actually solving the .alc to wav problem?

[tbdemon]

Today I am working on my sample lib, trying to export .wav files from .alc clips and devices. I have not done this for a while and now remember why....ITS STUPID COMPLICATED and REPETITIVE to batch process samples, with any kind of proper naming.

Firstly, I 100000% want only .wav files, I can't use .alc, because I am exporting for use on stand alone audio samplers(mpc) and for use in other DAWs (pro-tools, audacity). Think it as "open source" audio clips.
Second, I am clipping up to 300 files for this project, so I need a streamlined solution (I will probably be doing this many times over the next year.)

Thus far the process. I have drum racks that I have made clips in (300+ clips, they are various African/Brazilian drum rhythms I have "transcribed" from field recordings). These are midi clips. I would prefer to just export that clip as .wav, naming the .wav with the clip name (without recording EVERY clip into a new track.)

I also tried recording these clips to a new track (routing midi channel to audio channel and recording X bars). However, when I go to save these audio clips, (dragging them from session view into the library), the library names the .wav after the TRACK NAME and not the clip name (and the naming is sequential, 0001 audio3 etc). FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK SHIT

I also also tried, recording all clips to arrangement view and then highlight each one and export as wav (but again no help in the naming department, defaults to "untitled")

Using this process will take me the better of several days to accomplish, so hoping to find a faster way before I spend all the manual labor time.

If there is no better way using my method, is there a better way that I can use for next time?
Might there be a Max4live solution or a way to do this via the API?
Any other programs I can look into (for next time) that will make this process easier. (I love Ableton, but if it can't do this that is a serious limitation I need to work around)

If anyone can point to anything I will be super grateful.
If no solution exists, I would like to work on building one as this seems to be a problem for many users since day 1. (I am a competent programmer in java and python, so SRSLY any possible solution to this, I would like to explore)


Running Ableton 9.1.6 and/or 9.5 (also have 8.something if this works I can re-install it).
Windows 7 64 bit (or 32 bit if it solves my problem)

[zeropoint]

For the audio export, Select all the midi clips in the track and freeze them. Then flatten them. Now go to the Freeze folder in your project and you will see 300 files called Freeze 1 - Freeze 300.

Not sure whether all your clips have different names or whether the name of your rack and sequential numbers will suffice but.....If you're on a mac with Yosemite or Capitan you can batch rename from the finder. If your on windows or earlier mac os there will be batch renaming utilities....

Best I can think of.....good luck !

[zeropoint]

sorry just saw your sig and you're on windows...

maybe try this:

http://www.bulkrenameutility.co.uk/Main_Intro.php

[zeropoint]

so....you could try this. go to your live clips folder and use copyfilenames to build a list

http://www.extrabit.com/copyfilenames/

then use advanced renamer to rename your sequential freeze files from your list. just need to make sure all your clips appear in your set in the same order as they appear in your clip library.....

http://www.advancedrenamer.com/


have no personal experience with either of these utils but no reason why it shouldn't work....

[jestermgee]

If what you are trying to do involves the mouse and keyboard in the same pattern it could be the job of a script. BUT, if you are not really good with scripting actions using something like AutoIT then it may take just as much time to learn as to actually do BUT it's well worth looking into. I use it for creating preset browser packs for push and it makes the task of saving 10,000+ preset files much quicker and easier and I have time for other things while it grinds away.