Hi Joel If you have Bias Peak, you can script it to do various tasks & then run it in Batch mode. Whether the specific set of steps you're looking for is realizeable in that fashion, I cannot guarantee. If you are a Mac user, there is another avenue, most programs are scriptable through AppleScript or through Automator (the same thing really underneath). I am quite sure you could get this done with a program like Bias & Applescript. Once you have a script you can make it into an application & throw any number of files at it (i.e. drag & drop the files on the application icon). All the best Alex On Dec 17, 2006, at 11:22 AM, Joel Bresler wrote: > Dear friends: > > As long as we are talking about batch processes... > > I have about 8,000 MP3 songs at highest bit rate (320 kbps) that I > would like to convert to 92 kbps or so, and snip out a 30 to 60 > second segment suitable for web use. I need a program that can > either edit MP3 natively or convert to an editable format, cut out > the segment, and convert the segment to 92 kbps. It would be ideal > if the program could also fade in and fade out, and let me pick a > standard start time (such as 30 seconds into the cut, rather than > at the very start which is often an introduction.) > > Has anyone done anything like this? I am wondering what the results > are, specifically whether human judgment is absolutely required in > selecting samples. It's just not practicable for me to do such a > selection on 8,000 songs, so I hope the answer is no! > > Any suggestions welcome. > > Best, > > Joel > > > > > > Joel Bresler > 250 E. Emerson Rd. > Lexington, MA 02420 > USA > > 781-862-4104 (Telephone & FAX) > [log in to unmask] > IN CASE OF VERIZON EMAIL PROBLEMS, PLEASE USE MY BACK-UP EMAIL: > joelbresler-at-gmail.com