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SAMPLING FREQUENCY CONVERTER SOFTWARE

Whether for working on multiple projects with different sample rates or for delivering audio to various distribution outlets, a quality sample rate converter is a must-have.

SARACON runs on Mac or Windows computers and offers the highest possible quality sample rate, bit rate, and digital audio format conversion. Use it for all your in-the-box conversion needs, whether you are working on single files or entire file batches.

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Main Features

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PERFECT CONVERSIONS

SARACON is an acclaimed software converter that boasts unprecedented conversion speed and a multi-channel file format. The program handles PCM files in every known sample rate up to 384 kHz. You can also use it as a word-length reducer, format converter, and POW-R ditherer.

Use SARACON for converting single files, or use the smart batch modes to interleave several different mono input file sets into multichannel files. Or — for very large file batches — use the Super batch conversion feature to keep your workstation busy overnight or over the weekend.

Running on both Windows and MacOS, the standard SARACON application works with PCM files exclusively whereas SARACON-DSD adds DSD support.

FORMATS

The output word-length can be set to 16, 20, 24, or 32 bits fixed point, or to 32 or 64 bits IEEE floating point. The word-length reduction uses flat TPDF dithering as well as any of the three POW-R dithering algorithms.

SARACON supports a plethora of input and output formats. These include wav, AIFF, AU, BWF, SD2, CAF, PAF, MAT, RAW, DSF, DSDIFF, FLAC, and Ogg/Vorbis. The number of channels is unlimited with PCM to PCM conversion.

The conversion algorithms employed are Weiss Engineering’s own — based on over four decades experience with digital audio format conversion.

dsd version

The DSD version adds support for DSD64 and DSD128 in both directions, as well as DSD specific features that are not available in the standard version of SARACON. These include an extensive DSD conversion analysis with log files, selectable interpolation/decimation filter sets, flexible input to output channel routing, different modulators — each with its own options — dithering, and more.

The number of channels is unlimited with DSD to PCM conversion, while it is limited to six in PCM to DSD conversion.

SARACON is Super Audio Center’s recommended DSD converter.

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Technical Data

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File Formats
  • Support for all major audio formats including wav, aiff, au, caf, sd2, mat, raw.
  • Compressed formats: FLAC, Ogg/Vorbis.
  • RF64 and BWF support with meta data transfer.
  • All major PCM number formats supported: Fixed point (16, 24, and 32 bits), float, and double.
  • The SARACON-DSD adds support for dff and dsf.
Sampling Frequencies and Dither

Sampling frequencies supported

44.1 kHz, 48 kHz, 88.2 kHz, 96 kHz, 176.4 kHz, 192 kHz, 352.8 kHz, 384 kHz, DXD, DSD64 (2.8224 MHz), DSD128 (5.6448 MHz).

Dithering

TPDF, POW-R1, POW-R2 and POW-R3 dither algorithms.

Conversion Algorithms
  • Choice of different modulators for DSD generation (low, medium and high order).
  • Time reference transfer between BWF and DSD and vice versa
  • Tag transfer for certain formats. 
  • Heavily optimized for sse2 enabled processors with multiple cores.
  • Unlimited number of channels, files, and jobs.
  • Up-sampler characteristics selectable (different interpolators)
  • Different modulators selectable, each with its own options like gain, dithering etc.
  • Flexible input to output channel routing.
  • Selectable interpolation/decimation filter sets for DSD conversion.
Quality
  • PCM to PCM and DSD to PCM conversions better than −180 dB THD+N
  • PCM to DSD conversions −159.4 dB (CRFB10)
Monitoring
  • Non volatile signal monitoring for PCM to DSD conversion
  • Log file/window for documentation of conversion processes
  • Extensive DSD Conversion analysis
  • Non-volatile level/peak meter and history with full featured viewer

Note: For more detailed product specifications, please refer to the user manual.

Manuals & Downloads

Press Reviews

What the media say

EQ1 - Gearwire
Gearwire

Pro Audio YouTube Channel

SARACON

I’ve done shoot-outs with a number of other sample-rate converters and it just blows them all away…there’s very few artifacts in the audio at all.

Collin Jones
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EQ1 - TapeOp Magazine
Tape Op

Pro Audio Magazine

SARACON

If you want one of the best sounding, fastest, batch-capable options, my recommendation is Weiss Saracon. Do some head-to-head tests in your studio; I’ll bet you agree.

Garrett Haines
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Product Downloads

For your SARACON

SARACON Dongle Driver (macOS)

Sentinel HASP® runtime environment installer for macOS
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SARACON Dongle Driver (macOS)

SARACON Dongle Driver (Win)

Sentinel HASP® run-time environment installer for Windows.
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SARACON High Resolution Photos
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old SARACON Installer (MAC OSX PPC)

Saracon installer for mac

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old SARACON Installer (Mac)

Saracon installer for apple mac

supports MacOS Catalina (10.15), min. requirement: OS X Mavericks (10.9), Intel only Sentinel Hasp® run-time environment installer included 
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Saracon installer (Linux .DEB)

Saracon installer (deb)

Saracon software installer for Debian-based Linux distributions such as Ubuntu, Mint etc. 
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Saracon installer (Linux .RPM)

Saracon installer (Linux .RPM)

Saracon software installer for RPM-based Linux distributions such as Red Hat, Fedora, CentOS, openSUSE, etc. 
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Saracon installer (Mac)

Saracon installer for Apple Mac

Supports MacOS Sonoma (14.5), min. requirement: MacOS High Sierra (10.13), Intel & ARM64 (with Rosetta), Sentinel HASP® run-time environment installer included 
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SARACON Installer (Win)

Saracon installer (win)

Saracon software installer for MS Windows, Sentinel HASP® run-time environment installer included 
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SARACON Manual (MAC)
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SARACON Manual (WIN)
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