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splitting tracks in sound forge - avoiding clicks?
hello pro audio people
i use sound forge all the time for splitting up tracks. for example when i record a concert on tape then prepare it for cd. my problem is when i split a track during crowd noise before a song starts, after i burn it to cd, maybe 50% of the time, i hear a click when the tracks move from one to another when i listen to the cd. if i copy the files back to my computer and rejoin them, there is no click. i have analyzed store bought cds that have songs which segue and it seems there is no particular spot that they split them, yet there is never a problem with a click when you listen. is my burner adding the click? is there a special point in the wave file where you should split the tracks? thanks for any help! -jon |
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splitting tracks in sound forge - avoiding clicks?
"XQJ37" wrote in message is my burner adding the click? It's doubtful. is there a special point in the wave file where you should split the tracks? Yes. You must expand the waveform along the time line and be certain that you make a clean cut at a point where the waveform crosses the 'zero' point. That is, you cannot cut at a point where the wave is moving to the positive or negative side of zero without chancing a DC spike, or a pop. thanks for any help! Another method to eliminate the DC pop would be to do a short fade-in and fade-out on each 'split' file. Also, when you reassemble the files for burning, depending on the software, you can possibly crossfade from one file to the other, making the result appear to be seamless. -- David Morgan (MAMS) http://www.m-a-m-s.com http://www.artisan-recordingstudio.com |
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(CH) wrote in message . com...
(XQJ37) wrote in message . com... hello pro audio people i use sound forge all the time for splitting up tracks. for example when i record a concert on tape then prepare it for cd. my problem is when i split a track during crowd noise before a song starts, after i burn it to cd, maybe 50% of the time, i hear a click when the tracks move from one to another when i listen to the cd. if i copy the files back to my computer and rejoin them, there is no click. i have analyzed store bought cds that have songs which segue and it seems there is no particular spot that they split them, yet there is never a problem with a click when you listen. is my burner adding the click? is there a special point in the wave file where you should split the tracks? thanks for any help! -jon When you split the large file into smaller files are you creating the splits at zero crossing points? Not sure if that's it, but it could be. -CH i have experienced clicks even when i hit a zero point. when i analyze store bought cds with segues it seems that they don't always hit on a zero point. someone told me to try cd archetect. that may solve it. but otherwise i really like soundforge. |
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splitting tracks in sound forge - avoiding clicks?
hello pro audio people
i use sound forge all the time for splitting up tracks. for example when i record a concert on tape then prepare it for cd. my problem is when i split a track during crowd noise before a song starts, after i burn it to cd, maybe 50% of the time, i hear a click when the tracks move from one to another when i listen to the cd. if i copy the files back to my computer and rejoin them, there is no click. i have analyzed store bought cds that have songs which segue and it seems there is no particular spot that they split them, yet there is never a problem with a click when you listen. is my burner adding the click? is there a special point in the wave file where you should split the tracks? thanks for any help! -jon Might be your burning software not quite putting absolutely no pause inbetween tracks. |
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splitting tracks in sound forge - avoiding clicks?
hello pro audio people
i use sound forge all the time for splitting up tracks. for example when i record a concert on tape then prepare it for cd. my problem is when i split a track during crowd noise before a song starts, after i burn it to cd, maybe 50% of the time, i hear a click when the tracks move from one to another when i listen to the cd. if i copy the files back to my computer and rejoin them, there is no click. i have analyzed store bought cds that have songs which segue and it seems there is no particular spot that they split them, yet there is never a problem with a click when you listen. is my burner adding the click? is there a special point in the wave file where you should split the tracks? thanks for any help! -jon Might be your burning software not quite putting absolutely no pause inbetween tracks. |
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splitting tracks in sound forge - avoiding clicks?
