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You might not have embedded all of your metadata into your audio files back when you originally imported and tagged them into your first Sound Miner database. The easiest way to check is to open your original DB and select "Show Dirty Records" from the Database menu. That'll show you all files whose metadata has been changed but has not been written back to ...
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Have you re-indexed your database? I'll bet this is probably it. This has been an on-going problem when I scan new files in (it's definitely a bug in SMHD/SMHD+ sill present since the beta test period when I reported it - might be a limitation of the database back end being used on this SM product, and thus, not "correctable"). You always need to re-index ...
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I haven't got around to creating IRs with 7 yet, but the IRs I created with 6 (with pictures) transferred just fine. Essentially, you just put pictures in a folder with the IRs:
"---|" = Folder
---| My IR
------ My IR.jpg
------| My IR Audio
--------- My IR Stereo.sd2
--------- My IR Mono.sd2
Structuring your IRs/images in folders like this should ...
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FLAC is lossless compression. FLAC itself is compatible with the bit depth and sample rates of your studio masters. However, those listening won't always have sound hardware that are compatible with that bit depth and sample rate. (This problem has nothing to do with FLAC itself.)
If you want guaranteed compatibility, distribute FLAC at 44.1kHz 16-bit, ...
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Soundminer is very popular.
Here's a nice tutorial for that.
https://www.creativefieldrecording.com/2016/08/30/soundminer-metadata-101/
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Use ffmpeg and the metadata framework. Documentation can be found at: http://ffmpeg.org/ffmpeg-formats.html#Metadata-1
There is also a node package available for manipulation of metadata:
https://www.npmjs.com/package/ffmetadata
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Although it seems that it doesn't solve the OP issue, there's a thread on Kid3 discussion forum that is titled :
Tagging of WAV issue - Music players are unable to read the tags of WAV
Here's an excerpt :
Support for RIFF INFO chunks in WAV files seems to be more common than ID3v2 tags, so you should try if RIFF INFO works with your
player. Such ...
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That feature is actually in a different area (and labeled differently) in Windows.
Go to Edit/Dump Results to Text.
I should clarify I'm basing this on HD Plus. Not sure if it is in plain HD.
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I'm not familiar with the applications you mention, but the standard way to add metadata is to add a BWF header and keep the .WAV file extension. Applications that understand BWF will use the header; those that don't will ignore it.
There's no reason you couldn't add a JUNK header or any other defined section or perhaps link it to a separate database by ...
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For lower budgets, Soundminer do the HD range, which works on both Mac and PC.
It's a fraction of the cost of the full Soundminer v4, and I highly recommend it if it's within your price range.
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Export Soundminer Metadata fields to text. Import in Excel, copy paste columns.
Save as txt and import back into Soundminer database. Then right click and embed metadata.
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Maybe new instance isn't searching in the same fields of metadata, or e.g. folder names as the old one?
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I think for sound design elements (very basic things like a low thud, tool clutter, cork pop) it is good to give files a rudimentary searchable name. For finished sound effects with many elements you might want to add terms to the name or give it tags. Personally I would love to be independent of metadata. My library is still a work in progress. The most ...
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I believe it's not possible in the graphical Automator, because it doesn't have commands needed to parse CSV files. Except by embedding a script to handle the text parsing with "Run shell script".
Also, you can use AppleScript, which can be added as Folder actions (Right click a folder -> Folder Actions Setup...). There's already a script for adding ...
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I bought AudioFinder for the meagre price of $70. It appears to do most of what SM does and is far far cheaper. I've found most useful and would happily recommend it.
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you can use the finder and spotlight to do a lot of databasing.
The idea would be to put your metadata in the spotlight comment window - which spotlight can read in its searches. There are automator scripts out there that can take metadata from spreadsheets and embed them into the spotlight comment fields as a batch process. I'd imagine you can get good ...
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