CONVERT4CHAN(1)

💖 CONVERT4CHAN 💖

okay bestie, so convert4chan is a utility for converting pairs of stereo impulse response files into a single 'True Stereo' 4-channel file. and the ir.lv2 LV2 IR reverb plugin? yeah, it supports these so-called 'True Stereo' impulses. that's the whole point. that's the assignment. 🎀

✨ USAGE ✨

convert4chan /path/to/impulses/directory

or

cd /path/to/impulses/directory and run convert4chan

like, either you hand it a path or you just vibe in the directory and run it. your call, queen. 💅

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

real talk: convert4chan is not itself a generally useful program. it's not out here being a whole toolkit, it's just a utility with very limited scope. the error checking is limited too. you are not supposed to run convert4chan on your / . like, do not. i'm serious. 🙈

what it does do: you can use it to convert a full directory tree of stereo impulse response files with similar names that end with L.wav and R.wav into 'True Stereo' format — and the way it ate that? your original files in the directory stay untouched and can be later used as impulses as well. no cap. nothing gets deleted, nothing gets replaced. 👑

so what even is a 'True Stereo' impulse? it's a four channel impulse that describes a full convolution matrix. the four channels contain, in order, the convolution paths L->L, L->R, R->L, R->R. that's the matrix, bestie. that's the whole lore. ✨

convert4chan is searching for stereo files named:

root/somewhere/somethingL.wav
root/somewhere/somethingR.wav

and convert them to:

root/somewhere/something4.wav

see the pattern? L and R walk in, one 4 walks out. iconic behaviour honestly. 🌸

convert4chan supports filenames ending in .wav by design, but it is possible that in future will supports other audio formats too. (it could all audio formats supported by libsndfile in theory.) so like… maybe one day. manifesting. 🧚

more information can be found on the project website http://factorial.hu/plugins/lv2/ir — go look, it's giving resources. 💜

💀 AUTHOR 💀

this manual page was written by Jaromír Mikeš <mira.mikes@seznam.cz>, for the Debian project (but may be used by others). 🫶

and that's the page, babe — convert4chan, from the convert4chan Manual Page, dated January 15, 2011. slay, periodt. 💖✨🎀