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Sound Grinder

Sound Grinder - 2.5.6

Convert audio files between different formats in batch mode.

All Time: (3.0)
Version 2.5.6: (3.2)
Selected Version: 2.5.6
Release Date: 2006-10-13
License: Shareware
Downloads (version 2.5.6): 4,377
Downloads (all versions): 2,578
Price: $39.00

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Product Description:

Sound Grinder is a highly efficient and feature rich audio utility featuring conversion support for many of the most popular audio formats including:

  • AIFF
  • AMR Narrowband
  • AU
  • FLAC
  • MP3 (LAME codec)
  • OGG/Vorbis
  • Quicktime Movie
  • Sound Designer II
  • WAV

  • Sound Grinder also incorporates:

  • Rapid Convert, providing fast access to audio conversion right within the Mac OS X Finder
  • Pull-up/pull-down sample rates
  • Folder hierarchy recreation
  • Peak and RMS Normalization
  • 31 character naming compatibility
  • Custom sample rates
  • What's new in this version:

    Version 2.5.6 includes the following changes:

  • Fixed an issue where Sound Grinder would crash when opening the Rapid Convert settings option after choosing a destination
  • Fixed an issue where playback ineffectively utilizes system resources causing system slowdowns
  • Fixed an issue where choosing "unchanged" in the channels option still limited exported files to 2 channels
  • An enhancement was made to ensure that the audio time stamp is always retained when converting from BWAVE to Sound Designer 2 files
  • Fixed an issue where the waveform overviews were not being created properly for Sound Designer 2 files
  • Operating System Requirements:

    This product is designed to run on the following operating systems:

    • Mac OS X 10.4 PPC
    • Mac OS X 10.3.9
    • Mac OS X 10.3
    • Mac OS X 10.2

    Additional Requirements:

    • Mac OS X 10.2.6 or greater
    • QuickTime 6.3 or greater
    • (QuickTime version 6.5 is required for AMR Narrowband and version 6.5.1 for Apple Lossless)
    • Tiger Compatible

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    Feedback Summary:

    Version 2.5.6:
    Overall Rating: (3.2) Features: (3.0) Support: (2.7)
    Ease of Use: (3.7) Quality / Stability: (2.5) Price: (2.5)
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    Sound Grinder CommentaryFreeware alternative ... - Version: 3.3.1, 11/20/2008 03:27PM PST

    (1 of 3 users found this comment useful)

    roro01
    ... Switch Audio Converter.
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    Sound Grinder ReviewAn Outstanding Product and Company - Version: 3.2.6, 9/9/2008 04:40PM PST

    The Madison Group
    Our two companies have been using Sound Grinder from Monkey Tools for three years. Sound Grinder has produced outstanding results for us. The SG interface is very clean, intuitive and easy to use yet provides a high level of control over the sound, components and format of final product. Sound Grinder features and performance compare favorably with several professional studio applications costing many times more. The learning curve is quick and results are immediate out of the box. Monkey Tools provides prompt, reliable and informed support for its product. We use 12 software applications for mastering music albums and the assistance we received from Monkey Tools is better than our experience with any other software company that we have dealt with. We enthusiastically recommend Monkey Tools and Sound Grinder to anyone in the business of making music. Do yourself a favor and try this product. You will not be disappointed.

    - The Madison Group
    - Mindworm Records
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    Sound Grinder Usage TipRead the instructions first - Version: 3.2.1, 12/18/2007 04:41PM PST

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    msastra
    Error with Sound Grinder?
    See developer response:
    Thanks for contacting us with your question. There is indeed a way.
    Open Preferences and in the General tab, turn on "Log Errors and
    Continue Conversion".
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