Finder - audio file info - bitrate, sample rate, etc

Is there a way to find out what bit rate and sample rate an audio file is without opening it in QT and then CMD+I from there?
I don't see detailed info when I get information from Finder. Is a script or anything that will allow me to find this info quickly in Finder?

juhani h. wrote:
Works fine here, too. But make sure you´ve ticked the box "Convert audiofile...etc", like M-Dan pointed out.
I tested it and if unchecked the imported file plays at the wrong speed. Amusing at first, but potentionally disastrous.
/J
Does NOT work in repeated tests on my system, and yes, the 'convert audiofile' box is ticked. Wouldn't report it as a bug if it wasn't....
This almost ruined a session of mine and cost me a deadline, but luckily I caught the SNAFU in time and converted the files individually.
Very odd though to hear that it works on some users' systems. How can this be a system specific bug? Are you sure you're dragging files in from the Finder to your arrange page? And Logic converts them? Are we talking 48k files being converted to 44? Or vice versa (44 to 48)?
In my case, it was a 48k session and Logic failed to convert the 44k files I had mistakenly been sent.
Since I've noticed other weirdness (like malfunctioning Apple Loops) at 48k, I still think Logic is less than bullet proof at different sampling rates. Just a hunch though.
T

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