Conversion, different ways to...

[dr bu]

do you guys have any preferred conversion routines?

for example ive done a lot of field recordings on my Edirol R-09HR (its what ive got) at 24bit/96 kHz, and of course .wav!
so converting these to .aif or .sd2 for import in Cubase or PT i use the Batch converter in Spark 2.5.

if i want to copy a commercial CD, i use Soundapp since its 16bit anyway. but Soundapp has many different algorithms and i dont know the difference between them. maybe Sparks conversion is better? Peak has a Batch converter but its a hassle. talking to 110 he said Barbabatch or QuickTime movieplayer are superior choices.

is this one of those issues where all experts have different opinions? 

[dr bu]

ok, so was this one of those over-the-top-stupid questions? 

[supernova777]

maybe just bad timing?

[IIO]

ask two experts and they will have three different opinions. have you tried using barbara yet?

[Knezzen]

I just use the built in converter in Pro Tools. Use Logic for MIDI and VST, so I have never had to use audio inside of it.

[Syntho]

I've run into a little trouble myself. Some of the older DAWs only use AIFF or SD2 files and won't take wavs or mp3s. Is there a good strict audio converter app?

[IIO]

personally i hate this app, but for batch unencoding mp3s i would suggest itunes. i dont know offhand, if any, then spark could be the only "pro" app which will do it in a bearable manner.

[supernova777]

personally i hate this app, but for batch unencoding mp3s i would suggest itunes. i dont know offhand, if any, then spark could be the only "pro" app which will do it in a bearable manner.

hes not talking about mp3s hes talking about sound files hes recorded with a portable recorder
i would assume hes also talking about samplecds in general in addition to his own recorded "samples"

[supernova777]

what about audacity? although the legacy mac version may not support the batch processing feature
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/download/legacy_mac
http://manual.audacityteam.org/man/Chains_-_for_batch_processing_and_effects_automation