Best free (or not too pricey) tool to resample?

Hi.
I bought some hires albums at 24/192 but I realize using my Metric Halo ULN-2 or my software (JRiver) to resample to 24/96 in real time may not be the best practice. Any advice on a good software to resample? I am not a pro, so I would prefer not spending hundreds of bucks for just a dozen albums!

 

SoX. command line utility.

sox.exe −G hires.flac outfile.flac rate 96000


Substitute 48000 and hear no difference.

 

What's wrong with JRiver? I think it does a nice job with whatever resampling is needed.

 

Well, actually, I'll test it. It may be that I just think it is not good enough.

 

What is the -G parameter?

 

If you need to spend some money, you can also get iZotope RX which IMO is best in class.

High quality resampling in software is trivial these days whether through SoX, Foobar, or commercial software like JRiver and dBPowerAmp.

Would be very surprised if one could hear a difference between them!

 

It does what you tell it to do. If I'm using my vintage Adcom DAC, I set it up to 44.1/48khz for 96/192 files. You can upsample as well.

 

It's supposed to automatically reduce file gain if clipping is detected (which can happen from any filtering), but doesn't always seem to work as magically as one would hope.

 

xx

Good to know.
I used to love to test things.
Now, not so much.

 

"best in class" except when actually analyzed: SRC Comparisons

 

Jriver uses SoX for resampling. Built in.

 

Good software development practice… why reinvent the wheel?

 

Have you tried Tascam’s Hi-Res Editor? It’s free and simple to use. I’ve used it on DSD/PCM files with no issue.
TASCAM Hi-Res Editor | OVERVIEW | TASCAM - United States

 

Here is one that has a free version…TAUDIOCONVERTER. It pretty much converts anything.

Convert Audio Files To/From All Audio Formats. PC/Mac Audio Converter