Topic: Splitting Tracks using ProTools

[SPLASTiK]

Hey-

I use a Mac and ProTools HD system at school for transferring my DAT's and tweaking them.  I usually bounce the file then go onto a PC and use CDWave to split the big WAV file into seperate tracks.

I'm getting a G5 soon for home and probably an M-Box so I'll be doing transfers and home more often and was wondering if there was an easy way to split tracks in ProTools.  Splitting the Audio file into seperate regions and bouncing them sometimes creates clicky transitions and was wondering if theres a simple solution so I wouldnt have to go onto a PC and use CDWave.

Thanks!

[John Kelly]

"Clicky transitions" are probably due to ProTools not splitting the tracks on sector boundaries.  You can split using ProTools and then run your files through xACT to correct the errors. 

There are also many other programs on the Mac that you can use to track out a show.

[SPLASTiK]

"Clicky transitions" are probably due to ProTools not splitting the tracks on sector boundaries.  You can split using ProTools and then run your files through xACT to correct the errors. 

There are also many other programs on the Mac that you can use to track out a show.

How do you fix the errors with xACT? I just tried and it said the files were fine and didnt have errors... But when you burn them DAO, very clicky.

Also was wondering what programs are there for tracking a show on a Mac that will split in sectors for click-free track transitions so I dont have to use CDWave?

[scb]

>>it said the files were fine and didnt have errors<<


were these the original files, or were they burned and extracted?

[SPLASTiK]

>>it said the files were fine and didnt have errors<<


were these the original files, or were they burned and extracted?

I tried both actually.

[scb]

burning the files would have padded the files with zeros, so extracting therm would have clicks but they'd be cut on sector boundaries.  the time to fix is before burning


maybe pro tools pads the files itself (horrible if it does)