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Dual Mono to Interleaved Audio Tool written by Wolfgang
Kundrus
Presented by BaseHeadInc.com
'Masher' sums 2 Split Mono files to Stereo Interleaved.
Anyone coming from ProTools land should be able to use this program to combine
".L,.R" files into one, to work in a more modern way.
'Masher' does not convert from SDII files. It Converts WAV and BWAV files from
Split Mono to Interleaved.
How does it work?
If you files were converted from SDII to BWAV in a program like Nuendo your
files might look like this.
SI6005-Car Crash
SI6005-Car Crash-01
or
SI7000-Metal HitL-06
SI7000-Metal HitR-07
Masher looks for files with the same Name minus
the last 4 characters. If they have the same NAME, LENGTH/SIZE then it assumes
the '-01' file is the Right Side of the file and it Mashes them together.
Then it renames the original files with '.old' on the end or Deletes the original
depending on which option you pick.'Masher' also Ignores .L and .R in the file
names even if they appear in the middle, so if your files are named
SI6005 .L Car Crash
SI6005 .R Car Crash
it will also consider these a match as long as Length and Size are exact also.
Important!!
Backup your Data First. Backup.....Backup.....Backup.....
We are NOT responsible for mowing down your library of sounds.
Also, do a few test folders first to how it works before you run it on your
whole Library.
For Best Results use a Batch Renamer to remove all NON-ASCII
Characters first like REHAB.
Fortunately for you, Included in the package is a program called 'Cleaner'
That is exactly what 'Cleaner' does. Basically it Removes all weird and illegal
characters that some PC's can't read.
Just run it and Select the Directory to Clean.
'Cleaner' has no progress bar. So wait a bit before you start Mashing.
It runs in the backround very quickly and looks like it just quit, but it is
working.
Install notes:
Extract the Masher.zip files to a folder of your choice like C:/ProgramFiles/Masher
Or just run it from the Zip file.
Done...
Running the Program:
Double click on 'Masher.exe' to launch and select the
Directory you want to Scan for Matches like E:/sfx/car crashes
Then you'll get an option to Either Keep the Original Files or Not.
If you choose to Keep the original files they will be named with a ".old" on
the end of them.
Once you select your option, sit back while your Files are MASHED Together!!
The new file takes on the name of the assumed LEFT channel.
'Masher' also creates a Log file in the parent directory of the scaned folder
(ex. E:/sfx ) named "convert.log"Now Enjoy more of life Cutting sound in Interleaved
instead of Split Stereo.
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