Burn CD of live recording with redbook song breaks

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2011/09/11 11:03:45 (permalink)

Burn CD of live recording with redbook song breaks

I have a live recording of a band in one large wave file. Is is possible to load the file into Sonar and place redbook breaks between each song so that users of the CD can skip between songs?
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    Re:Burn CD of live recording with redbook song breaks 2011/09/11 11:38:51 (permalink)
    No, you have to split each song in to a separate wav file and there will be a gap between each track.

    Sony CD Architect will allow you to do what you want to do. You can drop markers in to a single wav file where the songs start. Then you can skip around the CD to where your markers are, or, if you just let the CD play, it will play all the way through with no gaps between the tracks. I've done this on a few live recordings with CD Architect and it's pretty slick.

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    Re:Burn CD of live recording with redbook song breaks 2011/09/11 13:33:21 (permalink)
    Nero can also do this for you.
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    Re:Burn CD of live recording with redbook song breaks 2011/09/11 13:46:21 (permalink)
    We do this every day with Sonar. Simply import the large file, edit it with Sonar, split the songs and save them as individual files: 01.wav, 02.wav, 03.wav, 04.wav ...  (16-Bit/44kHz)
    Then burn it to cd (without the 2 seconds break between the tracks).
    Every song will be a track.

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    Re:Burn CD of live recording with redbook song breaks 2011/09/11 14:00:52 (permalink)
    First, a minor correction: there is no such thing as a "redbook break". The red book only specifies that there be a 2-second silence at the beginning. It does not specify or require silence between tracks.

    Indexes are part of the CD format itself, so they are typically handled by the CD-burning software rather than the DAW. AFAIK all CD-burning applications allow you to specify indexes before burning. CD-Architect is an excellent tool if you don't mind giving a hundred bucks to the evil Sony corp. Nero works well, too.

    There are advantages to exporting the entire concert to one large wave file, the most significant being you can decide how each song transitions into the next. If the band had some technical difficulties that held up the flow, you can shorten the gap. If the front man flubbed a bad joke, you can save him the embarassment by editing that out, too. You can even cut and paste applause if you want, to assure a wild audience reaction to even the weakest tunes. If you export separate files and let the CD-burning software do its default thing, you'll get boring 2-second gaps that may or may not be appropriate.

    IOW, edit the big file in SONAR until it has just the flow and continuity you want, then export the whole thing. Then specify the track markers in your CD-burning program.


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    Re:Burn CD of live recording with redbook song breaks 2011/09/11 18:10:49 (permalink)
    Thanks for the replies. This helps. 
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