Installing SD-Utility
Download the SD-Utility Installer for MacOS or Windows from:
https://www.sounddevices.com/download/?prod=sd-utility
Open the installer and install the application by following the on-screen instructions.
Minimum operating requirements:
MacOS 10.11+, 64-bit
Windows 10+, 64-bit
Importing A20-Mini WAV Files into SD-Utility
SD-Utility accepts monophonic WAV and RF64 WAV files recorded by the A20-Mini or MIC files recorded by the
Audio Ltd A10-TX. There are three methods for importing files into SD-Utility.
Drag-and-drop WAV files or volumes/folders containing WAV files into the Source window.
Navigate File > Add and select WAV file(s) for import.
On the bottom left of the Source window, click + in Mac or Add in Windows, then select file(s) for import.
The Source window displays the following information for all imported files.
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Filename
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Transmitter name
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Date and time of file creation
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Start timecode
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End timecode
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Length of recording
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Frame Rate
Removing WAV files from the Source Window
There are three methods for removing WAV files from the Source window.
1.
Highlight the WAV file(s) to be removed from the Source window, then click - on Mac or Remove on Windows.
2.
Highlight the WAV file(s) to be removed from the Source window, then navigate File > Remove.
3.
Highlight the WAV file(s) to be removed from the Source window, then press the Delete key.
Organizing Source Files
Click on a Information Header cell to order the list of files in the Source Window by information. For example, click the Start TC cell
to arrange the files by timecode start times from lowest to highest. Click again to reverse the order from highest to lowest.
To manually order the list of source files, click and hold a file row and drag it into the desired position.
Selecting Files to Export
Highlight the file(s) to process and export from the Source window. Multiple files can be selected using keyboard modifiers, Apple
and Shift in MacOS, Ctrl and Shift in Windows. If no files are selected, processing is applied to all files in the Source window.
Naming of Processed WAV Files
Processed WAV files will be named according to the Filename selection.
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Match Source
uses the source file’s name in the processed WAV file.
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Replace with
allows the processed file to be named based on the custom entry.
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Conform to CSV
uses the take information from a CSV Sound Report to determine the processed file names. See
Conforming A20-Mini WAV Files to CSV sound reports.
Creating Shorter WAV Files Based on Timecode Range
When a shorter WAV file is needed than the original recording, you can use the Timecode Range feature to create a shorter WAV
file. The length and content of the exported file is based on the entered timecode start and stop times.
1.
Highlight the source file(s) from the Source window.
2.
Select the Timecode Range check box.
3.
Enter valid timecode start and end times. The values must fall within the range of the source file.
4.
Select Export.
Conforming A20-Mini WAV Files to CSV Sound Reports
CSV sound report files generated by Sound Devices recorders can be used to extract only relevant audio from the A20-Mini WAV or
A10-TX MIC files. Audio is extracted and a new WAV file is created based on the timecode in/out values of takes listed within the
CSV.
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