On 25 Sep 2003 11:54:54 -0700, (XQJ37) wrote:
hello pro audio people i use sound forge all the time for splitting up tracks. for example when i record a concert on tape then prepare it for cd. my problem is when i split a track during crowd noise before a song starts, after i burn it to cd, maybe 50% of the time, i hear a click when the tracks move from one to another when i listen to the cd. if i copy the files back to my computer and rejoin them, there is no click. i have analyzed store bought cds that have songs which segue and it seems there is no particular spot that they split them, yet there is never a problem with a click when you listen. is my burner adding the click? is there a special point in the wave file where you should split the tracks? Others have suggested to make sure you make the splits at zero-crossing points, and that will certainly help, but it is merely reducing the effect rather than addressing the cause. A CD is organised in blocks, each block being 1/75th second long (588 samples). If you present a file to be burned as a track that is not an exact multiple of 588 samples, then the CD writing software will pad the last block out (usually with silence). This is almost certainly the source of the clicks you hear. You have to make sure that you split the large file up on CD block boundaries (and then burn the CD in Disc At Once mode to ensure there can be no pause between tracks). I'm not that familiar with Sound Forge, but would have expected there might be some way to tell it to place split points at CD block boundaries. If not, there are very cheap programs out there that will do the job. CD Wave (www.cdwave.com) is the best known one. My own program Wave Repair (www.waverepair.com) will also do the job, but if all you want is track splitting, CD Wave is easier to use. |
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splitting tracks in sound forge - avoiding clicks?
On 25 Sep 2003 11:54:54 -0700, (XQJ37) wrote:
hello pro audio people i use sound forge all the time for splitting up tracks. for example when i record a concert on tape then prepare it for cd. my problem is when i split a track during crowd noise before a song starts, after i burn it to cd, maybe 50% of the time, i hear a click when the tracks move from one to another when i listen to the cd. if i copy the files back to my computer and rejoin them, there is no click. i have analyzed store bought cds that have songs which segue and it seems there is no particular spot that they split them, yet there is never a problem with a click when you listen. is my burner adding the click? is there a special point in the wave file where you should split the tracks? Others have suggested to make sure you make the splits at zero-crossing points, and that will certainly help, but it is merely reducing the effect rather than addressing the cause. A CD is organised in blocks, each block being 1/75th second long (588 samples). If you present a file to be burned as a track that is not an exact multiple of 588 samples, then the CD writing software will pad the last block out (usually with silence). This is almost certainly the source of the clicks you hear. You have to make sure that you split the large file up on CD block boundaries (and then burn the CD in Disc At Once mode to ensure there can be no pause between tracks). I'm not that familiar with Sound Forge, but would have expected there might be some way to tell it to place split points at CD block boundaries. If not, there are very cheap programs out there that will do the job. CD Wave (www.cdwave.com) is the best known one. My own program Wave Repair (www.waverepair.com) will also do the job, but if all you want is track splitting, CD Wave is easier to use. |
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splitting tracks in sound forge - avoiding clicks?
"Sugarite" wrote in message ...
hello pro audio people i use sound forge all the time for splitting up tracks. for example when i record a concert on tape then prepare it for cd. my problem is when i split a track during crowd noise before a song starts, after i burn it to cd, maybe 50% of the time, i hear a click when the tracks move from one to another when i listen to the cd. if i copy the files back to my computer and rejoin them, there is no click. i have analyzed store bought cds that have songs which segue and it seems there is no particular spot that they split them, yet there is never a problem with a click when you listen. is my burner adding the click? is there a special point in the wave file where you should split the tracks? thanks for any help! -jon Might be your burning software not quite putting absolutely no pause inbetween tracks. well, like i said, i don't always get the clicks. some segues come out perfect sounding. here is another question. when you split at a zero point, do both the left and right channels have to be crossing the zero line? |
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splitting tracks in sound forge - avoiding clicks?
"Sugarite" wrote in message ...
hello pro audio people i use sound forge all the time for splitting up tracks. for example when i record a concert on tape then prepare it for cd. my problem is when i split a track during crowd noise before a song starts, after i burn it to cd, maybe 50% of the time, i hear a click when the tracks move from one to another when i listen to the cd. if i copy the files back to my computer and rejoin them, there is no click. i have analyzed store bought cds that have songs which segue and it seems there is no particular spot that they split them, yet there is never a problem with a click when you listen. is my burner adding the click? is there a special point in the wave file where you should split the tracks? thanks for any help! -jon Might be your burning software not quite putting absolutely no pause inbetween tracks. well, like i said, i don't always get the clicks. some segues come out perfect sounding. here is another question. when you split at a zero point, do both the left and right channels have to be crossing the zero line? |
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splitting tracks in sound forge - avoiding clicks?
(Clive Backham) wrote in message ...
