Sound file conversion

Hi,
On our older Macs, we had recordings of our childrens' voices as Alert sounds. Since we moved to System X we have lost these alerts, though there are probably copies of them in the old systems - what files did pre-system X use to store the alerts - where are they stored - and can they be converted to use in system X (as well as for sentimental reasons!) ?

Parson
Welcome to the Discussions. Part of the difficulty in converting system sounds may lie in their (extremely) skeletal format: 8-bit, 22.05kHz (and 11.025kHz on the oldest Macs), mono. The first rwo of these may be serious strikes against ready conversion to other file formats, just because no current wave editor will expect such parameters.
I filched Droplet from OS 7.6.1 (22.05kHz) on a IIci, and sent it to iMacs running 10.2.8, 10.3.9 and 10.4.6. On the first two it was immediately annexed by iTunes, but Preview played it in both cases. Under Tiger, where iTunes had not previously been activated, it showed a generic blank document icon, but was still played by Preview.
On the Jaguar machine I could not import Droplet into a professional wave editor (Spark XL 2.92) as any of aiff/aff, wav, sd2, and several more. Spark consistently suggested that the file was corrupt. Even giving the file an .aiff suffix (so that QuickTime 6.5.2 grabbed it) brought the accusation that the 'EOF was unexpectedly early'.
I have no doubt that the sampling frequency can be 'doubled' with a simple algorithm, and even the 1-byte samples suitably massaged to 16-bit so that current wave editors can get hold of the files. It may cost you serious time or money, however, unless you can re-record the analogue sounds, from the Macs where the sounds are stored, with gear that will digitize to current standards.

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Before purchasing this application I'd like to know more about the quality of the algorithms used for conversions such as
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as well as whether LE supports 96K Hz and 192K Hz recording.
Thanks.

Hi,
I am not 100% sure about LE, but usually it is the same basic program as Logic Pro, which can do all these things. You have 1 POW-r dithering and 2 POW-r noise shaping algorithms, and sample rates up to 192 kHz (which i won't recommend in any case, though, unless you have a bat's ears). 192kHz drains heavily on the system ressources, and you should have a very good reason to make recordings with such a high sample rate. Usually, 44.1 kHz (or 48kHz for video production) is the maximum even a well trained and critical ear will hear, and the reasons for going higher than that are of a more academical nature. But i guess you know this discussion?
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What is the best sound conversion software for making apple sound files?

What is the best sound conversion software for making apple sound files?

Depending on the file formats, you may not have to do any conversion.
The following shows what the native Quicktime Player Supports:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3775
and Quicktime Player is pretty much the core for all Apple app
playback.
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Hello, in both PrPro and Soundbooth I'm having some real difficulty importing some wonderful music recorded in 48k, 24 bit format. Here is a screenshot containing some information about the file:
I am able to play this music on the little QuickTime music player (shown above), but cannot import into anything in the Adobe suite.
There is a menu setting in Soundbooth about selecting either 16 bit format or 32 bit format. Since this was recorded in 24 bit format, I think that may be important.
In PrPro, I get a message "File format not supported".
The screenshot above describes it as a "Sound Designer II" "kind" of file. The fellow recorded it on some old, old Apple equipment.
Is there a way I can import this footage into Soundbooth or PrPro with a minimum of generation loss from any file conversion?
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I'm reluctant to trouble him for a redo. 24 bit was the highest he could go on his equipment.
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Thanks Colin,
I downloaded the program and I note that in its preferences it asserts that the maximum spectrogram display level is 8kHz.
Does this mean that I have a high bandpass filter at 8000 Hz and anything above that is cut off? I would be pretty reluctant to go that route because this film seems likely to be shown in a theatre and quite a few of us can hear above that pitch.
On the other hand, the playback sounds pretty good, so perhaps this is just a VIDEO output display limitation of the original audio waveform that may actually be from 20Hz to 20KHz for example.
Any thoughts on that?
Also, Memory is of no concern, only fidelity and resolution and probably conformance to an RIAA curve or close to it.
Given that, of the three file types you mentioned, WAV, PCM, or AIFF, is it true that .wav. would offer the highest fidelity, irrespective of memory required to store it?
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How can I transfer a sound file from my "Voice Memos" app on my iPhone to my iPad?

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lol.
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http://www.apple.com/feedback/
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Streaming Music - Server.vi ‏97 KB
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