Topic: How do I join .wav files?

[mniven]

I'm fairly new to SoundForge, and I'm wondering if there is a way to join a bunch of .wav files.

I want to retrack a show that has already been cut up into separate tracks. How do I make all those tracks into one big .wav file so I can recut it in CDWave?

Thanks.

[Brian Skalinder]

Not sure if SoundForge will join the WAVs seamlessly.  I know SHNTool and WavMerge do.

P.S.  You didn't save your master transfer WAV?!?  

[mniven]

Thanks, Brian. I've got SHNtool, so I'll see if I can do it with that.

It's not my master. Just a show I received that is tracked very, very poorly.

[BC]

there is also a program callled addawav that works well.

Can probably find it with a google search.

[F.O.Bean]

wavglue

[TomK]

I second the shntool motion.

[B]

you could always do a real crappy job with the super-simple, mega-reliable, ultra-hi-tech windows recorder...

[Sean Gallemore]

EAC > Process wav > File > append files

[nic]

or the old stand by WavMerge

[Joe w.]

Why don't you just open the first track in wavelab. then open up the others and select all, then paste to the end of the previous track. shntool to verify or fix sector boundaries

[dmonterisi]

Why don't you just open the first track in wavelab. then open up the others and select all, then paste to the end of the previous track. shntool to verify or fix sector boundaries

in wavelab, there is an option that will open the file and automatically append it to the open file...file>insert audio file>at end of file.

something like that.  works great.

[Joe w.]

yeah, I just use the old ctrl+c......ctrl+v

[F.O.Bean]

Why don't you just open the first track in wavelab. then open up the others and select all, then paste to the end of the previous track. shntool to verify or fix sector boundaries

in wavelab, there is an option that will open the file and automatically append it to the open file...file>insert audio file>at end of file.

something like that.  works great.

never thought of that, nice shit damon

[JeffK]

doesn't get much easier than 'shntool join *.wav'

[Joe w.]

doesn't get much easier than 'shntool join *.wav'

agreed.

[rabhan]

yeah, I just use the old ctrl+c......ctrl+v

i use the same technique with soundforge. open 2 files and copy one to the other.

[dklein]

One thing to potentially look out for on the cut and paste option - some software is set to 'smooth' edits over x milliseconds, meaning the files are altered (crossfaded) at the join point.  They do this to avoid any pops or clicks caused by jamming 2 pieces together that may cause an abrupt shift in the waveform.  If the files were a clean split from the original source, they don't need this and you might want to turn it off before doing the cut and paste.  In Cool Edit Pro there's also an 'open append' feature, which just adds the new file to the existing one (at the cursor point I think).

In Cool Edit Pro it's Options, Settings, Data, Smooth all edit boundaries by crossfading x seconds

Don't know about Soundforge and couldn't find any settings on Wavelab.

p.s. I still like wavemerge the best!  Easy, GUI and free.