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Hi guys,
Quick question – when you are sending off a CD to a library, do you burn it as an Audio CD, or as a data CD?
I’ve done it both ways, but wondering is there an industry standard?
Emmett
Emmett,
I’ve done it only burning it as a Data CD. If you do it as a Audio CD most burn programs will will write it as a PCM file. Several Libraries want in .wav file. I don’t know if there is a industry “standard”. Just the way I do it. If they ask for .wav that’s what I send.
Cool thanks for that, wanted to know what others do. Just tried to open up an Audio CD there on my laptop know and it doesnt work properly, so yea – well def be using data cds from now on so 🙂
I think I linked the paid version on a trial basis. The actual freeware version is here.
http://www.freedownloadscenter.com/Multimedia_and_Graphics/Misc__Sound_Tools/Wavepad.html
Meant to say it batch edits also.
Ah cool, thanks Steve, will check that out when I get home! 🙂
Cheers
I use WavePad. The free version will convert an audio file to any file type, and it’s great for simple editing too.
http://download.cnet.com/WavePad-Sound-Editor/3000-2170_4-10276212.html
Thanks guys, I used Riverpast Audio Converter in the end – did the job fine. Don’t have iTunes, and don’t want to install it to be honest, but its handy to know it can do it aswell 🙂
Thanks for all the help guys 🙂
Hi Emmett,
Riverpast Audio, that name jogged my memory as that was the software that was cutting off the ends of the music after converting to aiff. Make sure to listen all the way through, after the conversion, or at least to the ending.
Yup you’re right Art – its cutting off the beginning for some reason! Oh well, better try another one 🙂
I think “dBpowerAmp Music Converter” has a free version yet. I remember I used it in the past without any problems. In fact it’s still on my computer. Simple to use.
Hi guys,
Quick question – anyone have any ideas about this. I’m about to upload to Scorekeepers, but your tracks have to be in .aiff format. Does anyone have any ideas on what free software you can use to batch edit all your tracks from .wav to .aiff by any chance?
Or any way to use Audacity or Cubase to do it on a batch basis, without having to go through all of them?
I don’t think Audacity can batch files like that. Just be careful when converting as I had purchased a low cost program and discovered later that it was truncating the endings with no rhyme or reason. I now use Chicken Systems Translator and it works great. Check their site for the free version. http://www.chickensys.com/downloads/translator_free.php. I use the paid version though.
Thanks for the recommendation Art – had a look at it, and you can only convert one file every 6hrs which is a little annoying. Unfortunately I can’t really afford the $150 cost of the pro version at the moment, so might have to hold off on it – don’t suppose you have any other ideas by any chance?
Yea, that is annoying. I find that if I search Google long enough I can usually find something. Sometimes the obvious keywords do not get the desired results.
Also, ask Ryan. Maybe he’ll do it for you.
You know, if you have itunes, you can just change your preferences to aiff and then convert. I had to do that for scorekeepers. It takes minutes.
I have the EWQL samples. I prefer the Kirk Hunter strings – especially the romantic solo string samples. The EWQL Trombones, French Horns, Bassoons, English Horn, Tuba, etc. are good. It’s a mix and match situation when it comes to samples.
I use my Kontakt6 bundle and live instruments.
Won’t buy any new synth till I know perfectly Fm8, Absynth, Massive and “maybe” Reaktor 🙂
I want to buy East-West cause Kontakt’s Vienna samples which are a part of Kontakt’s factory lbirary are pretty thin and have basic articulations only.. Komplete6 is good for sound design/synthesis and as a sampler (Kontakt) only, in my opinion.
“Kontakt’s Vienna samples which are a part of Kontakt’s factory lbirary are pretty thin and have basic articulations only.. ”
There aren’t, obviously, the same articulations you get with the Vienna product.
Eh…are you sure that its going to get returned? You’d want to get an assurance first as most companies nowadays say “We will not return CDs sent to us”
Thats never been too much of a concern for me. Ive always assumed they keep em, or use them as beer mats or coffee coasters or whatever, simply cause cds are dirt cheap. All my stuff is registered with PRS way before i send anything out, and I own my own masters, so im not mithered (bothered).
Its been a long time since , which is why i was thinking about dvd and now even a flash pen drive, cause theyre not too pricey and are ultra quick to drag and drop files from. Any joy on the dvd software front?
Oh I just meant sending a hard drive to companies, you’d want to make sure it gets sent back 🙂
In terms of DVD burning software, try infra recorder:
http://infrarecorder.org/