zangsta wrote:Hmmm...Thanks for the Vdat-clarifications, I haven´t used it more than once myself. Any hint on how to in a convenient way to make a pair of tracks into a stereo-file?
there's also a freeware app for windows called interleaver that will generate stereo files from seperate mono files:
stardust wrote:An amazing place in Africa where I always dreamt to be with
[sorry no hires photo available]
Too bad! (about the photo) I collect waterfall-pictures, as it is. I first thought it was Igassu-falls, Brazil/Argentina you had there, what place is it??
Edited: Zangsta: the interleaver works in a slightly strange way: it'll batch convert any number of files, but to make a stereo pair, both mono files must have the same name, only ending with -L.wav or -R.wav (you can choose a slightly different rule in the main page). So, from VDAT, you'll get track01.wav, track02.wav and so on. If you want to combine these two tracks into one stereo, you'd have to rename them to track01-L.wav and track01-R.wav (and not trak02-R.wav).
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don't go chasing waterfalls
please stick to the rivers and the lakes that you're used to
I know you're gonna have it your way
or nothing at all
but I think you're moving too fast...
cheers, Tom
well, regarding VDAT quality - I made a strange observation, but never actually verified it with scientific accuracy and double tests.
I had the impression that there was an improvement (not groudbreaking, but noticeable), as long as the stuff remained within Scope - as soon as it was rendered using any Windoze related driver (wav, mp3) the magic seemed to disappeare...
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np! I love the outdoors, I love the sea, and I love to make music. The main thing that still needs a lot of improvement are batteries, or other alternative ways of storing energy and re-convert to electricity. Lead batteries are still very pollutant and heavy.
A friend of mine had an idea once, that you could have solar panels powering, for instance, a small engine that would wind up a spring, increasing it's potential energy. When you needed electrical power beyond the capabilities of the generators (or at night), the spring would unwind and rotate a dynamo that would then generate electricity.
This was a bit crude, and I hope I explained it correctly. It sure has many conversions, with possible loss, but it would be 100% pollution free! Maybe it coud be done with pressured air: the solar panels would power a pump that would blow air into tanks, increasing pressure. When you need electricity a valve on the output could release high pressured air to move a dynamo and generate volts...
Just a couple of naive suggestions. I have no idea of the scale of these models, but I believe the spring would be something small (like portable/mobile), and high pressure tanks for small farming communities, or holiday houses whatever's you're thing...
But there are probably much easier solutions, if we decide to work on this. Low consumption means less need for big Amperes, and many small machines working together may need less energy than a big one...
[still no hires waterfall picture in a scope discussion thread]
In Ethiopia, yes, I have pictures from that.
I found a fascinating series of pictures from an American guy who had spent time there in that area.
They are from downstream, yours from a different angle. Great!
That´s my way of traveling nowadays,
thank God(Gore?) for Internet and pictures!
Tau wrote:the interleaver works in a slightly strange way: it'll batch convert any number of files, but to make a stereo pair, both mono files must have the same name, only ending with -L.wav or -R.wav (you can choose a slightly different rule in the main page). So, from VDAT, you'll get track01.wav, track02.wav and so on. If you want to combine these two tracks into one stereo, you'd have to rename them to track01-L.wav and track01-R.wav (and not trak02-R.wav).
