Thanks. I did download Max, but had to make sure I had the latest stable 
version.
Too bad Amadeus costs so much just to have the batch conversion feature.

On Sep 6, 2011, at 12:56 AM, Paul Erkens wrote:

> Hi Paul Henrichsen,
> Amadeus costs. Max is free. Max, however, is a cd ripper in the first place, 
> but it can convert audio as well. It's very accessible.
> Hth,
> Paul.
> On Sep 6, 2011, at 6:38 AM, Paul Henrichsen wrote:
> 
>> Hi. I was looking for the audio converter called Max in the app store, but I 
>> don't see it there.
>> Is this the one which sells for $60 or is Amadeus the one which sells for 
>> $60. I know that one does, but I can't tell from the below message if he is 
>> talking about Max or Amadeus when he talks about the $60 and a trial version.
>> I downloaded Max from their site making sure I had the stable version.
>> Thanks.
>> 
>> On Sep 5, 2011, at 8:47 AM, Paul Erkens wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi Paul Henrichsen,
>>> As I think it was Eric Caron pointed out, max could be a good choice. Max 
>>> is free.
>>> On Sep 1, 2011, at 5:58 AM, Paul Henrichsen wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Hi, Esther. I thought of Amadeus pro, but $60 is a bit more than I want to 
>>>> pay since I am just converting files; not editing them.
>>>> Will Max allow batch conversion?
>>>> Thanks.
>>>> 
>>>> On Aug 30, 2011, at 8:52 AM, Esther wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> Hi Paul,
>>>>> 
>>>>> If you're looking for simple conversion of ogg to mp3 on the Mac, Erik's 
>>>>> suggestion of Max will probably work for you:
>>>>> http://sbooth.org/Max/
>>>>> Max is donationware.  But Eric Caron is correct that Amadeus Pro or its 
>>>>> Lite version has a powerful batch processor that will also handle many 
>>>>> functions besides simple conversions (e.g., fades, adding/trimming 
>>>>> silence, conversion of sound quality, normalization, and lots more). This 
>>>>> shareware audio editing program had a recent major upgrade, so the price 
>>>>> is now $60.  If you want to try the trial version, just Google the name 
>>>>> together with macupdate, which will give you the link to the program and 
>>>>> the web site.  (It's also sold on the Mac App Store, but trial downloads 
>>>>> are not supported in the App Store).  The Blind Cool Tech podcast on 
>>>>> batch processing with Amadeus Pro is Dane's podcast from two years 
>>>>> earlier. 
>>>>> 
>>>>> HTH.  Cheers,
>>>>> 
>>>>> Esther
>>>>> 
>>>>> On Aug 30, 2011, at 03:51, Eric Caron wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> Hi Paul,
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>  It is not free but Amadeus Pro or Amadeus Pro lite does a great job 
>>>>>> with conversions and also is a nice audio editor.  it is at the app 
>>>>>> store.  
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>  You can do single or batch conversions.  There is even a tutorial on 
>>>>>> Blindcool tech on doing large numbers of conversions with Amadeus Pro. 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> eRic Caron
>>>>>> On Aug 30, 2011, at 1:08 AM, Paul Henrichsen wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Hi. I'm looking for an accessible audio converter. I need to convert 
>>>>>>> ogg files into mp3 files. I have tunesify, but I find it less than 
>>>>>>> intuitive to use.
>>>>>>> For some reason, even though I have selected the folder with its 
>>>>>>> subfolders, it doesn't seem to want to convert the ogg files. I also 
>>>>>>> can't tell whether it will convert the contents of subfolders in the 
>>>>>>> original folder.
>>>>>>> Anything better out there?
>>>>>>> I'm use to using gold wave or the audio stripper from NCH software.
>>>>>>> However, I don't like the heavy-handedness of NCH when it comes to 
>>>>>>> reinstalling their software or putting it on more than one machine.
>>>>>>> Thanks.
>>>>>>> 
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