On 25 Sep 2003 11:54:54 -0700, (XQJ37) wrote: hello pro audio people i use sound forge all the time for splitting up tracks. for example when i record a concert on tape then prepare it for cd. my problem is when i split a track during crowd noise before a song starts, after i burn it to cd, maybe 50% of the time, i hear a click when the tracks move from one to another when i listen to the cd. if i copy the files back to my computer and rejoin them, there is no click. i have analyzed store bought cds that have songs which segue and it seems there is no particular spot that they split them, yet there is never a problem with a click when you listen. is my burner adding the click? is there a special point in the wave file where you should split the tracks? Others have suggested to make sure you make the splits at zero-crossing points, and that will certainly help, but it is merely reducing the effect rather than addressing the cause. A CD is organised in blocks, each block being 1/75th second long (588 samples). If you present a file to be burned as a track that is not an exact multiple of 588 samples, then the CD writing software will pad the last block out (usually with silence). This is almost certainly the source of the clicks you hear. You have to make sure that you split the large file up on CD block boundaries (and then burn the CD in Disc At Once mode to ensure there can be no pause between tracks). I'm not that familiar with Sound Forge, but would have expected there might be some way to tell it to place split points at CD block boundaries. If not, there are very cheap programs out there that will do the job. CD Wave (www.cdwave.com) is the best known one. My own program Wave Repair (www.waverepair.com) will also do the job, but if all you want is track splitting, CD Wave is easier to use. OK this sounds like what my problem is. does anyone know how to split on block boundaries in sound forge? |
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(Clive Backham) wrote in message ...
On 25 Sep 2003 11:54:54 -0700, (XQJ37) wrote: hello pro audio people i use sound forge all the time for splitting up tracks. for example when i record a concert on tape then prepare it for cd. my problem is when i split a track during crowd noise before a song starts, after i burn it to cd, maybe 50% of the time, i hear a click when the tracks move from one to another when i listen to the cd. if i copy the files back to my computer and rejoin them, there is no click. i have analyzed store bought cds that have songs which segue and it seems there is no particular spot that they split them, yet there is never a problem with a click when you listen. is my burner adding the click? is there a special point in the wave file where you should split the tracks? Others have suggested to make sure you make the splits at zero-crossing points, and that will certainly help, but it is merely reducing the effect rather than addressing the cause. A CD is organised in blocks, each block being 1/75th second long (588 samples). If you present a file to be burned as a track that is not an exact multiple of 588 samples, then the CD writing software will pad the last block out (usually with silence). This is almost certainly the source of the clicks you hear. You have to make sure that you split the large file up on CD block boundaries (and then burn the CD in Disc At Once mode to ensure there can be no pause between tracks). I'm not that familiar with Sound Forge, but would have expected there might be some way to tell it to place split points at CD block boundaries. If not, there are very cheap programs out there that will do the job. CD Wave (www.cdwave.com) is the best known one. My own program Wave Repair (www.waverepair.com) will also do the job, but if all you want is track splitting, CD Wave is easier to use. OK this sounds like what my problem is. does anyone know how to split on block boundaries in sound forge? |
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"XQJ37" wrote in message ... here is another question. when you split at a zero point, do both the left and right channels have to be crossing the zero line? Yes... as closed as humanly possible. The waveform interpolation may not be 100% correct, so minute fade-ins can help. DM |
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"XQJ37" wrote in message ... here is another question. when you split at a zero point, do both the left and right channels have to be crossing the zero line? Yes... as closed as humanly possible. The waveform interpolation may not be 100% correct, so minute fade-ins can help. DM |
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splitting tracks in sound forge - avoiding clicks?
"XQJ37" wrote in message om... (CH) wrote in message . com... (XQJ37) wrote in message . com... hello pro audio people i use sound forge all the time for splitting up tracks. for example when i record a concert on tape then prepare it for cd. my problem is when i split a track during crowd noise before a song starts, after i burn it to cd, maybe 50% of the time, i hear a click when the tracks move from one to another when i listen to the cd. if i copy the files back to my computer and rejoin them, there is no click. i have analyzed store bought cds that have songs which segue and it seems there is no particular spot that they split them, yet there is never a problem with a click when you listen. is my burner adding the click? is there a special point in the wave file where you should split the tracks? thanks for any help! -jon When you split the large file into smaller files are you creating the splits at zero crossing points? Not sure if that's it, but it could be. -CH i have experienced clicks even when i hit a zero point. when i analyze store bought cds with segues it seems that they don't always hit on a zero point. someone told me to try cd archetect. that may solve it. but otherwise i really like soundforge. Architect is a sister program to Forge. The newer version is cumbersome and gives the user too darn many unecessary options - but after the majority of the editing work is done in Forge, the files are moved to Architect in order to burn. At that stage, crossfades between files can be performed and IDs placed where you choose. Burning DAO will usually prevent the symptoms that Clive describes, however, accidentally placing a marker so that the audio un-mutes on a voltage higher than near zero will cause the pop as well if you are searching by ID rather than doing a continuous listen. -- David Morgan (MAMS) http://www.m-a-m-s.com http://www.artisan-recordingstudio.com |
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splitting tracks in sound forge - avoiding clicks?
