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DESCRIPTION
Sound Grinder is an audio conversion utility providing comprehensive features and built to process files in a fast, efficient and rock solid manner. In addition to Universal Binary support, running 100% native on both PPC and Intel microprocessors, version 3.0 includes several new features including: "Droplets" for simple drag and drop conversion, support for Quicktime Components such as Flip4Mac Windows Media component, enhanced metadata editing, and more.
Sound Grinder now includes a new workflow option called Droplets, which provides a simpler way of converting audio files. Choose your conversion settings, and save the Droplet to any location. When you drag any file(s)/folder(s) to the saved Droplet icon, Sound Grinder will process those files instantly using your specified settings. This provides users an effective way to create valuable workflows for current projects, or recall settings from past projects.
Sound Grinder 3.0 also provides support for additional types of metadata for additional types of files, including reading and writing the full suite of ID3 tags in AIFF, WAVE and MP3 files. Sound Grinder features conversion support for the most popular audio formats including: Sound Designer 2, WAV/BWAV, AU, AIFF, OGG/Vorbis, MP3 (LAME codec), Quicktime and others. Users can convert files right within the OS X Finder by using Rapid Convert, our contextual menu and OS X Dock conversion tool. Other features include support for pull-up/pull-down sample rates, folder hierarchy recreation, and 31 character naming compatibility.
- Universal Binary for 100% native Intel and PowerPC support.
- Sophisticated processing engine for speed and stability.
- Droplets, providing quick drag-n-drop access to file conversion.
- Customizable list view.
- Multiple error logging levels.
- Comprehensive conversion engine.
- Metadata batch-processing.
- Full interleaved/split-stereo handling.
- "Retain Folder Structure" option.
- Naming options for Pro Tools compatibility with split audio files.
- Support for Pro Tools file comments and timecode stamps.
- Support for Finder/Spotlight comments.
- Support for reading assets supported by Quicktime.
- Support for ID3 tags, Vorbis Comments, FLAC Comments, and Quicktime User Data.
- All metadata viewable in the List view.
- Comprehensive metadata editing for export.
WHAT'S NEW
Version 3.3.8:
- Updated Normalizing Analysis
Updated Normalizing Analysis to include stereo to mono mixing.
- Fixed crash issue with Rapid Convert
Fixed an issue where the application would crash when a Rapid Convert process finished.
- Added an additional split file naming option.
Added the ability to import and export split files named according to filename_channel.type.
- Fixed MP3 import crash
Fixed a crash when importing MP3 files that contain an ID3 v2.4 tag.
- Fixed an issue that would cause some conversion combinations to fail with an error
Fixed an issue that caused some conversions to fail with the error "error in user parameter list".
- General enhancements
This version contains several other fixes and enhancements providing greater stability and efficiency.
REQUIREMENTS
- Mac OS X 10.3 or later
- Mac OS X 10.3.8 or later required for Apple Lossless
- Mac OS X 10.5 or later required for AAC Low Delay
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| Sound Grinder User Reviews (11 posts) | Write A Review |
 | Sep 9 2008 |
DOUGLASKING 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. - Mindworm Records
(Version 3.2.6) | |
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 | May 31 2007 |
For FREE, you can get XLD-(X Lossless Decoder) which will in and of itself convert(with no intermediary files) all sorts of sound formats. It's the best option we have on the Mac right now. | |
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| Apr 18 2007 |
OZARKMTN Still not a UB application. I contacted the developer of this application well over 9 months ago and as recently as within the past 2 months. Both times they assured me that the UB version was right around the corner. Now we have 2.5.7 and still no UB version.
(Version 2.5.7) | |
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| Jun 4 2006 |
JOBBY Installing LAME separately is a pain. Other apps bundle it quite happily - why can't Sound Grinder? (And could we have an option to select --alt-preset-standard and --alt-preset-extreme, please? All my other MP3s are ripped at --alt-preset-extreme, and it would be nice to have the same for Sound Grinder-generated files as well...)
(Version 2.5.3) | |
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| Jun 4 2006 |
JOBBY Actually, as a follow up to that comment: my files all seem to end up as CBR even though I've got "Variable" selected. So that makes the whole thing not a lot of use to me :( Does anybody know what might be going wrong?
