Saracon is a versatile multichannel file format and sampling rate conversion tool of utmost sonic quality and unprecedented conversion speed. All standard sampling rates between 44.1kHz and 384kHz are supported, including DXD and DSD. DSD in both 2.8224 MHz and 5.6448 MHz variants. POW-R dithering is also standard procedure of course.

Saracon comes in two variants: SARACON and SARACON-DSD. The latter also supports DSD conversion.

SARACON is a batch processor working on source and destination files. It does not support streaming modes.

Features:
Sampling Rates (input/output): 44.1k, 48k, 88.2k, 96k, 176.4k, 192k, 352.8k, 384k, DXD, DSD
Wordlengths (input/output): 16/20/24/32 bit fixed point, 32/64 IEEE float, DSD
File Formats (input/output): wav, aiff, au, bwf, sd2, caf, paf, mat, raw, dsdiff, FLAC, Ogg/Vorbis
Wordlength Reduction Methods: Flat TPDF dither, POW-r 1, POW-r 2,
POW-r 3
THD+N PCM to PCM: better than –180dB for 32 Bit fixed point I/O, unweighted
THD+N PCM to DSD: better than –147dB for 32 Bit fixed point Input, unweighted
Number of channels: PCM to PCM: unlimited, DSD to PCM: unlimited, PCM to DSD: up to six
Weiss quality conversion algorithms
Ergonomic user interface
Built in sine-generator for testing purposes

Specific for DSD:
Extensive DSD Conversion analysis
Log files
Selectable interpolation / decimation filter sets for DSD conversion
Flexible input to output channel routing
Different modulators selectable, each with its own options like gain, dithering etc.
Upsampler characteristics selectable (different interpolators)
Log window shows time tagged events (e.g. overs)
Non-volatile level / peak meter / history with full featured viewer.

PowerPC architecture (G4/G5) or Intel i386
OSX 10.5 or higher
256MB RAM (recommended)
Screen Resolution of 1024x768 (recommended)
One USB port for Dongle