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Title: Software for use with DR-100mkII and a Mac?
Post by: OldNeumanntapr on April 11, 2013, 09:37:48 PM

I've decided to retire my DAT recorders and purchase a Tascam DR-100mkII. This is a whole new realm for me.

My question is: What program should I use to manipulate files from the DR-100mkII with a G5 iMac? I have Toast to burn CDs from FLAC files that I have converted to AIFF with xACT 1.73, but I need something to add track indexes, etc. Or do I do that on the recorder before before putting the files into the computer?

Thanks.

Title: Re: Software for use with DR-100mkII and a Mac?
Post by: runonce on April 12, 2013, 07:28:13 AM

To get files from recorder to the computer - you take out the SD card - and put it in your computer, and drag and drop (or whatever mac users do) the files to your computer.

One you have your files on your computer - Audacity should do everything you need.

Can't Toast burn from FLAC? Do you really have to convert to AIFF first?

http://audacity.sourceforge.net/download/mac

Title: Re: Software for use with DR-100mkII and a Mac?
Post by: OldNeumanntapr on April 12, 2013, 08:31:19 PM

I've heard of Audacity. My friend Klingklang uses it. But I thought it was just a PC program?

I have the free 'mini' version of Toast. It just copies discs and makes audio and also data CDs. It will only take WAV or AIFF files. (What is the difference between WAV and AIFF files?)

I'll check into the Audacity link. Thanks.

Title: Re: Software for use with DR-100mkII and a Mac?
Post by: Marshall7 on April 13, 2013, 03:53:21 PM

I'm pretty sure there is a MAC version of Audacity. Jeff.  AIFF are Apple's proprietary version of WAV files.

Audio Interchange File Format (AIFF) is an audio file format standard used for storing sound data for personal computers and other electronic audio devices. The format was co-developed by Apple Computer in 1988 based on Electronic Arts' Interchange File Format (IFF, widely used on Amiga systems) and is most commonly used on Apple Macintosh computer systems.  The audio data in a standard AIFF file is uncompressed pulse-code modulation (PCM).

WAV is the main format used on Windows systems for raw and typically uncompressed audio. The usual bitstream encoding is the linear pulse-code modulation (LPCM) format.

Title: Re: Software for use with DR-100mkII and a Mac?
Post by: OldNeumanntapr on April 13, 2013, 05:08:07 PM

Oh, OK. Makes sense. Thanks Dennis. (Did you change your TS.com handle?)

Title: Re: Software for use with DR-100mkII and a Mac?
Post by: Marshall7 on April 13, 2013, 08:40:18 PM

Quote from: OldNeumanntapr on April 13, 2013, 05:08:07 PM

(Did you change your TS.com handle?)

I went away for awhile, and came back with a new alias.  ;D

Title: Re: Software for use with DR-100mkII and a Mac?
Post by: OldNeumanntapr on April 13, 2013, 10:20:45 PM

Change the names to protect the innocent? ;)