(Version 2.5.3) | |
 | Jun 9 2006 |
MONKEY TOOLS Thank you for your feedback. Unfortunately the LAME mp3 codec cannot be included in the Sound Grinder installer due to legal restrictions for commercial software. We would desire greatly to have this included, but it is not possible at this time. Also, we welcome greatly any information you can provide about the issue with CBR and VBR formats as we cannot duplicate the issue, but would like more information. Please contact support@monkey-tools.com and we will assist you promptly. Monkey Tools Support
(Version 2.5.4) | |
| May 2 2006 |
TOMIS The installer stupidly requires a password. No, I don't want to grant system access to an application installer when drag & drop works fine for everything else! I manually pulled the app out of the installer package, it runs fine. Functionally, the program is great, but the interface doesn't feel natural at all. It's much too cluttered and non-standard. It would be nice if it could simply tie-in to iTunes for MP3 conversion. As it is i just converted my OGG files to AIFF, then converted them to MP3 in iTunes.
(Version 2.5.3) | |
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| May 22 2006 |
MONKEY TOOLS We greatly value your comments, and will consider them in future revisions. Also, we currently provide the installer and require admin access in order to install the Contextual Menu Plugin that supports Rapid Convert. Rapid Convert provides a quick and powerful way to process your assets. You can read more about this in the installed users guide. Please note, that the application references its location in the application folder for further features, and it is our recommendation that you run the installer to ensure proper operation of Sound Grinder. Monkey Tools
(Version 2.5.3) | |
| Aug 7 2005 |
MARTY DODGE Its rubbish...or at least the demo is. It refuses to convert AMR files to anything playable in iTunes. Either they are lying about allowing full functionality in the demo or it does not do what its suppose to do. Thanks for a wasted afternoon.
(Version 2.2.1) | |
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| Aug 8 2005 |
ANONYMOUS Thank you for your post. However, we are not aware of iTunes ability to accomodate AMR files in any situation on OSX. We researched this further with no success. We welcome any feedback as those who use our tools and the AMR format do not communicate anything that leads us to beleive that we do not create AMR files incorrectly.
(Version 2.2.1) | |
| Apr 15 2005 |
CHRIS R GIBSON I put off buying SG for awhile since it did duplicate the basic features of some of my normal tools. Two things changed that, convert while maintaining folder structure (useful for Audio Ease Altiverb users) and Rapid convert which I now would not want to live without. Add to this the new variable normalize and this app has become indispensable to me. I use it everyday with hundreds of files and have had no problems, all smooth operations here (OS 103.7 and 8). When the Rapid Convert contextual menu plug-in first became available it did not work on my particular system. This gave me the occasion to experience their support which was 15 out of 10! Timely responses, detailed information and superb follow up. My every question since has been met with this same level of quality and attention. I am always happy to find both a must-have app AND a developer who understands the importance of customer support and strives to provide it with complete dedication. I am very happy with my purchase.
(Version 2.1.1) | |
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| Mar 7 2005 |
SNARKY WORMWOOD Man, shareware like this makes me pine for the days when SoundApp was still maintained. It was much more versatile, and free... ...I can't find a current homepage anymore. )-:
(Version 2.1) | |
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| Mar 7 2005 |
SNARKY WORMWOOD Tanj, Safari mangled my post... the following URI should have been visible... http://www-cs-students.stanford.edu/~franke/SoundApp/formats.html
(Version 2.1) | |
| Oct 19 2004 |
ANONYMOUS please don't use this - it will break quicktime running under panther
(Version 2.0) | |
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| Dec 9 2004 |
ANONYMOUS We are not aware of any issues in running Sound Grinder 2.0 under Panther, and our customer base is very pleased with the stability of our tools. Please contact us with the issue you are having and we will address it right away. In addition, Sound Grinder does not just use Quicktime. There is OGG, MP3 and other formats supported as well as very convenient features that save a lot of time in effort. For the cost of a couple billing hours you gain efficiencies that will save those hours in no time. We are open to all comments, and want to hear from our users.
(Version 2.0) | |
| Oct 7 2004 |
ANONYMOUS I agree about the price being way too high, especially since the QuickTime 6.3 requirement makes it completely obvious that this app does nothing on its own but uses QT behind the scenes to do all the conversion. Shoot... I could write this app in AppleScript studio. No one should be paying $40 for this. But on the other hand where are you getting this "most Mac users are between 15 & 25" rubbish from? Like 60% of all the Mac users I know are over 25. How many 15 year old kids do you know that can afford a Mac without their parents also being Mac users? Maybe a few but not oo many.
(Version 2.0) | |
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