Version 2.1 of Sample Manager Adds Tiger Support

Audiofile Engineering has announced version 2.1 of Sample Manager, their batch audio processor, adding full support for Mac OS X 10.4 ("Tiger"). Sample Manager, the only batch audio processor to implement AppleScript, now fully supports Automator with 28 actions. The company has also added a Spotlight-based file-search feature. Other new features include support for mu-law files and "Play" and "Stop" AppleScript commands.

Sample Manager features include:

• Full support of AIFF, WAVE, Sound Designer, ACID, Apple Loop and Law audio files
• Partial support for Recycle (REX, RX2 and RCY) files
• Supports any sample rate or bit depth
• Supports any number of channels
• Supports interleaved and split channel files
• Files are sortable by any parameter
• Detailed waveform view of the selected sample as full wave, rectified or averaged
• Detailed file and audio info
• Detailed batch editing of MIDI, beat-related, or "metadata" info
• Batch processes include Change Gain, Fade, Trim, Reverse, Convert, Split, Mix, Join and many others
• Extract parts of audio files by thresholds, slices or regions
• DSP processes support all formats, bit depths and sample rates with auto-dithering
• Process audio through multiple Audio Units
• Auto-saving of files in-place, with additional options for file saving
• Highly advanced and detailed Loop Editor
• Unlimited undo
• AppleScript support
• built-in Automator actions
• Multiple "browser" windows, saveable as documents
• Spotlight-based file searches
• Export to MP3 format
• Offline waveform cache
• Optimized for G4 and G5 with AltiVec
• MIDI and varispeed playback of the selected audio file

Sample Manager is priced at $69. Upgrades for registered users are $19.

For more information, visit their web site at www.audiofile-engineering.com