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by audio_pete
Mon Nov 24, 2014 11:33 pm
Forum: macOS
Topic: AC3 to stereo aiff
Replies: 18
Views: 2710

Re: AC3 to stereo aiff

Already installed library and split AC3 file into 5 tracks. Did not see any easy way to combine into 2 stereo tracks ... I think the magic word is "downmix" ... https://www.google.com/search?q= downmix ing+stereo+5.1+convert+site:forum.audacityteam.org [ I've not downmixed 5.1 to stereo , DVDdoug m...
by audio_pete
Mon Nov 24, 2014 8:52 pm
Forum: macOS
Topic: AC3 to stereo aiff
Replies: 18
Views: 2710

Re: AC3 to stereo aiff

Thanks for you time. Already installed library and split AC3 file into 5 tracks. Did not see any easy way to combine into 2 stereo tracks and export as air. Will look again but am not holding my breath. Maybe FFmpeg does this but looks pretty scary to me. The box does not come over so well, but it i...
by audio_pete
Mon Nov 24, 2014 8:04 pm
Forum: macOS
Topic: AC3 to stereo aiff
Replies: 18
Views: 2710

AC3 to stereo aiff

In the past I have used mac3dec to convert ac3 file to stereo aiff file. Am trying to find a substitute. Does not work on upgraded setup Early 2009 mac mini intel rosetta translator does not work for all PPC apps. Actually the mac3dec part seems to work just did not realize it was really a link to s...
by audio_pete
Sat Sep 14, 2013 2:53 am
Forum: macOS
Topic: AIFF files will not play on iPod, will on iTunes
Replies: 191
Views: 28136

Re: AIFF files will not play on iPod, will on iTunes

audio_pete's pluuuleeelese notes: Enhancements An earlier version of Audacity created custom metadata chunks for AIFF files to be used in high end audio editors. These additions created issues for non-IOS iPods, a Windows IFF file reader and some older versions of Mac audio editors. These applicatio...
by audio_pete
Fri Sep 13, 2013 11:34 pm
Forum: macOS
Topic: AIFF files will not play on iPod, will on iTunes
Replies: 191
Views: 28136

Re: AIFF files will not play on iPod, will on iTunes

from IFF specs http://code.haskell.org/~thielema/iff/spec/IFF-EA-spec.html Alignment All data objects larger than a byte are aligned on even byte addresses relative to the start of the file. This may require padding . Pad bytes are to be written as zeros, but don't count on that when reading. This m...
by audio_pete
Fri Sep 13, 2013 11:08 pm
Forum: macOS
Topic: AIFF files will not play on iPod, will on iTunes
Replies: 191
Views: 28136

Re: AIFF files will not play on iPod, will on iTunes

Question 1: http://www.apple.com/ipodclassic/ Perhaps it was sixth generation if you bought it from Apple. Here is the word from the horse's mouth: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1353#ipodclassic You can distinguish the iPod classic from the iPod (5th generation) by the last three digits of the seri...
by audio_pete
Wed Sep 11, 2013 11:53 pm
Forum: macOS
Topic: AIFF files will not play on iPod, will on iTunes
Replies: 191
Views: 28136

Re: AIFF files will not play on iPod, will on iTunes

Question 1: If I bought a "new" iPod Classic today which would be identical to my "old" iPod Classic what would you call my iPod? http://www.apple.com/ipodclassic/ besides junk? Question 2: I know the code change "fixed" Windows IFF file viewer utility Riff-pad, so why not mention this in the releas...
by audio_pete
Wed Sep 11, 2013 12:24 am
Forum: macOS
Topic: AIFF files will not play on iPod, will on iTunes
Replies: 191
Views: 28136

Re: AIFF files will not play on iPod, will on iTunes

Downloaded 2.0.4 Opened saved Audacity projects of my original tape to digital projects: Cursin' Classics, Bluegrass tape, and Tommy. Did multiple aiff export Added to iTunes library Synched to my iPod Classic All played fine. Did the same for the Testaiff tone file It also played fine. Thanks for f...
by audio_pete
Tue Aug 13, 2013 4:40 am
Forum: macOS
Topic: AIFF files will not play on iPod, will on iTunes
Replies: 191
Views: 28136

Re: AIFF files will not play on iPod, will on iTunes

Oh.........


We are back to multi export files are practically perfect in every way.......


and let's tell the developer(s) of riff-pad
their product is broken too


basta
by audio_pete
Mon Aug 12, 2013 11:59 pm
Forum: macOS
Topic: AIFF files will not play on iPod, will on iTunes
Replies: 191
Views: 28136

Re: AIFF files will not play on iPod, will on iTunes

steve wrote:audio-pete, perhaps I missed this, but I was wondering why you don't use a high bit rate compressed format such as 320 kbps AAC.
Do you think it is better?
After all not filling a huge auditorium
just the void between my ears ; )