Topic: sound editing software for splicing tracks together

[ldseeya]

Hello to all, I am looking for a software in which I can use to edit recordings ie. fades in/out, dither/resamples, tracking etc.  But the main feature Im looking for is to be able to use it to splice tracks that have been split.  When I record in 24/96 I get about 1hr per gig,  so sometimes if I don't catch it right I end up with a song that is 2 tracks, seamless, but it still sucks. I would like to be able to merge the 2 tracks into 1 track.  If anyone knows of a sound editing software thats compatible with windows 7 that can splice track, please let me know.  Thanks in Advance.  LDSEEYA

[guysonic]

Adobe Audition is the most easy to use, and one of the most featured/complete, especially for the asking price.  Download directly from Adobe.  There may be free programs for WIN 7 someone might suggest, but I have no clue for suggesting any.

[Brian Skalinder]

Easy to use is relative to user experience and personal preference.  Check the sticky thread at the top of the forum for links to lots of s/w apps (both Win and Mac) to perform the functions you need.  Off the top of my head, from a Windows perspective:  Audition, Audacity, Samplitude SE, WaveLab, Sound Forge, Reaper.

if you're dealing with files > 2 GB, this  may limit your options, as not all editors handle WAVs > 2 GB.

[Andrea82]

I have the same question.
My Edirol R09HR after 2gb makes a new files.

Now i use soundforfe for cut & paste the tracks to do one track of the complete song. Is it right? There is a better way?
Thank you

[SmokinJoe]

In Audacity I open one file, import the rest. 
- Highlight the second piece, hit Control-C for copy (I'm sure there are other options to copy too).
- click your mouse out past the end of piece 1, Control-V for paste.... wait a moment.
- repeat for pieces 3, 4, 5 if necessary.
- hit the X on the left of pieces 2,3,4, etc, you don't need them any more.
- File -> Export as one big piece.  On XP I am able to save large files (over 2gb).  I've never tried anything bigger than 4gb I don't think.

[gdplusmore]

shntool   join command works well if you like command line..

[SmokinJoe]

shntool   join command works well if you like command line..

I use that all the time, but I thought that balks after you hit 2 gb?  Maybe I have an old version.

[capnhook]

In Audacity I open one file, import the rest. 
- Highlight the second piece, hit Control-C for copy (I'm sure there are other options to copy too).
- click your mouse out past the end of piece 1, Control-V for paste.... wait a moment.
- repeat for pieces 3, 4, 5 if necessary.
- hit the X on the left of pieces 2,3,4, etc, you don't need them any more.
- File -> Export as one big piece.  On XP I am able to save large files (over 2gb).  I've never tried anything bigger than 4gb I don't think.

VIVA Audacity!

Hey, I didn't know that the second file would snap to the end of the first......cool!

Thanks Joe..     

[ironbut]

I've been using Wave Editor for a few years now and if you use OSX it would be hard to suggest another app that can beat it for the price ($80). It takes a little getting used to some of the more advanced features but for simple editing it sounds great, has tons of shortcuts and seems to be very stable now (I couldn't say that about 3 years ago).

For joining 24/96 files to do splits from it's as easy as selecting a couple of files and importing them as consecutive edits. The two files will open in a single window and you just ignore the edits between the two files. That's all there is to it. Seamless and done as the file opens. Then you can just select the tracks and "Save to" a new document that's smaller and easier to work with.

Alternately you can create new edit points and do all your fades, fx, eq. etc and enter any metadata and track info and export or burn it to cd directly.

My workflow takes wav. files of each track to izotope Rx for noise reduction (crowd noise) then either back to Wave Editor or Reaper for fades etc. (in and out of the mixer/matrix of a Metric Halo ULN-2+dsp).

It isn't a lightweight app but it sure sounds good.