[linux-audio-user] Wave file conversion (multi-mono->stereo, then downsample/downsize, then dither)

[Mark Knecht]

Hi,
    Can someone suggest what tools I would use to accomplish converting 
two mono 24-bit, 96KHz files into a single 96KHz stereo wave file? Would 
sndfile-convert be able to do this? sox? If you have it handy, what 
command would you suggest?

    Just for kicks I imported the mono files to Ardour tracks and then 
cross wired them to a stereo track where I am recording them, but this 
seems like a sill way to accomplish a task like this. My bad ability at 
the command line.

    After I've done that I'll likely try going through Jamin at 96K, 
bouncing the output, and then I'll need to resample to 44.1K and 
downsize to 16-bit. How are people here doing dither on Linux? What sort 
of results are you getting?

    Thanks in advance for any inputs.

Cheers,
Mark