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Subject:wav to aiff conversion Posted by: Honky Date:4/3/2000 4:49:00 PM I curently us a pc, but the studio I work for has switched to mac. Im considering purchasing Sounde Forge in order to convert files from a pc to a mac format. i.e. wav to aiff. A friend brags about the software, and we have tried to convert a file form wav to aiff, but we have failed to produce an aiff file that is readable on a mac. ARE WE DOING SOMETHING WRONG? can u suggest any solutions?
Subject:Re: wav to aiff conversion Reply by: madscientist Date:4/5/2000 7:04:00 AM It's not really a big deal how you switch the file format. You shouldn't have problem doing it in SF, just use the batch converter and convert all your files at once. It's real easy. If you work for a studio, you should know how to do this stuff. But if it doesn't work for whatever reason there's all kinds of free programs that do it just as well, but one file at a time. jess www.mp3.com/madscientists Milla wrote: >>I curently us a pc, but the studio I work for has switched >>to mac. >> >>Im considering purchasing Sounde Forge in order to convert >>files from a pc to a mac format. i.e. wav to aiff. A >>friend brags about the software, and we have tried to >>convert a file form wav to aiff, but we have failed to >>produce an aiff file that is readable on a mac. ARE WE >>DOING SOMETHING WRONG? can u suggest any solutions? >>
Subject:Re: wav to aiff conversion Reply by: karschr Date:4/6/2000 6:47:00 AM I ran in to this problem just last night. It worked for me. I was trying to incorporate a wav I created in Acid Music 2.0 into a Web Page created in Flash 4 on a MAC. 1) Created the wav in Acid Music and saved it as mixed wav. (Let's call it Music.wav) 2) Opened Music.wav in SoundForge XP 3) Went to File+SaveAs Macintosh (.aif) to a regular floppy 4) Inserted the floppy in the Mac and Opened it 5) Dragged the wav (now an .aif) to a folder I created in the Mac (let's call it the WAVY FOLDER) 6) Imported the .aif file from the WAVY FOLDER into Flash. Now, this is a pain if you are bringing in 8000 loops. Plus, you can't fit anything on a floppy disk. But, it works. Plus you will still be creating the loops on the PC, so really, I would just bring over what you need. I'm sure it would work if you were to e-mail the wavs. Sound Forge XP does work. I ran into a problem when I tried to read the .aif or .wav file directly from the floppy. The MAC gave me an error message "Can't read the .wav file." But, when I dragged the .wav into a file folder in the MAC, It worked, no problemo. The Mac I was using was a Power Mac (the old towers). I don't remember the model. Mac logic, who can figure it out? Good Luck!! jesse wrote: >>It's not really a big deal how you switch the file format. You >>shouldn't have problem doing it in SF, just use the batch converter >>and convert all your files at once. It's real easy. If you work for >>a studio, you should know how to do this stuff. But if it doesn't >>work for whatever reason there's all kinds of free programs that do >>it just as well, but one file at a time. >>jess www.mp3.com/madscientists >> >>Milla wrote: >>>>I curently us a pc, but the studio I work for has switched >>>>to mac. >>>> >>>>Im considering purchasing Sounde Forge in order to convert >>>>files from a pc to a mac format. i.e. wav to aiff. A >>>>friend brags about the software, and we have tried to >>>>convert a file form wav to aiff, but we have failed to >>>>produce an aiff file that is readable on a mac. ARE WE >>>>DOING SOMETHING WRONG? can u suggest any solutions? >>>>

Subject:wav to aiff conversion

Posted by: Honky

Date:4/3/2000 4:49:00 PM

I curently us a pc, but the studio I work for has switched
to mac.

Im considering purchasing Sounde Forge in order to convert
files from a pc to a mac format. i.e. wav to aiff. A
friend brags about the software, and we have tried to
convert a file form wav to aiff, but we have failed to
produce an aiff file that is readable on a mac. ARE WE
DOING SOMETHING WRONG? can u suggest any solutions?

Subject:Re: wav to aiff conversion

Reply by: madscientist

Date:4/5/2000 7:04:00 AM

It's not really a big deal how you switch the file format. You
shouldn't have problem doing it in SF, just use the batch converter
and convert all your files at once. It's real easy. If you work for
a studio, you should know how to do this stuff. But if it doesn't
work for whatever reason there's all kinds of free programs that do
it just as well, but one file at a time.
jess www.mp3.com/madscientists

Milla wrote:
>>I curently us a pc, but the studio I work for has switched
>>to mac.
>>
>>Im considering purchasing Sounde Forge in order to convert
>>files from a pc to a mac format. i.e. wav to aiff. A
>>friend brags about the software, and we have tried to
>>convert a file form wav to aiff, but we have failed to
>>produce an aiff file that is readable on a mac. ARE WE
>>DOING SOMETHING WRONG? can u suggest any solutions?
>>

Subject:Re: wav to aiff conversion

Reply by: karschr

Date:4/6/2000 6:47:00 AM

I ran in to this problem just last night. It worked for me. I was
trying to incorporate a wav I created in Acid Music 2.0 into a Web
Page created in Flash 4 on a MAC.

1) Created the wav in Acid Music and saved it as mixed wav. (Let's
call it Music.wav)
2) Opened Music.wav in SoundForge XP
3) Went to File+SaveAs Macintosh (.aif) to a regular floppy
4) Inserted the floppy in the Mac and Opened it
5) Dragged the wav (now an .aif) to a folder I created in the Mac
(let's call it the WAVY FOLDER)
6) Imported the .aif file from the WAVY FOLDER into Flash.

Now, this is a pain if you are bringing in 8000 loops. Plus, you
can't fit anything on a floppy disk. But, it works. Plus you will
still be creating the loops on the PC, so really, I would just bring
over what you need. I'm sure it would work if you were to e-mail the
wavs.

Sound Forge XP does work. I ran into a problem when I tried to read
the .aif or .wav file directly from the floppy. The MAC gave me an
error message "Can't read the .wav file." But, when I dragged
the .wav into a file folder in the MAC, It worked, no problemo. The
Mac I was using was a Power Mac (the old towers). I don't remember
the model.

Mac logic, who can figure it out?

Good Luck!!

jesse wrote:
>>It's not really a big deal how you switch the file format. You
>>shouldn't have problem doing it in SF, just use the batch converter
>>and convert all your files at once. It's real easy. If you work
for
>>a studio, you should know how to do this stuff. But if it doesn't
>>work for whatever reason there's all kinds of free programs that do
>>it just as well, but one file at a time.
>>jess www.mp3.com/madscientists
>>
>>Milla wrote:
>>>>I curently us a pc, but the studio I work for has switched
>>>>to mac.
>>>>
>>>>Im considering purchasing Sounde Forge in order to convert
>>>>files from a pc to a mac format. i.e. wav to aiff. A
>>>>friend brags about the software, and we have tried to
>>>>convert a file form wav to aiff, but we have failed to
>>>>produce an aiff file that is readable on a mac. ARE WE
>>>>DOING SOMETHING WRONG? can u suggest any solutions?
>>>>