Looking for a program to rename files

[HaZwaiOh]

Hey guys!

From day one I started collecting and sampling my old drumsounds which has now added up to a mighty sound library.
Now I want to organize them and by numbering them. Stuff like "BD - 001" or "Snare - 001". If I do it by myself it´s a really awful job. I looked for software on google, but most of the stuff i tried was shit. is there anything you can advice!

[vitaminman]

Hey,

Cool Edit Pro 2.1 can do it with their batch processor.

Take care,

Nick

[HaZwaiOh]

k, i figured that out, but how can i put it in descending numbered order?

[Copenhagen]

Damn, don't tell me that's doable...I spend an ice age renaming all my sounds and stuff...took me close to 3 months on and off. Then I again...I have 40 gigs of sounds...

[HaZwaiOh]

can the batch processor also do normalize and envelope editting? this would be good task for my computer to do while i´m off for a weekend - should take forever, but i think it´s definitely worth doing since I´ll get all my sounds at the same proper format and level

[Fade]

Oh man now I definitely have to check Cool Edit 2.1's features. If only renaming files was this easy a few years ago...

[vitaminman]

Hey,

Yes, CEP can do the normalising and envelope editing. You simply record a script, then run the script in batch mode...it's been a feature of the program since the beginning!

I don't have the program in front of me at the moment (I'm writing this from a Mac :D ), but I think you have to go to to Options>Scripts and Batch Processing in the Edit View, then record your script like you would a macro in Word or Excel. Once you've made the script, save it, then run it as a Batch Process from the same window.

You will have options to either overwrite the old files or save them to a new location.

If you have problems, look it up in the manual or help file, it will tell you what to do.

Take care,

Nick

[HaZwaiOh]

wow. i think i wasted million of days doing that kind of crap - could have made tons of beats in that time. thanks a lot nick

[vitaminman]

Hey,

You're very welcome. This is just one reason why Cool Edit is the king of audio editors!

Take care,

Nick

[Fade]

I'm going to have to try this later!

[HaZwaiOh]

This is just mighty and for a long time it has not happened that i was so amazed by computers. not to bring up old discussions, but try that with an mpc ... i´ll wait with converting til I get my new cpu and mainboard - can´t wait for it ...
out,

[milLion]

hey vitaminman -- how would you generate a script in cool edit pro to keep the same name but append numbers to them for different samples??? -- for example Snare0001, Snare0002,.....Snare000x

[vitaminman]

Hey,

I'm not sure! I played around a little with CEP tonight trying to figure out how to do that, but no luck. If you write to support@syntrillium.com, they may be able to help you out.

PS: If you're nice, leave your name and write in complete sentences, they'll take you more seriously :D

Take care,

Nick

[mendoza]

Alternatively, you can program a simple script in perl: you read the directory, open your files one by one and do something like:

$filename="file0000";
$filename++;

Then you rename your file with the system call your OS needs.