"XQJ37" wrote in message om... (CH) wrote in message . com... (XQJ37) wrote in message . com... hello pro audio people i use sound forge all the time for splitting up tracks. for example when i record a concert on tape then prepare it for cd. my problem is when i split a track during crowd noise before a song starts, after i burn it to cd, maybe 50% of the time, i hear a click when the tracks move from one to another when i listen to the cd. if i copy the files back to my computer and rejoin them, there is no click. i have analyzed store bought cds that have songs which segue and it seems there is no particular spot that they split them, yet there is never a problem with a click when you listen. is my burner adding the click? is there a special point in the wave file where you should split the tracks? thanks for any help! -jon When you split the large file into smaller files are you creating the splits at zero crossing points? Not sure if that's it, but it could be. -CH i have experienced clicks even when i hit a zero point. when i analyze store bought cds with segues it seems that they don't always hit on a zero point. someone told me to try cd archetect. that may solve it. but otherwise i really like soundforge. Architect is a sister program to Forge. The newer version is cumbersome and gives the user too darn many unecessary options - but after the majority of the editing work is done in Forge, the files are moved to Architect in order to burn. At that stage, crossfades between files can be performed and IDs placed where you choose. Burning DAO will usually prevent the symptoms that Clive describes, however, accidentally placing a marker so that the audio un-mutes on a voltage higher than near zero will cause the pop as well if you are searching by ID rather than doing a continuous listen. -- David Morgan (MAMS) http://www.m-a-m-s.com http://www.artisan-recordingstudio.com |
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"XQJ37" wrote in message well, like i said, i don't always get the clicks. some segues come out perfect sounding. here is another question. when you split at a zero point, do both the left and right channels have to be crossing the zero line? Depends which channel you want the click in ! geoff |
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"XQJ37" wrote in message well, like i said, i don't always get the clicks. some segues come out perfect sounding. here is another question. when you split at a zero point, do both the left and right channels have to be crossing the zero line? Depends which channel you want the click in ! geoff |
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"XQJ37" wrote in message
om (Clive Backham) wrote in message ... On 25 Sep 2003 11:54:54 -0700, (XQJ37) wrote: A CD is organised in blocks, each block being 1/75th second long (588 samples). If you present a file to be burned as a track that is not an exact multiple of 588 samples, then the CD writing software will pad the last block out (usually with silence). This is almost certainly the source of the clicks you hear. You have to make sure that you split the large file up on CD block boundaries (and then burn the CD in Disc At Once mode to ensure there can be no pause between tracks). I'm not that familiar with Sound Forge, but would have expected there might be some way to tell it to place split points at CD block boundaries. If not, there are very cheap programs out there that will do the job. CD Wave (www.cdwave.com) is the best known one. My own program Wave Repair (www.waverepair.com) will also do the job, but if all you want is track splitting, CD Wave is easier to use. That's it. There is a natural granularity (1 frame) to CD tracks, and if files don't fade to zero at each end, the odds of clicks are pretty good when you try to butt them together. OK this sounds like what my problem is. Fractional frames are padded out with zeroes, and if the adjoining data is non-zero you get clicks. does anyone know how to split on block boundaries in sound forge? There should be an option for setting the time base to be in frames, which I believe forces all files to begin and end on frame boundaries. |
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"XQJ37" wrote in message
om (Clive Backham) wrote in message ... On 25 Sep 2003 11:54:54 -0700, (XQJ37) wrote: A CD is organised in blocks, each block being 1/75th second long (588 samples). If you present a file to be burned as a track that is not an exact multiple of 588 samples, then the CD writing software will pad the last block out (usually with silence). This is almost certainly the source of the clicks you hear. You have to make sure that you split the large file up on CD block boundaries (and then burn the CD in Disc At Once mode to ensure there can be no pause between tracks). I'm not that familiar with Sound Forge, but would have expected there might be some way to tell it to place split points at CD block boundaries. If not, there are very cheap programs out there that will do the job. CD Wave (www.cdwave.com) is the best known one. My own program Wave Repair (www.waverepair.com) will also do the job, but if all you want is track splitting, CD Wave is easier to use. That's it. There is a natural granularity (1 frame) to CD tracks, and if files don't fade to zero at each end, the odds of clicks are pretty good when you try to butt them together. OK this sounds like what my problem is. Fractional frames are padded out with zeroes, and if the adjoining data is non-zero you get clicks. does anyone know how to split on block boundaries in sound forge? There should be an option for setting the time base to be in frames, which I believe forces all files to begin and end on frame boundaries. |
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(Clive Backham) wrote in message ...
