CD Ripping

[Trol]

Ok, here is the deal. Usually when I spin at an event, I have a friend that comes along and brings his Mini Disc Recorder to record my sets. This is my favorite method for cutting demos since this is live. Well he tracks out the discs while recording and then burns them to a CD later. My question is how to get the CD to one mp3 file? I've tried ripping the tracks from the CD and then combining them with Sound Forge but this leaves a "hiccup" when the track changes. I've very proficient with Sound Forge, although I haven't used it in awhile. I've tried everything and cannot get rid of the hiccup. I'm thinking its my CD RIpping software, Aare CD Ripper. I want to put the tracks in one complete mp3 so that I can put it online for download. ANyone have any suggestions?

[xuur]

I'm guessing since you're recording these live with the zillions of background sounds that always acompany live recordings, your hiccup is the changeover where the crowd noice doesnt blend exactly into the next.

try fading between tracks. you'll have a fade out then back in between contiguous tracks, but you should be able to eliminate the jolt or sudden change usually associated with back to back live track editing.

that or record it as a single session without pauses.

applause and crowd noise are virtually impossible to edit together with no noticable changeover.

MHO

[Kaltagesta]

if u go into dos
type C:/Directory of MP3's then type
"name of first track"+"name of second track+... etc all without spaces and WITH speechmarks. then with one space type the name of the new filename you want, eg:

C:\MP3>"song1.mp3"+"song2.mp3"+"song3.mp3" "alltogether.mp3"

and then u search for 'alltogether.mp3' [i cant remain if it goes in the same directory as the others or not]

okay, so this isn't what you were asking, i know, but i thjought it was quite cool that DOS still has its uses.

i'll get my coat

[Hamma]

ban

[Trol]

There is no crowd noise at all. Its recorded off of an output from the Turntable mixer.

[xuur]

hmmm......the fade out/in might still work, but not for sure.

there are a few decent sound editor progs out there, but from all accounts they're all about the same.

try the sound forge thing. it might help. I've not worked with editing MP3's much, mostly wav's and the like, or direct digitals...even then its been a long time, so Im not up on current tech.

but try the fade thing. if theres no ambient sound, you might be able to fool the ear into thinking there was no change...eg: no transitional effect/spike.

also, you might try removing the last .05-.10 seconds or so from the beginning and end of each track. sort of like trimming it to fit. if there are any abnormalities at the beginning or end of a track, that MIGHT get rid of them allowing you to simply edit them together as you have been. again, just a thought.

good luck

[Trol]

I was able to get it done with another CD Ripper and Sound Forge. It just took a little bit for me to remember SOund Forge. Now I need to find somewhere to host a 66mb File for me. Any takers?