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Gear / Technical Help => Post-Processing, Computer / Streaming / Internet Devices & Related Activity => Topic started by: scb on April 18, 2004, 01:04:03 PM
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now that i've gotten a version with flac tags, bug fixes, new installer and other things out, what would you like to see next?
dave mentioned some sort of background notification that a process was done (if you have xact in the background and want it to tell you it's done)
john and others mentioned mp3 or aac encoding built in, but i think for now i may keep it lossless
anyone have any other requests?
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I'm still for mp3 or aac...I hate using iTunes to do it (it's bloated for just a conversion).
But another request? Lose the metal. ;D
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it's so boring without the brushed metal though
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How about a customizable info file creator? Prompt for common variables (band name, date, venue, location) and prompt for track names based on number of tracks processed. Have it auto-write track times as well.
If you want to get really creative, have the user set a page layout the first time they use it, then they'll be able to use that template every time. Hell, even have them allowed to name their own fields (for example, I always use "Recording by" rather than "Taper" because I rarely actually use tape).
I don't know what language might allow you to do this, but it should be pretty simple to output variables to (row,column).
Thinking out loud ...
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it's so boring without the brushed metal though
It's alright, I do it myself rather easily. ;)
And Matt's ideas are great! ;D
Edit - And I know it's been brought up many times, and you're probably tired of it, but the ability to drag files into the window would be great.
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dragging is NOT working and no one can figure out why. it should, but it's not...
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How about the ability to close it out with the buttons on the left hand top side. rather than just minimize. It's no huge deal just something I noticed. I understand the reason for keeping it lossless based. But it sure would be nice to make AAC files outside of iTunes. I'm in the process of putting all of last year's phish sbds into AAC for the iPod. But it's not that big of a deal.
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Scott, I think I mentioned this to you before, but in case I just thought it and didn't say it...I'd like the ability to maintain the file list between tabs. I drop shit on the wrong tab all the time and it'd be cool to just click 'fix SBE' and have the files still be in the file window, rather than having to re-add them on the new tab.
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but what if you load SHN files in the decode tab? should the encode tab have those file names? likewise if you load wav or aiffs. should the decode tab see those? the fix can see all flac, shn, aiff, wav, but nothing else. the checksum tab can see whatever. the shntool tab has other files it shouldnt have loaded. this can get complicated
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Isn't there error handling in shorten/shntool that will prevent you from expanding already-expanded files and shortening already shortened files? I admit ignorance of the FLAC command line program but I assume it has the same functionality. If not, yeah, I can see how it would get complicated. Maybe make it one-way only, i.e. something dropped on decode/encode can be shifted to fix/checksum but not vice versa? I dunno...
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john and others mentioned mp3 or aac encoding built in, but i think for now i may keep it lossless
anyone have any other requests?
keep it lossless... mp3's are for itunes ;D
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john and others mentioned mp3 or aac encoding built in, but i think for now i may keep it lossless
anyone have any other requests?
keep it lossless... mp3's are for itunes ;D
Why? Sometimes I'd like to be able to convert a few songs to mp3 to send to friends, or to put on my website. I hate loading up iTunes to do it, as iTunes is too much for a simple conversion...
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I agree...iTunes is getting bloated. I hate making a playlist just to burn an audio disc, but refuse to pay for Toast 6...
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I hate making a playlist just to burn an audio disc
I don't mind it, really. All you have to do is click the "+" (add playlist) button and then drag n' drop the wav folder in the window. That's it.
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>>Sometimes I'd like to be able to convert a few songs to mp3 to send to friends, or to put on my website. I hate loading up iTunes to do it, as iTunes is too much for a simple conversion...<<
well there are other utilities which will do a simple mp3 or aac conversion...
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>>Sometimes I'd like to be able to convert a few songs to mp3 to send to friends, or to put on my website. I hate loading up iTunes to do it, as iTunes is too much for a simple conversion...<<
well there are other utilities which will do a simple mp3 or aac conversion...
Yeah true, I just see xACT as the be all end all for audio apps.
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well that makes me feel cool...hehe
maybe i'll add it in, i just need to look into how much work it would be and would it affect anything else...
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Oh, I get it...Scott will add anything to this app with the proper amount of fluffage. ;)
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I hate making a playlist just to burn an audio disc
I don't mind it, really. All you have to do is click the "+" (add playlist) button and then drag n' drop the wav folder in the window. That's it.
Yeah, but the window gets cluttered with all these separate playlists for stuff you burn once and then delete off your hard drive...and you've gotta clear the files out of the library, blah blah blah. It was cool when we did like 50 CDs for Christmas presents and 150 as wedding favors, but otherwise, a PITA.
Eh, just ignore me...I'm an inefficient iTunes user. :P
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Yeah, but the window gets cluttered with all these separate playlists for stuff you burn once and then delete off your hard drive...and you've gotta clear the files out of the library, blah blah blah.
Deleting a playlist is very quick/easy and you don't have to copy the files to the library (that used to be my biggest complaint. I would keep having to clear stuff out to make space). If you look in the "advanced" section, under preferences, you can choose to not copy the files . After I'm done burning a disc, I just drag the wav folder off my desktop to the trash. Piece of cake now.
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Yeah, I think I unchecked that preference - now they don't copy the files to the library physically, but I think they still show up in the listing even though the files are gone.
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Hey Scott, build a burning/ripping utility in, whydoncha? :fluff: :fluff: :fluff: ;D
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Yeah, I think I unchecked that preference - now they don't copy the files to the library physically, but I think they still show up in the listing even though the files are gone.
Yeah, unfortunately they still show up in the library listing. Sorta sucks but I don't keep anything in my library for too long, any more.
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i have been meaning to do basic track name/time matching for a while now, so i did it this afternoon. i've posted a version at
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/xact-users
the interface to put in track times is ugly, but it works.
if you want to put in track names, you click the "names" button to bring up the input window. write in track names, with each on a separate line. click "done" to save the setlist.
then, if you choose to get your "shntool len" information parsed by disc or fileset, xACT will match up the track names and times for each file, with each line having the same amount of characters (when viewed in a fixed width font, the times will all line up)
most of the info file work all done for you...