On 25 Sep 2003 11:54:54 -0700, (XQJ37) wrote: hello pro audio people i use sound forge all the time for splitting up tracks. for example when i record a concert on tape then prepare it for cd. my problem is when i split a track during crowd noise before a song starts, after i burn it to cd, maybe 50% of the time, i hear a click when the tracks move from one to another when i listen to the cd. if i copy the files back to my computer and rejoin them, there is no click. i have analyzed store bought cds that have songs which segue and it seems there is no particular spot that they split them, yet there is never a problem with a click when you listen. is my burner adding the click? is there a special point in the wave file where you should split the tracks? Others have suggested to make sure you make the splits at zero-crossing points, and that will certainly help, but it is merely reducing the effect rather than addressing the cause. A CD is organised in blocks, each block being 1/75th second long (588 samples). If you present a file to be burned as a track that is not an exact multiple of 588 samples, then the CD writing software will pad the last block out (usually with silence). This is almost certainly the source of the clicks you hear. You have to make sure that you split the large file up on CD block boundaries (and then burn the CD in Disc At Once mode to ensure there can be no pause between tracks). I'm not that familiar with Sound Forge, but would have expected there might be some way to tell it to place split points at CD block boundaries. If not, there are very cheap programs out there that will do the job. CD Wave (www.cdwave.com) is the best known one. My own program Wave Repair (www.waverepair.com) will also do the job, but if all you want is track splitting, CD Wave is easier to use. this was the info that helped me...thanks i split the tracks up and made sure that the total sample length was divisible by 588 and I got perfectly clickless segues. and the splits don't have to be a zero crossings. |
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(Clive Backham) wrote in message ...
On 25 Sep 2003 11:54:54 -0700, (XQJ37) wrote: hello pro audio people i use sound forge all the time for splitting up tracks. for example when i record a concert on tape then prepare it for cd. my problem is when i split a track during crowd noise before a song starts, after i burn it to cd, maybe 50% of the time, i hear a click when the tracks move from one to another when i listen to the cd. if i copy the files back to my computer and rejoin them, there is no click. i have analyzed store bought cds that have songs which segue and it seems there is no particular spot that they split them, yet there is never a problem with a click when you listen. is my burner adding the click? is there a special point in the wave file where you should split the tracks? Others have suggested to make sure you make the splits at zero-crossing points, and that will certainly help, but it is merely reducing the effect rather than addressing the cause. A CD is organised in blocks, each block being 1/75th second long (588 samples). If you present a file to be burned as a track that is not an exact multiple of 588 samples, then the CD writing software will pad the last block out (usually with silence). This is almost certainly the source of the clicks you hear. You have to make sure that you split the large file up on CD block boundaries (and then burn the CD in Disc At Once mode to ensure there can be no pause between tracks). I'm not that familiar with Sound Forge, but would have expected there might be some way to tell it to place split points at CD block boundaries. If not, there are very cheap programs out there that will do the job. CD Wave (www.cdwave.com) is the best known one. My own program Wave Repair (www.waverepair.com) will also do the job, but if all you want is track splitting, CD Wave is easier to use. this was the info that helped me...thanks i split the tracks up and made sure that the total sample length was divisible by 588 and I got perfectly clickless segues. and the splits don't have to be a zero crossings. |
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Excellent. I've never seen this problem in CDArchitect or Toast,
