i have an 85 min. mp3 that i created and i want to set tracks on it... i dont want to split it with another software because everytime i split it, it always ends up having gaps....anyone knows what dj's use to burn their nonstop dance mixes to a cd?
I don't know what djs use but I know how you can do it:
What you need is a cue sheet (.cue file). It's a file containing information for the burning program where to split the file to tracks.
There are several ways to get a cue sheet:
1. There are cue sheet databeses on the net where you can get cue sheets for many well-known CDs. (Ask google for details.)
2. Create a cue sheet
2.1. Using Exact Audio Copy (EAC): If you have the original CD use "Copy image + create cue sheet" (compressed) and you're finished. Most burning programs (including Nero and EAC) can use the cuesheet for gapless burning.
BTW: If you want to burn an audio CD - why don't you burn from a lossless source directly (e.g. .wav file)?
2.2. Use mp3DirectCut to create a cue sheet (details see manual/older related threads here).
2.3. Create a cue sheet using a text editor. To understand how it works you should create a working cue sheet using EAC (see 2.1), open it with a text editor and adjust it.
2.4. Probably there are specialized cue sheet editors out there, but I don't know any ...
Quote:also can i do this as an mp3 file? not audio?
Some audioplayers, e.g. foobar2000, can use cue sheets similar to playlists and play single tracks out of big mp3 files seperately. For PC use you could use other gapless compression formats such as Musepack MPC (high quality lossy) or lossless (e.g. Monkey's Audio).
2.) here is the cue sheet that i made (edited from mp3directcut)
TITLE "Dancemania Vol. 1"
FILE "C:\Documents and Settings\Orion.84\Desktop\work area\dancemania\MP3\dancemania.mp3" MP3
TRACK 01 MP3
TITLE "The Gap"
INDEX 01 00:00:00
TRACK 02 MP3
TITLE "On A Night Like This"
INDEX 01 03:54:51
TRACK 03 MP3
TITLE "Fly Me To The Moon"
INDEX 01 06:58:26
TRACK 04 MP3
TITLE "Look To The Sky"
INDEX 01 12:49:25
TRACK 05 MP3
TITLE "Telephone Operator"
INDEX 01 19:09:01
TRACK 06 MP3
TITLE "Bye Bye Baby Balloon"
INDEX 01 21:49:50
TRACK 07 MP3
TITLE "Separate Ways"
INDEX 01 26:49:50
TRACK 08 MP3
TITLE "Runin Away"
INDEX 01 29:16:51
TRACK 09 MP3
TITLE "No...Nobody's Love"
INDEX 01 31:57:35
TRACK 10 MP3
TITLE "Nights In Heaven Days In Hell"
INDEX 01 34:29:00
TRACK 11 MP3
TITLE "Hardcore Feelings"
INDEX 01 37:20:61
TRACK 12 MP3
TITLE "Heaven Is A Place On Earth"
INDEX 01 40:40:01
TRACK 13 MP3
TITLE "Cow Girl"
INDEX 01 44:15:30
TRACK 14 MP3
TITLE "Witch Doctor"
INDEX 01 46:28:31
TRACK 15 MP3
TITLE "Freckles"
INDEX 01 49:05:01
TRACK 16 MP3
TITLE "My Sweet Darlin"
INDEX 01 51:41:09
TRACK 17 MP3
TITLE "Love Love Shine"
INDEX 01 54:14:15
TRACK 18 MP3
TITLE "Love Love Sugar"
INDEX 01 55:52:30
TRACK 19 MP3
TITLE "Glorious Days"
INDEX 01 57:45:01
TRACK 20 MP3
TITLE "Eversnow"
INDEX 01 59:40:00
TRACK 21 MP3
TITLE "Graduation"
INDEX 01 61:08:01
TRACK 22 MP3
TITLE "Chikara"
INDEX 01 65:05:00
TRACK 23 MP3
TITLE "Breakdown"
INDEX 01 66:32:26
TRACK 24 MP3
TITLE "Girls Rock Shinning"
INDEX 01 68:12:00
TRACK 25 MP3
TITLE "Candy Heart"
INDEX 01 69:56:00
TRACK 26 MP3
TITLE "Dive"
INDEX 01 74:58:00
TRACK 27 MP3
TITLE "Dive Deeper"
INDEX 01 76:51:00
TRACK 28 MP3
TITLE "Firefly"
INDEX 01 78:11:00
TRACK 29 MP3
TITLE "Cartoon Heroes"
INDEX 01 79:44:01
TRACK 30 MP3
TITLE "www.blondegirl"
INDEX 01 82:34:25
3.)from where it says, "TRACK # MP3", it used to be... "TRACK # AUDIO" i changed the audio to mp3 because i want my mix to stay as a skippable mp3.... i wonder if i shouldnt have done that?
Comp 1: Dell Inspiron P4 2.4Ghz / 512 MB RAM with 24x CD-RW and Firewire In, SVideo Out running XP Pro
Comp 2: Dell Dimension P3 550Mhz / 384MB RAM with old 2x CD-RW running XP Home.
No. The .cue file is used to burn an audio CD. Should work with Nero, a free program capable is Burrrn.
To check quickly if the .cue file works I recommend foobar2000 (http://www.foobar2000.org). Drag'n'drop the .cue file on the player. All tracks should start at the correct position.
Quote:3.)from where it says, "TRACK # MP3", it used to be... "TRACK # AUDIO" i changed the audio to mp3 because i want my mix to stay as a skippable mp3.... i wonder if i shouldnt have done that?
Don't change it.
For use on PC your mix will stay stay as a skippable mp3; for use on standalone CD devices you'll get a gapless, skippable audio CD - gapless, skippable mp3 on standalone/porable devices isn't possible ATM.
did you (Try burning in "Disc-At-Once" mode, which should eliminate the gap between tracks.)
another thing is this an actuel mix.??
any cd durning software should do just make sure in option you put (disk at once)
what dj's use to burn their nonstop dance mixes to a cd? ..is cakewalk,cubebas vst,cooledit pro,and if you want a bang for you buck digidesign protools the mother of editing music software.........
