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Re: Archive software

Subject: Re: Archive software
From: "Magnus Bergsson" icelandnature
Date: Tue Sep 24, 2013 6:30 pm ((PDT))
Thanks Emanuale
This BWF metaedit looks interesting.

Regards
Magn=FAs

Bestu kve=F0jur / Best regards
*Magn=FAs Bergsson
*Tel: + 354 6162904*
*
http://fieldrecording.net


On Mon, Sep 23, 2013 at 8:43 AM, Emanuele <> wrote:

> **
>
>
> I would highly recommend to transfom every sound file in Broadcast Wave
> Format with .wav estension (not .BWF).
> It means you can rename the file with a proper description of what it is
> and have a very comprehensive amount of data you can add in the metadata.
>
> BWF Metaedit is the perfect software for this purpose.
>
> Just browse and search for it and you will be able to download it from
> surceforge.
>
> You can follow this guideline on how and what you can embed in your
> metadata:
>
>
> http://www.digitizationguidelines.gov/audio-visual/documents/core_doc_hel=
p.html
>
>
> You then don't really need printuots of your files names to keep track of
> them, as you can search them through the OS finder and specific software
> for it like:
>
> Soundminer
> Nuendo MediaBay
>
> or similar.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Ema
>
>
>
> On 23/09/2013 00:55, Magnus Bergsson wrote:
>
>
>  Hi,
>
>  My recording collection is getting bigger almost every day, so I=B4d lik=
e
> to know what software is most popular to archive recorded sound material?
>  For about three decades ago I wrote everything in a notbook. When I got
> a PC I archived all my recordings in MS Excell and now for some yerars I
> have use Wave agent. For several reasons it works fine for me. But sadly =
it
> is impossible to customize the setup and/or PDF printout into my
> requirements. Also, it looks like Sound devices will not develop Wave Age=
nt
> anymore.
>
>  I am now looking for some suitable software to archive all my
> collection. It includes anything between nature sound, spoken word and
> music.
>  Any recommendation?
> OS type does not matter. It may be works as well for Windows, MacOS or
> Linux.
>
>
>   Bestu kve=F0jur / Best regards
>  *Magn=FAs Bergsson
> *Tel: + 354 6162904*
> *
> http://fieldrecording.net
>
>
>
>





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