Audio Software Question

Hi,

This is my first post at Macrumors.

I'm new to Mac, so any help you can offer would be much appreciated.

I am looking for Mac software that can do the following:

Open and edit MP2 files and then save the files as RealMedia (.rm)
We're oly talking audio here, no video editing required.

Real have their own Real Media producer (and Helix) but this is really a very basic program and you can't precisely edit any large file in it. Soundforge - does this on PC but they don't have a Mac version.

Cleaner 6, can edit and convert (I think, from reading the product description) but only for OS 9. I need an OS X program.

If anyone can suggest OS X software, that would be great.

Thanks!

 

Okay, let me clarify a little.

I use a Marantz digital recorder to record interviews and speeches. The Marantz records in mp2 format onto a compact flash card. Marantz specs: Recording and reading methods:
MPEG1 Layer II compression (MP2)xx
16-bit linear uncompressed .wav (PCM)

Recording bit rate (Selectable by preset):
MP2 = 32 -192 kbps
PCM (Wave) = 768 kppsx

http://www.marantz.co.jp/eng/pro_asia/pmd680.html

I then transfer the file to my computer, open and edit it (delete some uhms and ahs, cut the length etc.) Then save the file as .rm and upload it to our real server.

I'm not a fan of realaudio but that's beside the point and I have no say in the matter.

I used to do all this on a pc using SoundForge. Now that I've moved to Mac, I need to find an equivalent program. It doesn't need to be big or sophisticated - I don't need any kind of video editing ability, just audio.

Cleaner 6 can open mp2 files and save them as realmedia but according to their documentation the real media option is only for OS 9.

Hope that clarifies the problem. Any help much appreciated!

 

Crazytom, thanks very much for the help!

I'm told that Peak 3.1 could also work, at least as far as converting to RM. But not sure if it can open MP2 files.

Do you have any experience of this?

 

the plot thickens or should that be the plight deepens ...

I can open MP2 files in Quicktime and save them to .mov

Now Perk should definitely be able to edit Quicktime's files. So that seems to be a solution ... except ... your Real Audio option is greyed out! That's ominous.

I was relying on Peak to do the RA conversion but if it can't ... We know that Cleaner 6's RA option only works with OS 9. Which you can't boot on the new Powerbooks.

I thought we almost had a solution there ...

Again, thanks tom, have a nice weekend!

 

I'm afraid I have no say in the matter, uhlawboi80. The company decided to use Real, has a real steaming server and software. I'm not a fan of theirs either.

My computer is my own and I decided to go for Mac. At the time I didn't even consider that it might be a problem finding software to to handle mp2 and rm. If I were using OS 9, I could use Cleaner but the new PBs don't boot OS 9.

Peak seems to be a "real" possibility but craytom said his rm options were greyed out - any idea why?

A friend suggested Adobe Premier 6 (apparently 6.5 is not good for RM either). What overkill to use such software for plain audio.

A solution will be found.

 

thanks guys,

Can I run classic on a 17" PowerBook? That's the machine I've ordered but haven't received yet.

All this is just to sort out what software I'll need once I get it. As I'm not working on a Mac at the moment I can't test anything.
And as far as I've been able to find out the new PBs can't boot OS 9.

Can anyone confirm this?