For musical samples, the MIDI base note can automatically be detected and added to sample attributes, and files can be trimmed in length and have fades applied. A view filter allows you to look only at the Actions you are interested in, and all processes apart from compression can be previewed before you commit. Actions that can be performed are listed by function, so that you see anything relating to gain (such as normalising, fades, gain change) in one menu section, file attributes in another, and so on. In the main, this is all drag-and-drop simple. The Workflow is then run, and new processed files generated. The operating procedure is to drag in the files you wish to process, then to arrange various Actions to create a ‘Workflow’. Files to be processed are simply dragged into the left-hand section of the window, where they are automatically analysed by Myriad in readiness for processing. The Main window shows the Files List, a smaller Waveform Overview and the Workspace.
If beat extraction is being applied, the detected beats are also shown on the waveform display. This latter window is used to define areas to be trimmed, snipped, or played back for auditioning. Myriad has a streamlined look that, thankfully, doesn’t follow the current trend for making everything black or dark grey! The GUI is airy and uncluttered, and is composed of two windows: the Main window, and a Waveform window that can be opened or closed from the Window menu or using a key command. Output formats supported include AIFF, WAV, Broadcast WAV, ACID, CAF (including PCM, ALAC and AAC encoding), Ogg Vorbis, VOX, Apple Loops, µLaw, Apple Lossless and FLAC, while on the input side, pretty much any common audio file format is recognised including MP3 and other compressed formats.
Enhancements in the latest version 4 include speed and stability improvements, as well as an expanded feature set. It includes a comprehensive library of processes or ‘Actions’ that can be imposed on multiple files, as well as the ability to customise and save your own edited Actions. Audiofile Engineering’s powerful batch processor can really speed up those repetitive tasks.įormerly known as Sample Manager, Myriad from Audiofile Engineering is a fully featured batch converter for audio files, providing a useful toolkit both for sample library creation and for broader applications in just about every corner of the audio world.
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