I have become very fond of new sound utility I discovered last month called Sound Grinder. Sound Grinder 2.5.1 was developed by a company called Monkey-Tools. This handy little program started out as a simple audio conversion tool and has blossomed into much more. Whether you are a seasoned audio professional, a home studio owner or just beginning in the art of sound design, Sound Grinder was made for you.

First and foremost Sound Grinder is a great sound converter. It’s fast and flexible. You can now import and export FLAC, OGG/FLAC and BWAV file formats and their associated metadata. Of course the old stand-bys are still there, .wav, .aiff, .au, .mp3, .amr and Quicktime. You can now import, edit and export MP3 ID3 Tags, Vorbis Comments, FLAC Comments, and Quicktime User Data as supported by the LAME MP3 and other codecs and standards. Additionally, when converting between formats, any equivalent metadata will be carried over to the output file.

As a podcaster, this program is a real timesaver. I record in raw .wav or .aiff format and now I can add ID3 tags and convert to MP3 format in half the time it took me using iTunes. But that’s not all, Sound Grinder has RMS and Peak normalization built right into the program. This is something you find in much more expensive programs. You can now hear the results of your conversion and normalizing settings prior to conversion. In addition, you can now import/export Finder/Spotlight comments, and export processing information including: date, time, file type, codec, bit depth, and sample rate.

This software is a great addition to any Mac user’s library, but if you podcast or work with audio, Sound Grinder is a must have utility. For $39 you really can’t go wrong. Check it out yourself, you get a 15 day trial period to see how the program can help you save time and effort. It made my life a whole lot easier.

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