Sample Manager for OS X Announced

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Audiofile Engineering has announced its first product, available now as a release candidate version, titled "Sample Manager", a full-featured Batch Audio Processor for Mac OS X.

Its features include:

• Full support of AIFF, WAVE and Sound Designer II audio files.
• Partial support of ACID, Recycle and Apple Loop files
• Supports any sample rate or bit depth
• Files are sortable by any parameter
• Detailed waveform view of the selected sample
• Detailed file and audio info
• Background analyzing of newly added files
• Batch processes include Change Gain, Fade, Trim, Reverse, Convert, Process with AudioUnit, and many others
• DSP processes support all formats, bit depths, and sample rates with auto-dithering
• Auto-saving of files in-place, with the option to auto-rename to new files
• Unlimited undo
• Loop Editor
• MIDI playback of the selected audio file

The official 1.0 release is expected to be available on or before April 1st. It will be priced at $49.

Future products include Wave Editor and Audio Analyzer (a full-featured real-time audio analyzer).