WAV tags we support

[Aaron]

For those interested in taking advantage of the WAV chunks we use in bitbox and blackbox. Here is some documentation:

This link has the best documentation I have seen on the overall WAV structure:
https://sites.google.com/site/musicg...av-file-format

Our products read and write these optional tags:

• smpl - loop points and root note
• inst - key and velocity range
• acid - beat count for clips
• cue - slice points stored as cue points
• JUNK - a small unused section to align the audio data with the block size on micro SD cards

Here is information on the acid chunk:
https://forums.cockos.com/showthread.php?t=227118

Enjoy

[puffycaps]

This is fantastic info, thanks! You guys kick ass.

[camman]

whats the best way of changing the tag outside of bitbox? doing it inside takes a real long time.

[Aaron]

I use Sound Forge on Windows. It's overkill for editing WAV tags. I'm not sure of a good option.

[camman]

whats the best way of changing the tag outside of bitbox? doing it inside takes a real long time.

could a software update change how the samples are loaded? it would be much easier if it used the midi note numbers rather than a wav tag. it would make multi-sample loading super easy.

[Simontl]

Which program for Mac OSX would be able to create ACID tags on WAV? Logic Pro X? Ocenaudio?

[shankiphonic]

I can only add that I googled it to death, and downloaded half a dozen apps and came up with nothing useful.
Everything was music library editor.
Now - if Cunningham's law would apply - someone would follow up with a post telling me how wrong I am and finally give us the answer....

[Steve]

ANSWER: SampleRobot. $91 USD.

It is important to know that we do not look at filenames to create multisample sets. We look only at the wavtag. Logic works well but does not write these tags (in my experience) as it renames files.

Sample Robot will take the sets you have created or purchased and write the necessary data for use in our machines. There are free options....but your time is also worth something. For me, I paid for SR and have never looked back.

[jonlemon]

@Steve: So you are saying that you can add wavtags (incl. inst for note & velocity) using SampleRobot, which is understood by BB, also for multisamples?

[Steve]

I am saying that. The downside to SR is the inexpensive version does not create 24/48. You need the higher-priced version for this.

[jonlemon]

@Steve: thanks for the clarification!