Topic: strange audacity issue creating a tao problem.

[Kush]

I didn't know you were using a Mac, r8brain is Windows only, sorry.

[dean]

^ No sweat - I should have made note of that right away, actually.   

[SmokinJoe]

I noticed this same problem with Audacity a couple of years ago.  Stopped using it for resampling because of it.

In the back of my mind, I recall copying files from my Linux PC to my windows laptop and doing the conversion there, for some reason it worked better. Maybe a newer version of Audacity on the Windows at the time.

If I recall, I think it's not quite so bad if you do it in multiple steps.  Like:
load 24/96, save as 16/96
load 16/96, save as 16/44.

Now I use a program called "ssrc" which is a commandline program. I'm probably the only one here who uses it.  Free software, open source, runs very slowly, but seems to do a superior job. If you can compile C code on your Mac. http://shibatch.sourceforge.net/

[greenone]

It's 24/96, so after I decode the flac I open the wav in audacity.  I change the sample rate to 44.1 and export to 16bit and it's adding about 2 seconds to the end of each track in the new wav.

WTF?  I don't recall having this problem before.  Any ideas?

Audacity has always done this. Bugs the heck out of me, since I'd like to be able to track at 24/48 and convert individual files to 16/44.1. Perhaps this thread can help me!?

I'm using 1.3.6 on a Mac and have never run into this problem. Admittedly, I've only been running 24-bit for a couple months now, but I track once in 24-bit by dropping markers, then export multiple directly to FLAC from 24/48. Then I change the sample rate at bottom left and re-export multiple, selecting 16-bit with the options button. Never seen any padding of any kind.

[morst]

I'm using 1.3.6 on a Mac and have never run into this problem. Admittedly, I've only been running 24-bit for a couple months now, but I track once in 24-bit by dropping markers, then export multiple directly to FLAC from 24/48. Then I change the sample rate at bottom left and re-export multiple, selecting 16-bit with the options button. Never seen any padding of any kind.

Wow, cool, that works! Guess I'm a 1.3.6 guy now!!! Sweet! This saves me a LOT of hassle making 2448 filesets!

[greenone]

I'm guessing/hoping this works with 1.3.10 (the latest version) but haven't tried it yet. Dean, you PM'ed me yesterday to say this worked for you as well - are you on the latest version? I think the problem lies in exporting to WAV vs. exporting to FLAC, not 1.3.6 vs. other builds.

[dean]

I'm guessing/hoping this works with 1.3.10 (the latest version) but haven't tried it yet. Dean, you PM'ed me yesterday to say this worked for you as well - are you on the latest version? I think the problem lies in exporting to WAV vs. exporting to FLAC, not 1.3.6 vs. other builds.

Indeed, it worked on 1.3.10 on Mac!  Thanks for your help, as ever, Dave!!!

[greenone]

Bitchin'. Might as well upgrade while I'm at it...

EDIT: Check this out  - looks like it may have been isolated to 1.3.10 to begin with. Though it's not clear from your OP whether it was inserting silence or inserting the first two seconds of the following track.
http://forum.audacityteam.org/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=18847
http://forum.audacityteam.org/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=19154

[dean]

Bitchin'. Might as well upgrade while I'm at it...

EDIT: Check this out  - looks like it may have been isolated to 1.3.10 to begin with. Though it's not clear from your OP whether it was inserting silence or inserting the first two seconds of the following track.
http://forum.audacityteam.org/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=18847
http://forum.audacityteam.org/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=19154

1.3.10 inserts two seconds of the following track.  My ancient version (1.2.5, I think) was introducing silence.