FAQ: How do I track (split) my demo CD?

[JOLLYGREENJIANT]

Sound Forge and Cool Edit are only a couple of recording progs. For Steinberg Wavelab, which was my integeral choice of recording software until my comp went on the fritz, you simply pinpoint by zooming in on the wave at the point where you hear your break. Pause and zoom in closer to recognize the downbeat and right click. Select insert marker and a list of options will appear. Bubble in track splice and now your tracks are split. In Acid, which is what I have been using recently, you take your whole wave and split tracks at each cursor location, which you can designate the same way you would in Steinberg, then Render each track individually by erasing all but the track you want to send to Wav File (It is best to do this in the order of the tracks) and moving the wav to the front of the sequence and rendering it.

[Jon Avalon]

I would rather go with CD Architect 5.0......just a suggestion...worked well for me

[dj_tessai]

Originally Posted by DJ Cubano

nero works like a dream

Where is the option in Nero Express?

[moshen]

don't use express... use the full version... if you have express installed then the full version is usually there with it.

[dj_tessai]

Thanx ... I'll check into it.

[dj_tessai]

It does not seem as though the regular Nero is installed .... when using Nero Express.

[Amalgam]

What about with Cubase Sx?

[klubkrakr]

anyone familiar with "audacity"???

any help or pointers would be greatly appreciated.

[Taki]

I am and I got plenty of it to go around.

[klubkrakr]

Originally Posted by Taki

I am and I got plenty of it to go around.

don't i know it tho. haven't seen you in a long time. 'course, i don't seem to get out as much as i used to.

back to "audacity", seems the biggest obstacle i'm having in figuring it out now is getting this stupid computer of mine to recognize that i have a CDR drive and that there's a blank disc in it. DOH! can ya help with that?

[molecule]

record and edit using pro tools:
make clean, seamless regions where you want track breaks, (you can place micro fades on top and tail of each track to eliminate DC offsets, this is only way to be sure you do not get DC pops at the track marks), export tracks.

burn cd:
using i-tunes, or Toast
set track gaps to 0 seconds, except first track.

I have used this method professionally to create duplication masters for a decade or so. Tryed and true, flawless everytime.

[Soundsofthedj]

I use a program called Music Studio Pro. You can pick it up at office max or something. It's like eighty bucks. this program comes with midi and audio programs and allows you to track up cds plus a few cool extras.
HAYZE

[macraver]

I do tracking via a very oldschool method, but it works very well. Apple makes a program called QuickTime that is almost on every computer (mac and PC). It's good to register it (legally if you can, but we won't tell if otherwise), so that you have the QuickTime Pro version. This will allow you to create and save files.

1. Open your WAV or AIFF set in QuickTime. play through the set and pause it where the track split should be.

2. Highlight this portion of the set and paste it to the clipboard. Open a new file and paste this into the file.

3. Then, go up to the File menu and export this new file and save it as an AIFF or WAV file (good idea to save all these new files in a new folder).

4. Go back to the set and hit delete. This will delete your saved track from the file opened in RAM and will allow you to play through and pause where your next tracksplit will be.

5. GO back to step 2, and repeat, until you have saved your entire set as individual tracks in AIFF or WAV format.

6. Get a copy of Adaptec JAM (this is the best program to use for burning, hands down...don't use toast, it puts annoying track splits in between the tracks which sound like a jump when you play your CD).

7. Drag all these AIFF or WAV files into Adaptec JAM

8. Set the track pause to 00:00 (zero seconds)...set ths between each file.

9. Burn your CD. This will burn as DAO (disc at once) and this is the format you want to burn EVERY tracksplit CD in!...this way, you have no pause at all between your tracks, and your CD is one fluid, continuous mix.

10. Listen to your CD...notice that it's fluid and seamless!

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This method I use for splitting up MP3 sets I have downloaded off the net, as well, but I must first convert the MP3 set to AIFF before I split it up in QuickTime, because the MP3 format puts headers and footers at the beginning and ending of tracks, and it's not a good format to edit in. AIFF or WAV only (for editing)...

Hope this helps!!!
Tell me if you've had experience tracksplitting in QuickTime...this is how I always to it.

My two cents,

Ward

[sealvl]

if anybody knows how to separate to individual trax with ProTools, please let me know

[Holmes Davis]

Originally Posted by klubkrakr

anyone familiar with "audacity"???

any help or pointers would be greatly appreciated.

Isn't audcity just a .wav editing program