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 I'm Thinking Of Converting...., Conversion between 44.1 and 48kHz |
 Thu 29 May 2008, 18:18
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 Newbie Group: Members Posts: 4 Joined: 03-Aug 03 From: Studio City - US Member No.: 22,372  |
Hi all.
I was so excited to learn of the upgraded converters in the latest iteration of Garage Band that I decided to use it to set my guitarist up for recording all his tracks. Too bad I didn't do my homework; the top quality setting in GB is 24-bit 44.1kHz, and the rest of my project is being recorded at 24-bit 48kHz in Pro Tools. Now, when I dragged the higher-rate project files into the GB projects GB converted them flawlessly. What I need to know is, how do I get them to go the other way? I need to convert from 44.1 to 48kHz. Some posts online suggest this might actually make it sound a tad better; I'll settle for not sounding any worse! I don't want to use something like Audacity in case the quality of the conversion is questionable..... Does anyone out there have any experience up-sampling or using GB files in Pro Tools sessions? There are a million programs out there that manipulate audio files, but for all I know Quicktime or iTunes can do it.......hoping someone knows something I don't! Thanks. Okay, may have partially answered my own question..... Quicktime Pro does indeed allow for saving a 44.1 file in 48kHz, and there is a slight increase in file size, indicating something is going on...no strange artifacts or differences in tempo or pitch...... However, the original question still stands. Is there a way to just drag the files into Pro Tools and have the conversion happen the way it did in GB? I can't test the theory, the Pro Tools rig is in another state, I use GB and Logic exclusively. Nice to know I can do it in QT, even if it will be a total pain to have to convert that many tracks. Why didn't Apple just go all the way with those converters?! |
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Fri 30 May 2008, 08:46
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 Junior Member  Group: Members Posts: 122 Joined: 16-Jul 06 From: London - UK Member No.: 81,499 |
Yes.
Create a new session in ProTools with the settings you require (file type / sample rate / bit depth). Go to File > Import Audio and select all your files, choosing "Convert All". ProTools will then upsample everything to match the new session's settings. -------------------- www.myspace.com/commercialmusicstudios
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Mon 2 Jun 2008, 19:15
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 Maniac Member Group: Members Posts: 899 Joined: 12-Oct 01 From: Kirkland Member No.: 2,002 |
The real question is, if the session is intended for CD released why are you recording at 48K?
-------------------- G-Dub
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