Hi Mathew. I have joined files together with Gold Wave and It seems fine but I have not burned these files to disc as I am at this point experimenting. However, I have ripped CDs with CDEX as one single track as this was determined by the content. On the CD though there are Track Markers, how do I replicate this with the CD I've just ripped to my hard drive as one large file without actually splitting the track? In addition, I've downloaded such files from other mailing lists and want to burn them to CD but to ad track indexing points but without actually splitting the file into separate distinct files with a discernible join, even if it is almost unnoticeable, I would notice it. Mini discs have the great facility of adding track markers without interfering with the content of the disc. The way around my problem is to record onto MD the album, add the track markers and then burn the resulting disc to a CD with my stand alone Hi-Fi CD writer. The problem with this is there are so many processes, and especially from PC to mini disc as this would have to be via poor quality connecting cables and through a mini jack plug and recorded in real time in analogue. I say poor quality connecting cables because I'm used to using very high quality inter-connects ($500 a pair)on my equipment. I noticed in Nero Express, in the properties of a file to be burned an Indexing tab but I don't know what that does nor how to use it. If it would do what I hope it would then my problem might be solved (once I've cracked how to use it. Walter.) ---Original Message----- From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org]on Behalf Of Matthew Bullis Sent: 04 June 2009 07:03 To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Gapless Cd creation: Re: Can it be done? How do I do it?
OK, getting really fine and technical here. If you splice files together in Sound Forge, and you hear a click, or you otherwise notice the point at which you've joined the files, then there is something wrong with the .wav files before you've even joined them. You'll need to use a program called WavTrim to fix the two files before you join them. This way, it can look at the ends of each file on either side, trim out any digital garbage, and present you with cleaned-up files which you can then join. Sound Forge's problem is that while splitting the files is fine, and the playback on computer is seamless, when written to cd, the byte allocation data is off, and only when you play back the audio cd will you then hear any clicks, hesitations, or ticks, while the .wav files that still reside on your hard drive play back flawlessly. It's worth it to learn this correctly, because if you trade a concert to someone, and your cd to them has these mistracked errors, and they don't fix them, and then they burn a copy for someone else, more tracking errors occur. Their failure to check this problem results possibly in double errors, and it can go downhill from there. The worst case I've come across is where someone did heaven knows what while making the cds, or five or six people ignored the problems, and actual seconds of audio was lost, which of course couldn't be recovered. OK, I'll stop there, as it might have got a bit nit-picky, but I appreciate the effort when someone presents a well taken care of show, which flows seamlessly, like you're right there in the concert. Thanks a lot. Matthew To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
