Topic: How Do I Join 2 Files?

[dave570]

OK, so I taped a show last night on the Edirol R-09HR at 24 Bit and it automatically started the new file after reaching the 2GB limit. But the second file is the end of a song that was on started the first file. So how do I join these 2 files together so I can then track them without having to add a new track? I use Audacity and CD Wave. Thanks!

[darby]

in Audacity...
open both files
copy and paste the second file on the end of the first
then export

Audacity does not have a 2 gig limit

[dave570]

Thanks! Will try it tonite.

[Brian E.]

I did this, and then found out one of my tracks had a split second dropout where they joined.  After I seeded the show. 

[vanark]

I use the shntool join function.  No problems.

[taperj]

I use the shntool join function.  No problems.

agreed.

[rjp]

I did this, and then found out one of my tracks had a split second dropout where they joined.  After I seeded the show. 

One thing to be aware of if you join tracks together in Audacity - make absolutely sure that you aren't in a "snap to" mode, where the cursor snaps to a time unit (e.g. CD frames, film frames, NTSC frames, hundredths of a second, etc.). You need to move the cursor to the absolute end of the first track before pasting the second.

As long as I remember to do this, autosplits from my LS-10 come through with absolutely no dropouts.

Snap-to can also be a gotcha when putting in a fade-out at the end of the track...

[dorrcoq]

I did this, and then found out one of my tracks had a split second dropout where they joined.  After I seeded the show. 

I've never had a problem - Edit > Move cursor to...Track End > Paste

[heyitsmejess]

i use a free program called wavmerge

cant recall where i got it from.  this is the only place i can find it now....

http://dick-langley.software.informer.com/

[capnhook]

WAV Joiner

Paid for this program....works great, will put a whole list of files together at once......they have a trial version that only puts together 2 .wav files...

http://www.cfbsoftware.com/default.aspx

 

[newplanet7]

I use shntool join also.
I have also used addawav.
Which is a very easy way to do it.
http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/programs/Addawav/

[rastasean]

I use shntool join also.
I have also used addawav.
Which is a very easy way to do it.
http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/programs/Addawav/

I use addawav. It takes the two files and joins the second to the former. Dump the latter and move on!

[fmaderjr]

Foobar 2000, a very versatile free program that a lot of us use for one thing or another, will do it easily.

Load the files to be joined into Foobar (you can even join a bunch of them at once).
Highlight the files to be joined.
Right click and select "Convert" then "Convert to Single file".

I use this for my line in recordings made with my Hi-MD recorder (you can't turn off automatic new track creation when the volume drops below a certain point and then comes back up). Once I had over 100 tracks in a set, and after converting to wave with Sonic Stage, Foobar easily turned then into 1 file in one step.

[newplanet7]

^^
Nice. I use foobar exclusively and never even knew that you could join files.

[Gordon]

I simply copy and paste in wavelab.  well for one file I do (when the file splits).  for multiple files needing retracked I use wavemerge but will check out foobar for it from now on.