5, and I was hoping to use the batch processing to convert a whole bunch of 24/96 tracks to 16/44.1. 

What programs out there will do this now?  I have Wave Editor, Sound Studio, and Audacity and none of those seem to do it. 

[keytohwy]

How about Toast 7 or higher?  Drag them in to the window, as if you are going to burn a CD, then choose export.  Select sample rate and bit rate, and go.  It probably uses QT for the engine, but you might want to check on that.

keytohwy

So I was out of the taping world for a while, and the last time I was converting shows I was using Spark XL.  Now it appears that Spark will not run 10.5, and I was hoping to use the batch processing to convert a whole bunch of 24/96 tracks to 16/44.1. 

What programs out there will do this now?  I have Wave Editor, Sound Studio, and Audacity and none of those seem to do it. 

[morst]

I don't have a Mac.  You know, that key with the little apple on it...

And the "SWEDISH CAMPSITE" icon too! Don't forget that!