Topic: 2gb file limit and xp using soundforge

[hzgone]

So i ran into the problem of the 2gb file limit and windows xp the other night at moe. on 2.13  From what i can tell it looks like i lost the file trying to cut it and save it in 2 diffrent files.  I have part of one but can not locate the other one anywhere.  I'm guessing it is gone, but some of you may know better than i.  Any help would be appreciated. I should also say i was recording at 24/48

[cpclark]

yes, there is a limit in SF, not sure what you can do, sucks that you cant find the other file, but SF writes to a tmp. file i believe before you hit save and write to disc, so you can try to search for that

[Wes]

Check your settings in soundforge and see where it is storing your temp files..  You really should consider using wavelab for recording, since it has the seamless split feature.

[hzgone]

haven't tried recording with wavelab.  How does the split feature work.  If all else fails i guess i can put 2k on it and go from there.

[plucks]

Yes, wavelab has the advantage over SF when recording in 24bit.  The autosplit feature in wavelab makes sure that you don't encounter the 2GB file limit that is pretty standard in most programs.  
If you want to continue using SF and want to avoid what happened to you, you have to stop the original recording and then hit start instantly again to create a new file.  If you don't time it right it could lead to a gap in your recording.  If you do it inbetween songs you should be fine.  
Definitely do what Wes suggested and open the folder where your temp files are.  It may be in there, but once you go over the 2GB file size, there is a good chance nothing was saved after that point.

Phil

[nic]

another way to use SF and bypass the 2gb file size limit is to use W64 instead of standard WAV.
record/save the show in W64, then break it into <2GB chunks then save as standard WAV

[Simp-Dawg]

another way to use SF and bypass the 2gb file size limit is to use W64 instead of standard WAV.
record/save the show in W64, then break it into <2GB chunks then save as standard WAV

what versions of sf have that available?

[Uncle Jimmy]

Hey guys,

  How about just hitting it at set break? I have rarely been to a show where there was 2 hours and 40 min of continuous music............................

UJ

[nic]

Hey guys,

  How about just hitting it at set break? I have rarely been to a show where there was 2 hours and 40 min of continuous music............................

UJ

think this is primarily for 24bit recordings.

Simp...I know SF5,6 have W64 support. not sure about 4.5. I assume 7 does

[Simp-Dawg]

thanks luvean, +T
so with the w64 format how large can the files get?  is it dependant on your file system?

[radioboy1977]

my buddy and i ran W64 in soundforge 6 at 24/48 at a phish show this summer and didn't bother to stop between sets, plus we started it running way before the set began to make sure we didn't miss anything.  i'd say we probably had about a 4 and 1/2 hour long W64 file before the night was over.  no problems at all other than the fact that it took a heck of a long time to save the file because it was so big

[nic]

on fat32, file size limit is 4gb
on ntfs, cant remember exact figure, but your harddrive is not big enough to get anywhere close to its limit!

[BC]

another way to use SF and bypass the 2gb file size limit is to use W64 instead of standard WAV.
record/save the show in W64, then break it into <2GB chunks then save as standard WAV

Just FYI:

Vegas Audio will record as .wav up to 2 GB, then if it goes over it will automatically save the file as a .w64

Take care,
Ben

[hzgone]

awesome info.  Do you just save it as a .w64 file and all is good

[hzgone]

+T's to everyone