Steve Posted September 20, 2004 Share Posted September 20, 2004 I wrote this a while ago and gave it to MrKD for the Skratch-Alienz so it's on their webspace: - .:. GAPLESS CD GUIDE .:. It basically tells you how to create a mixdown using Cool Edit Pro, split it into tracks and burn it so it's gapless. Check out the Alienz tips page for other useful tips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey-Hands Posted October 6, 2004 Share Posted October 6, 2004 Thats sweet! I always wanted to ask you this!!! Thumbs up!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest $mooth Posted March 9, 2005 Share Posted March 9, 2005 This helped me a lot last night, as I did a mix. Thanks Sigma, very useful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TyraFromSaigon Posted March 10, 2005 Share Posted March 10, 2005 you can also record a gapless continuous mix with other softwares too, i use wavelab and audacity , i wonder why mp3s cant be recorded without a gap.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
$a!n+ Posted March 10, 2005 Share Posted March 10, 2005 I use NERO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iexist Posted March 11, 2005 Share Posted March 11, 2005 i too use nero, and they have whats called "cd at once".. i remember the old adaptec cd writing software would have it too.. but props for the guide.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Deeswift Posted March 11, 2005 Share Posted March 11, 2005 you can also record a gapless continuous mix with other softwares too, i use wavelab and audacity , i wonder why mp3s cant be recorded without a gap..<{POST_SNAPBACK}> They can. Well, not recorded without one exactly, but you can burn gapless mp3 discs with foobar2000. The thing is, they have to be LAME encoded mp3's and they need a LAME header. Foobar2000 reads LAME headers and writes perfectly gapless discs. I wrote a guide on EAC & LAME in the DVKB section ages back if anyone needs to know about high quality mp3 encoding. EDIT: Here: http://www.digitalvertigo.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=64&hl= Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TyraFromSaigon Posted March 11, 2005 Share Posted March 11, 2005 thanks deeswift, i wonder if my itunes can do it? i just tried about to go test it out right now..... prolly wont work but i am not settling for a LAME mp3 encoded cd anyday soon. whats up with everyone quoting me at the end of their post? esp not the not so nice things i have to say haha. Tyra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TyraFromSaigon Posted March 11, 2005 Share Posted March 11, 2005 i guess you can do gapless mixes with mp3 coz i just burned one on my ibook but then again you guys are prolly all using pcs...... Tyra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blak Randy Posted March 11, 2005 Share Posted March 11, 2005 Good post Sig. Personally I use wavelab for this but it's good to know how to do it like this too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted April 10, 2005 Author Share Posted April 10, 2005 Alienz have removed all their web pages, apart from the forum so here's the info without the pics: - You need to add track markers in your mix. This is how: First, mixdown your "mix" to an empty track. Double click on it, so it is in "Edit View". Go to the beginning of your mix and press F8 (that inserts a track marker) from there add Track Markers throughout your mix wherever you want the next track to start. Also, add a track marker at the end of your mix. You must add track markers at the very beginning and very end of your mix. After you have all of your track markers in place. Go to View-->Show Cue Lists. A dialog box will appear with all of your markers. Highlight all of the tracks and select "merge". Then re-highlight all of your tracks and select "batch". Another dialog box will appear, and from here you can select how and where to save your files. Save your files as .wav not .mp3. If you save it as .mp3, there will be a milisecond pause between every track and it won't flow smoothly. Then just burn all the tracks in Nero. If you use Nero Express, just check the box that says "no pause between tracks" and if you use the full version of Nero, highlight all the tracks bar the first, right click and select Properties, then set the Pause to 0. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbay Posted April 10, 2005 Share Posted April 10, 2005 YOU LEGEND! thanks mate, thats why i hated making mixtapes, even just for listening to... i did it all cut + save as manually Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted April 10, 2005 Author Share Posted April 10, 2005 Hehe, no worries mate. This post is 7 months old though! There's a lot of useful stuff in the DVKB, but it gets less views than any of the other forum sections. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Dongbot Posted February 4, 2006 Share Posted February 4, 2006 Good post Steve, I take it this is the post you refer to on my "Media Help" topic. I'll give it a try....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Dongbot Posted August 22, 2006 Share Posted August 22, 2006 I've split a few cds using Cool Edit but recently when I play the cd back after about 30 mins I start to get a scraping like noise...which gets worse as the cd continues & sounds really gash at the end as the cd skips.... any ideas why? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted August 22, 2006 Author Share Posted August 22, 2006 Could either be bad media, your CD burner is fucked, or the CD player you're playing the disc on is knackered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Dongbot Posted August 22, 2006 Share Posted August 22, 2006 it not the cd player... I can't see it being nero 6 so must be the media.. can you elaborate any steve? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted August 22, 2006 Author Share Posted August 22, 2006 Some CD burners don't get on well with certain brands of blank disc. If you're using the same blanks you've always used, then chances are that's not the problem, otherwise try buying a different brand of CDR and see how you get on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Dongbot Posted August 22, 2006 Share Posted August 22, 2006 I ran out of discs just after the problem started so I got some Tuffdiscs & have the same problem with them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted August 22, 2006 Author Share Posted August 22, 2006 Try burning at a slower speed - say 8X and see if that makes a difference. Try playing the burnt disc in a couple of different CD players too. If it's none of those things, then it sounds like your writer may be on the way out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bfresh Posted August 22, 2006 Share Posted August 22, 2006 I use Sony Acid for making tracks in a mixSimilar way as above - very simple to use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Dongbot Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 Cool edit doesn't like Vista, can this be done on Audition? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted February 10, 2009 Author Share Posted February 10, 2009 Yep. Just go to Window - Cue List (or press ALT+8) instead of View - Show Cue Lists. Other than that, the process is the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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