3/30/2023 0 Comments Audiofinder convert mac![]() Whether you’re a fan of podcasts, music, or just have a lot of little audio files that you’ve accumulated (from voice memos on an iPhone, for example), you may want to listen to those files without adding them to your iTunes Library. Playing the files in iTunes without adding them to iTunes Library Today we’ll look at a few ways to do this. AudioFinder features the ability to add Metadata to your library of sounds, making it simple and easy to find the sounds youre looking for when you need it. Our first method involves using iTunes to play the audio file, but without adding the file to the iTunes Library. Use AudioFinder to create custom sets for sound categories and specific projects, with fast file browsing to audition, analyze, process, convert, and move or copy the samples in your library. Here’s how to accomplish this task:Ģ) In the Finder, locate the audio file you wish to listen toģ) Hold down the Option key on the Mac keyboard, then drag and drop the audio file into iTunes. This process adds the audio file to the iTunes playlist for listening, but doesn’t copy the file to the iTunes media library. This works through the creation of an alias (soft link) between iTunes and the original location of the file on the Mac. At any time, it’s possible to remove the file from the iTunes playlist by right-clicking the “song”, then selecting Delete from Library from the pop-up menu. From the menu bar, this can be done by selecting Song > Delete from Library, or you can also highlight the file by clicking on it, then press the Delete key. The next two methods are even better - they don’t use iTunes to play the file in the first place. QuickTime Player is one of the most versatile video and audio apps on the Mac, playing back a variety of file formats without needing to use iTunes. Here’s how you can listen to it in QuickTime, avoiding iTunes:ġ) Launch QuickTime Player from the Applications folderĢ) Drag and drop the audio file onto the QuickTime Player Dock icon or into the QuickTime appģ) Click the play button (it’s the right-facing triangle in the image below) Playing an MP4 file in QuickTime Player Let’s say you’ve shared a voice memo on your iPhone to your Mac using AirDrop. ![]() One useful thing to remember is that QuickTime Player lets you play your files in the background while other work is being done on the Mac. This can be useful if you need to manually transcribe a voice memo. There another way to play audio files in QuickTime Player from the Finder: Right-click on the file, then select Open with QuickTime Player. ![]() The last method is even easier, and is perfect when you just need to listen to the sound file once.ġ) From the Finder, locate the audio file you wish to listen toĢ) Click once on the audio file to select it, then press the space bar on the Mac keyboardģ) The Quick Look preview window appears (see screenshot below) and plays the audio file automatically. Once again, you can quickly move to another window on the Mac to do work and Quick Look continues to play the audio file. ![]() The Quick Look preview window, playing an MP4 fileĪs with QuickTime Player, there’s another way to play audio files in Quick Look from the Finder: Select the file, then press Command-I (Get Info) on the keyboard. In the info window that appears, click the Play button listed under “Preview”. There are other ways to play audio files on your Mac without using iTunes, including the use of free player apps like VLC or using the afplay command from Terminal. Do you have a preferred method of listening to audio files that doesn’t use iTunes? Let us know in the comments section.Ahh gotcha, I sold my ESI in 2004 so its been a looooong time since I had to work with hardware. You can even convert your audio sample CDs into individual files with just a few clicks of the mouse.īuilt 100% for Mac OS X using CoreAudio, AudioFinder is PPC and Intel Native.The MPC will let me turn the loop on with it set to the whole sample length so Ill have to get used to that not happening haha. Necessities like the MetaEditor with built-in beat detection and tools for fast trimming, fading, slicing and dicing your sounds. Speaking of Plug-Ins, AudioFinder features an advanced Plug-In manager and slew of other studio necessities that will make your workflow flow. Sounds can even be previewed through your favorite AudioUnits. Use AudioFinder to create custom sets for sound categories and specific projects, with fast file browsing to audition, analyze, process, convert, and move or copy the samples in your library.ĪudioFinder can visualize sounds instantly with the waveform overview and preview them at any pitch via MIDI or the built in keyboard, all in real-time. ![]() AudioFinder gathers all the most useful tools in one quick and intuitive application, enabling you to be more creative by handling all the time consuming tasks that slow down your music production.ĪudioFinder can build a catalog of every sound on your system, save it, and search it instantly to find the sounds you need when you need them. AudioFinder is an audio asset management system, and music production hub. ![]()
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