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Putting a space or gap between mp3 tracks.

As a music editor/composer, I frequently use music notation software (in particular Finale), then create audio files of my work. These are normally WAV files which I convert to mp3 using foobar and put onto mp3 player or into playlists on WMP. I am also thinking about transferring some of my works to CD.

The problem is that there is never a space or gap between these pieces when I listen to them, and one composition runs straight into the following one. So I should like to separate them by a few seconds. Is this possible (and relatively simple) using foobar or a similar program? 

Florio

Putting a space or gap between mp3 tracks.

Reply #1 –
Can't you do it from your music notation software (with pauses maybe)?
In doing so it would be part of the WAV file and the subsequent mp3 file.

Putting a space or gap between mp3 tracks.

Reply #2 –
Quote from: Light-Fire on
Can't you do it from your music notation software (with pauses maybe)?
In doing so it would be part of the WAV file and the subsequent mp3 file.




Yes, I had thought of that. It's just that it might be a bit difficult with regard to couple of pieces where there are numerous repeats. Still, if it's not possible with foobar I might have to go back to the 'drawing board', so to speak!!

Putting a space or gap between mp3 tracks.

Reply #3 –
Quote from: Florio on
The problem is that there is never a space or gap between these pieces when I listen to them, and one composition runs straight into the following one. So I should like to separate them by a few seconds. Is this possible (and relatively simple) using foobar or a similar program?

How about foo_dsp_silence: Post-track silence?

I haven't tried it, but I recently recommended the similar plugin Pause Between Tracks, which I was informed is obsolete, and the topic linked in the same reply is where I learned of this newer one.

Putting a space or gap between mp3 tracks.

Reply #5 –
The solution given by trout above is really excellent - for playing through Foobar. The advantages of using it is both its versatility and flexibility for frequent changes.

In addition, if you want to prepare the playlist for CD, you may consider incorporating all tracks into a CUE file. Then you could use the PREGAP command within the cue file to add the silence.
Code: [Select]
FILE "Track01.WAV" WAVE
  TRACK 01 AUDIO
    INDEX 01 00:00:00
FILE "Track02.WAV" WAVE
  TRACK 02 AUDIO
    PREGAP 00:01:00
    INDEX 01 00:00:00
FILE "Track03.WAV" WAVE
  TRACK 03 AUDIO
    PREGAP 00:02:50
    INDEX 01 00:00:00
And so on.

Note that the PREGAP command takes its timecode (as everything in CUE sheet) in mm:ss:ff format; ff stands for frames, for which there are 75 in each second. So the 2nd pregap I inserted there (before track 03) is of 2+2/3 of a second.

The downside of this method, aside from handling the cuesheet itself, is that foobar will not honour the pregaps. :-)
But both EAC and IMGBurn should burn it correctly.

-- L. Ipsum

Putting a space or gap between mp3 tracks.

Reply #6 –
Quote from: Lorem Ipsum on
The solution given by trout above is really excellent - for playing through Foobar. The advantages of using it is both its versatility and flexibility for frequent changes.

In addition, if you want to prepare the playlist for CD, you may consider incorporating all tracks into a CUE file. Then you could use the PREGAP command within the cue file to add the silence.
Code: [Select]
FILE "Track01.WAV" WAVE
  TRACK 01 AUDIO
    INDEX 01 00:00:00
FILE "Track02.WAV" WAVE
  TRACK 02 AUDIO
    PREGAP 00:01:00
    INDEX 01 00:00:00
FILE "Track03.WAV" WAVE
  TRACK 03 AUDIO
    PREGAP 00:02:50
    INDEX 01 00:00:00
And so on.

Note that the PREGAP command takes its timecode (as everything in CUE sheet) in mm:ss:ff format; ff stands for frames, for which there are 75 in each second. So the 2nd pregap I inserted there (before track 03) is of 2+2/3 of a second.

The downside of this method, aside from handling the cuesheet itself, is that foobar will not honour the pregaps. :-)
But both EAC and IMGBurn should burn it correctly.

-- L. Ipsum



Thanks everyone for your suggestions.
I've downloaded the post-track silence plugin and will see how I get on with it. Can someone tell me how to go about installing it? I placed it the components folder, but I evidently have to do something else to make it appear on the toolbar/in the menus.
Florio

Putting a space or gap between mp3 tracks.

Reply #7 –
Activate it in DSP Manager, then activate DSPs in Converter's processing options.

Putting a space or gap between mp3 tracks.

Reply #9 –
it's neat for sharing CDs with it, but it can't convert
 

Putting a space or gap between mp3 tracks.

Reply #11 –
Preferences > Tools > Converter > Processing tab

Putting a space or gap between mp3 tracks.

Reply #13 –
My mistake. I hadn't used foobar2000 (i.e. Windows) for a while, and made a rather rushed assumption according to a screenshot on the wiki. I just checked, and the options actually appear after you click "Convert..."