Topic: tracking with audacity

[panther65]

I've tried to place tracks with Audacity, but there doesn't seem to be a way to listen while moving cursor back and forth to get a precise placement of the track. Am I missing something? I would make the tracks with cdwave, but when I save the joined files in Audacity (file is almost 4gb--I record at 24/96) and attempt to track in cdwave, it says the file is corrupt. Maybe audacity can't hanlde files above 2gb?

[Brian Skalinder]

What message, exactly, does CD-Wave give when you try to open the joined WAV from Audacity?

Perhaps Audacity's exporting as 32bfp by default, which CD-Wave won't handle.  When joining in Audacity and exporting to WAV (prior to opening in CD-Wave), make sure to set the Project bit-depth and Export Format properly.  Audacity workflow tips here.

[panther65]

The most recent message is: Bad format-only PCM format supported. The file is a 24/96 joined file that is over 2gb long. I must not be saving the file correctly.

[Brian Skalinder]

The most recent message is: Bad format-only PCM format supported. The file is a 24/96 joined file that is over 2gb long. I must not be saving the file correctly.

Yeah, I've received the same message when trying to open a 32bfp file in CD-Wave.  Bet that's the issue.  Make sure you're saving the joined WAV properly in Audacity, to a 24-bit / 96 kHz file, and not 32bfp / 96 kHz.

[panther65]

Yes, that worked. Thanks very much.

[taylordb]

His original question is of interest to me.  Could anyone help me out with some instructions on placing tracks with Audacity?  I would like to avoid going to another application if it can be done well using Audacity.

Thanks in advance.

[Brian Skalinder]

Could anyone help me out with some instructions on placing tracks with Audacity?

First, confirm Audacity settings are configured properly and you understand Audacity's workflow.  Then verify the following settings:

• View | Set Selection Format | cdda min:sec:frames 75 fps (assumes you're tracking 16-bit)
  
• Edit | Snap-To | Snap On
  
  

Now place the cursor where you want a track break and press CTRL-B or from the main menu select Project | Add Label at Selection.  Repeat for all the tracks you'd like to include.  Then from the main menu select File | Export Multiple and set the export options accordingly.

[taylordb]

Thanks Brian!