I'm using to convert a load of samples from 96kHz to 48kHz and 44.1kHz to have a selection and to make projects load quicker etc. However, some of the samples are current 96kHz mono and some are 96kHz stereo. When i batch convert them (they are mixed drum samples), they convert fine. However, the stereo samples convert to 48kHz stereo, but the mono samples remain as 96kHz mono (in essence it's treating them as 48kHz stereo).

I'm now trying to find a way to easily seewhether the original sample was stereo or mono so i can convert the 96kHz stereo to 48kHz stereo and the 96kHz mono to 48kHz mono. Problem is that i can only seem to see the stereo/mono information by right clicking the sample and selecting "view internal file information", and i don't fancy doing this through 2,792 samples!!!!

Is there a way to add a column to NCH Switch Plus 5 main windows that shows the stereo/mono properties of the file? At least then I could easily sort and convert without having to go through each one.

Anyone have any ideas?!?!

 

Not sure how to do it in NCH, but I use this program as a WAV/FLAC browser (....and mp3). It shows channel count metadata, and functions like an Explorer window. It's free, and I love it.

https://resonic.at/home

For batch sample rate conversion, I use Voxengo r8brain Pro, or for single files, Adobe Audition.
These programs have minimum aliasing effects. Check it out :

http://src.infinitewave.ca/

 

Last edited: May 26, 2016

Might be a workaround to browse in that to show the stereo/mono ones. Seems daft to not have channel count in the window on NCH though as it has format and size etc.

 

Yeah. Doesn't make sense, although, I've never been fond of NCH products - at all.

Check out the second link in my previous reply. You might consider using r8brain Pro instead of using the NCH algorithm to down-sample your files. Your particular NCH program is not listed there, but other NCH programs are, and the results don't look promising. lol

---> http://src.infinitewave.ca/

 

r8brain Pro does look quite neat. Pretty price at $150 odd for what it is though!