Does Mixcraft Have a Sample Rate Converter ?

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ConnollyMusicCreates
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Does Mixcraft Have a Sample Rate Converter ?

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Just ran across something on Reddit I've never needed - Sample Rate Conversion. Does Mixcraft have or use a sample rate converter? The reason it came up is my needing a reference track and one guy said, 'don't use a .mp3. Use a FLAC or AIFF file.' From there various different file types came up, and from that the possibility of needing a sample rate conversion. Thanks
RStudio
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Re: Does Mixcraft Have a Sample Rate Converter ?

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Is that what you mean?
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ConnollyMusicCreates
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Re: Does Mixcraft Have a Sample Rate Converter ?

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Probably. LOL I haven't got that far into it yet but that looks like a rabbit hole worth exploring. Thanks
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Re: Does Mixcraft Have a Sample Rate Converter ?

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If you are saving your mix, then just like Rstudio said

If you are talking about a reference track, then you are probably talking about adjusting the tempo of the audio file without affecting the pitch.

If you select the audio clip and click on the Sound tab, there are two buttons: Use Project Tempo and Time Stretch.

Use Project Tempo will allow you to slow down or speed up the audio file without the pitch changing according to the project tempo. Time Stretch will allow the audio file to play back at a percentage of its recorded tempo according to the percent you set below the time stretch button - without affecting the pitch.

When digital audio is recorded, it is converted to a series of data points called samples that "pass by" at a certain frequency. The frequency is the sample rate. A sample can have non-zero or zero amplitude so there is always a sample regardless of sound playing or not. When more or fewer samples pass by, the frequency changes which usually would affect pitch. Fewer samples passing by - lower pitch. More samples passing by - higher pitch. Rate conversion adjusts the number of samples passing by to keep the pitch consistent with the original digital recording. Too much conversion and you start to hear artifacts and weirdness.
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Re: Does Mixcraft Have a Sample Rate Converter ?

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I use the Voxengo r8brain PRO https://www.voxengo.com/product/r8brainpro/.
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