[linux-audio-user] Converting sample rate in Audacity (or is another tool better?)

[R Parker]

--- Mikhail Ramendik <mr at ramendik.ru> wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> I am trying to convert vinyl to CD. I am using
> Audacity for recording,
> and am planning to use GWC (thanks for pointing me
> to it!) for
> processing.
> 
> I have to "digitize" sound at 48k. There seems to be
> obvious distortion
> at 44k1. This is probably because Intel ICH5 only
> uses 48k internally.
> 
> So I need to convert the sample rate to 44k1
> separately. And to keep the
> quality high...
> 
> Question 1. How do I do the conversion? Can't find
> it in Audacity. (I
> did find the "High-quality sample rate converter"
> settings in
> Preferences, but how do I get to use this
> converter?) Or perhaps there
> is a tool better than Audacity for this purpose?


If bit rate and filetype conversion:
sndfile-convert -pcm16 infile.aiff outfile.wav

If sample rate:
sndfile-resample -to 44100 input.wav output.wav

Do read the man pages or 'sndfile-resample --help' or
'sndfile-whatever --help' so you'll see all the
options.

ron

> Question 2. Should I convert the rate before or
> after "cleaning" the
> sound in GWC?
> 
> Yours, Mikhail Ramendik
> 
> Que
> 
> 
> 



		
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