[HN Gopher] DawVert - a DAW project file converter
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       DawVert - a DAW project file converter
        
       Author : SatyrDiamond
       Score  : 32 points
       Date   : 2024-10-20 09:26 UTC (3 days ago)
        
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       | Optimal_Persona wrote:
       | Interesting, will have to check this out.
       | 
       | A few questions - - Is there anything like an Edit Decision List
       | (EDL) that's common in video editing software? - As this supports
       | Ableton Live - how would it handle exporting Session View clips
       | from Live to a DAW that doesn't do Session clips - which can be
       | triggered manually or programatically but due to this non-linear
       | nature, don't really "live" anywhere on a timeline? - Does this
       | include automation, internal/VST plugin parameters/automation,
       | tempo/beat subdivision, and key changes?
        
         | PaulDavisThe1st wrote:
         | The audio world (which is a superset of the DAW world) has
         | nothing remotely like standards for session files. The closest
         | thing you could maybe name is AAF, which is really from the
         | broadcast world, and is an abomination (it carries every
         | hallmark of design-by-committee that you could ever list).
         | 
         | The good news is that people rarely move sessions from DAW to
         | DAW, and on the occasions when they need a workflow that
         | revolves around "stems" (1 audio file per track) generally gets
         | the job done.
        
       | textadventure wrote:
       | Pretty interesting. If you add support for Pro Tools and Logic
       | Pro, you'll have the attention of industry pros. Others important
       | DAWs to consider supporting are Studio One, Cubase, Nuendo, Adobe
       | Audition (this one should be easy, their session files are
       | basically XML).
        
       | liotier wrote:
       | Wishlist: Akai MPC3 - especially as the brand new 3 format has a
       | single track order for all sequences in a project, thus making it
       | functionally compatible with most DAWs.
        
       | sp8 wrote:
       | Interesting (and cool) to see some support for tracker files in
       | this. Probably a niche ask, but I would love to find a tool that
       | can reliably convert files saved from MED/OctaMED/SoundStudio
       | from the Amiga days. libopenmpt does support some older files of
       | this type (and you can compile ffmpeg with libopenmpt support)
       | but the stash I have of my own music from back in the day are
       | newer and I have been unable to find anything to convert them
       | short of getting OctaMED running again.
        
       | oidar wrote:
       | Great. I was just looking for something to move a project from
       | Bitwig to Ableton. I'll test this out!
        
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