pls help setting batch resample command

[mmoalem]

hi there - trying to batch convert mp3 files to 48khz WAVs - trying to do it through setting a new chain, there is an export to wav command allready there but not sure how to write the resample command so it would convert the files to 48k without changing pitch
any ideas?
cheers
michel

[Gale Andrews]

hi there - trying to batch convert mp3 files to 48khz WAVs - trying to do it through setting a new chain, there is an export to wav command allready there but not sure how to write the resample command so it would convert the files to 48k without changing pitch
any ideas?

This is a weakness of the current batch feature - there is no way to set the sample rate for the export. The sample rate is taken from the current project rate (bottom left of the screen), and this changes each time to reflect the sample rate of the particular file being imported. So while you can batch convert 48000 Hz MP3s to 48000 Hz WAVs, you can't batch convert 441000 Hz MP3s to 48000 Hz WAVs.

The only way you could achieve a sample rate conversion is to drag all the files in, then once they are all imported, set the project rate to 48000 Hz and Export Multiple as WAV. But really there are better, quicker tools if you are only doing format/rate conversions (as opposed to applying effects) such as Switch:
http://www.nch.com.au/switch/

or dBPowerAmp, or even iTunes.


Gale