Scripting for GarageBand: import; compress; export
Hi there -
I'm not sure where the best place to post this is, so forgive me if this was not the best guess. I'm doing research on language and have a workflow that involves collecting thousands of recordings of individual words:
I record someone for half an hour;
splice that single audio file into hundreds or thousands of single-word chunks;
export each splice as a separate audio file;
(would like to) use automator / script to automatically rename the resultant files with an alphanumeric prefix and numerical postfix;
import each of these files into GarageBand (or StudioOne) individually;
compress the file to reduce dynamic range;
export the finalized file into a designated folder.
I have some very basic background in programming (primarily MatLab, but very basic dabbling in C), but I know nothing about scripting for Macs. In the long term, I'm interested in learning how to do this, but in the short term I'm looking at a lot of work that needs to get procssed and just need a quick fix for automating so that I don't have to (continue to) do this manually for each file!
In case it is of interest to anyone who may respond: the ultimate goal fo the process is to attain as constant a volume across all the files as possible: I record many different people, in different settings over the course of months or years and was told that compression will help standardize the playback volume. The reason for compressing each file individually is because even within a single recording session, the individual's voice may fluctuate notably as they move closer and further from the mic, or even if there is a single loud noise during recording - it would act as the reference point for compression, even though it was an anamoaly.
Finally, to clarify the questions involved here:
How can I automate the last 4 or so (or more?!) points from the above workflow? or Any suggestions where to find someone who could do this?
Alternatievely: suggestions on standardizing volume playback that does not involve the above process (NB: the standardization has to be as professional as possible, so I don't want to compromise the result for a simpler workflow).
Where can I start to learn more about scripting on the Mac so I can tackle such issues on my own, in the future?
Kind regards,
Rax Adam
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