so this information was very new to me since it never came up. A great tidbit to know.... thanks Clive. -- David Morgan (MAMS) http://www.m-a-m-s.com http://www.artisan-recordingstudio.com "XQJ37" wrote in message om... (Clive Backham) wrote in message ... On 25 Sep 2003 11:54:54 -0700, (XQJ37) wrote: hello pro audio people i use sound forge all the time for splitting up tracks. for example when i record a concert on tape then prepare it for cd. my problem is when i split a track during crowd noise before a song starts, after i burn it to cd, maybe 50% of the time, i hear a click when the tracks move from one to another when i listen to the cd. if i copy the files back to my computer and rejoin them, there is no click. i have analyzed store bought cds that have songs which segue and it seems there is no particular spot that they split them, yet there is never a problem with a click when you listen. is my burner adding the click? is there a special point in the wave file where you should split the tracks? Others have suggested to make sure you make the splits at zero-crossing points, and that will certainly help, but it is merely reducing the effect rather than addressing the cause. A CD is organised in blocks, each block being 1/75th second long (588 samples). If you present a file to be burned as a track that is not an exact multiple of 588 samples, then the CD writing software will pad the last block out (usually with silence). This is almost certainly the source of the clicks you hear. You have to make sure that you split the large file up on CD block boundaries (and then burn the CD in Disc At Once mode to ensure there can be no pause between tracks). I'm not that familiar with Sound Forge, but would have expected there might be some way to tell it to place split points at CD block boundaries. If not, there are very cheap programs out there that will do the job. CD Wave (www.cdwave.com) is the best known one. My own program Wave Repair (www.waverepair.com) will also do the job, but if all you want is track splitting, CD Wave is easier to use. this was the info that helped me...thanks i split the tracks up and made sure that the total sample length was divisible by 588 and I got perfectly clickless segues. and the splits don't have to be a zero crossings. |
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Excellent. I've never seen this problem in CDArchitect or Toast,
so this information was very new to me since it never came up. A great tidbit to know.... thanks Clive. -- David Morgan (MAMS) http://www.m-a-m-s.com http://www.artisan-recordingstudio.com "XQJ37" wrote in message om... (Clive Backham) wrote in message ... On 25 Sep 2003 11:54:54 -0700, (XQJ37) wrote: hello pro audio people i use sound forge all the time for splitting up tracks. for example when i record a concert on tape then prepare it for cd. my problem is when i split a track during crowd noise before a song starts, after i burn it to cd, maybe 50% of the time, i hear a click when the tracks move from one to another when i listen to the cd. if i copy the files back to my computer and rejoin them, there is no click. i have analyzed store bought cds that have songs which segue and it seems there is no particular spot that they split them, yet there is never a problem with a click when you listen. is my burner adding the click? is there a special point in the wave file where you should split the tracks? Others have suggested to make sure you make the splits at zero-crossing points, and that will certainly help, but it is merely reducing the effect rather than addressing the cause. A CD is organised in blocks, each block being 1/75th second long (588 samples). If you present a file to be burned as a track that is not an exact multiple of 588 samples, then the CD writing software will pad the last block out (usually with silence). This is almost certainly the source of the clicks you hear. You have to make sure that you split the large file up on CD block boundaries (and then burn the CD in Disc At Once mode to ensure there can be no pause between tracks). I'm not that familiar with Sound Forge, but would have expected there might be some way to tell it to place split points at CD block boundaries. If not, there are very cheap programs out there that will do the job. CD Wave (www.cdwave.com) is the best known one. My own program Wave Repair (www.waverepair.com) will also do the job, but if all you want is track splitting, CD Wave is easier to use. this was the info that helped me...thanks i split the tracks up and made sure that the total sample length was divisible by 588 and I got perfectly clickless segues. and the splits don't have to be a zero crossings. |
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splitting tracks in sound forge - avoiding clicks?
"David Morgan (MAMS)" wrote:
Excellent. I've never seen this problem in CDArchitect or Toast, so this information was very new to me since it never came up. A great tidbit to know.... thanks Clive. You should not experience this in CDArchitect, Toast or any other decent software when using DAO burning. The original poster is apparently using SoundForge, which is only capable of TAO burning, requiring the laser to switch off after each track and on again for each new track. DAO burning treats all the tracks as one file, so only the end of the last track in the programme may be subject to padding. W |
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