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A Dual Mono to Interleaved Audio Tool written by Wolfgang Kundrus
Presented by BaseHead, LLC

'Masher' sums 2 Split Mono files to Stereo Interleaved.
Anyone coming from Pro Tools land should be able to use this program to combine ".L,.R" files into one, to work in a more modern way.'Masher' does not convert from SD2 files. It Converts WAV and BWAV files from Split Mono to Interleaved.


How does it work?
If you files were converted from SDII to BWAV in a program like Nuendo your files might look like this.
SI6005-Car Crash
SI6005-Car Crash-01
or
SI7000-Metal HitL-06
SI7000-Metal HitR-07
 Masher looks for files with the same Name minus the last 4 characters. If they have the same NAME, LENGTH/SIZE then it assumes the '-01' file is the Right Side of the file and it Mashes them together.
Then it renames the original files with '.old' on the end or Deletes the original depending on which option you pick.'Masher' also Ignores .L and .R in the file names even if they appear in the middle, so if your files are named
SI6005 .L Car Crash
SI6005 .R Car Crash
it will also consider these a match as long as Length and Size are exact also.

Important!!
Backup your Data First. Backup.....Backup.....Backup.....
We are NOT responsible for mowing down your library of sounds.
Also, do a few test folders first to how it works before you run it on your whole Library.

For Best Results use a Batch Renamer to remove all NON-ASCII Characters first like REHAB.
Fortunately for you, Included in the package is a program called 'Cleaner'
That is exactly what 'Cleaner' does. Basically it Removes all weird and illegal characters that some PC's can't read.
Just run it and Select the Directory to Clean.
'Cleaner' has no progress bar. So wait a bit before you start Mashing.
It runs in the backround very quickly and looks like it just quit, but it is working.


Running the Program:
Launch Masher and select the Directory you want to Scan for Matches like E:/sfx/car crashes
Then you'll get an option to Either Keep the Original Files or Not.
If you choose to Keep the original files they will be named with a ".old" on the end of them.
Once you select your option, sit back while your Files are MASHED Together!!
The new file takes on the name of the assumed LEFT channel.
'Masher' also creates a Log file in the parent directory of the scaned folder (ex. E:/sfx ) named "convert.log"Now Enjoy more of life Cutting sound in Interleaved instead of Split Stereo.
Feel Free to email some Example files how your files are labeled if you want to make sure it will work first.
Put 'Masher' in the Subject line.
 

File Formats Supported:
44.1khz WAV and BWAV (Split Mono)
48khz WAV and BWAV (Split Mono)
 

Operating Systems Supported:
Windows 7, Vista, XP

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