sample_converter_m8tracker

Sample converter for M8 tracker

This tool will take a file, folder or subset of folders of audio files and convert them to 16bit, 44,1kHz stereo for compatibility with M8tracker. When generating files, the script will attempt to categorise the samples using their current structure and put them in the path of the script. If used to convert a large number of samples in a complex structure of folders, omit the last "/" in the folder structure.

Requirements

Python3 pydub: pip3 install pydub

Usage:

Example folder structure - the folder up one level of the path of the script has the following structure:

Sample Packs/
	Rhythm Lab Neu Jungle Preview/
		Breaks/
			160 Bom Break 4.wav
			166_Wildfire_Break_3.wav
			...
		Synth/
			CS15 Modsynth07 G.wav
			CS15 Reese09 A.wav
			..

Command examples:

Example 1

python3 ./convert_for_m8.py ../Sample Packs/Rhythm\ Lab\ Neu\ Jungle\ Preview/ <== Note trailing "/" character

Will take all files under the folders of the folder "Rhythm Lab Neu Jungle Preview",
convert them and put in a folder called "Rhythm Lab Neu Jungle Preview".
The last slash character indicates for the script to put all files in one folder.

Example 2

python3 ./convert_for_m8.py ../Sample Packs/Rhythm\ Lab\ Neu\ Jungle\ Preview
Will take all files under the folders of the folder "Rhythm Lab Neu Jungle Preview",
convert them and put in a folder called "Rhythm Lab Neu Jungle Preview", preserving sub-folders.
Omitting the last slash character indicates for the script to preserve sub-folder structure.