Split 24bit .wav files

Netlist · 17th August 2009, 02:37 PM

Until now I use EAC to split 16bit wav files.
Since harddrive space keeps getting cheaper I plan to keep the records I make from vinyl in 24bit format.
EAC leaves me with just noise in 24 bit unless I need to change a setting.
If not, does anyone know of a reliable .wav file splitter for 24bit? The platform is Windows XPPro.

/Hugo

scott wurcer · 17th August 2009, 05:59 PM

Goldwave has the option, but I have not tried it.

KSTR · 17th August 2009, 08:46 PM

Since foobar can handle 24bit integer WAVs (or float32) and use EAC's cue lists it should be able to split WAVs (with RIGHT_CLICK-->"Convert") with no bit changes when all processing options etc are turned off.
- Klaus

Netlist · 18th August 2009, 06:45 AM

Thanks so far, I'll check that out.
Cue lists are made with CueListTool but I guess this doesn't matter.

Wavebourn · 18th August 2009, 06:53 AM

Did you try Audacity?

danny_66 · 18th August 2009, 07:20 AM

My vote goes for Foobar.
Last weekend I used Foobar to convert a large wav and its cue file into 11 separate songs.
I converted it to FLAC, it's better than wav: it's also lossless, but smaller in size and stores the tags.
Grts,
Danny

Netlist · 18th August 2009, 04:57 PM

I found the convert tool in Foobar but how do I tell it to use my cuesheet?

KSTR · 18th August 2009, 06:41 PM

If it already is in EAC's format (a plain textfile, extension .CUE) just load it, otherwise you must reformat it to EAC format. Easiest thing might be to open an existing EAC cue file and edit it. Omit all the INDEX00 lines, INDEX01 is the starting point of the audio. This is OK for the purpose of splitting.

EDIT: I recognize CueListTool can export .cue-files, so this should be easy... no need for editing...

- Klaus

Netlist · 18th August 2009, 07:27 PM

Thanks, but that's exactly what I'm struggling with: how do I load that .cue file into Foobar?

Netlist · 18th August 2009, 07:39 PM

Alright, I found it and it seems to work. Mucho gracias.

17th August 2009, 02:37 PM	#1
Netlist diyAudio Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jan 2003	Split 24bit .wav files Until now I use EAC to split 16bit wav files. Since harddrive space keeps getting cheaper I plan to keep the records I make from vinyl in 24bit format. EAC leaves me with just noise in 24 bit unless I need to change a setting. If not, does anyone know of a reliable .wav file splitter for 24bit? The platform is Windows XPPro. /Hugo

17th August 2009, 05:59 PM	#2
scott wurcer diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: cambridge ma	Goldwave has the option, but I have not tried it. __________________ Clay is embedded in our subconscious. It has been there for at least 50,000 years.

18th August 2009, 06:53 AM	#5
Wavebourn diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Pleasant Hill, CA	Did you try Audacity? __________________ If I disappear suddenly, that means I finally created a time machine and pushed wrong button that brought me to Stalin's Russia. In any experiment any result is the result. Even if it is negative.

18th August 2009, 07:27 PM	#9
Netlist diyAudio Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jan 2003	just load it Thanks, but that's exactly what I'm struggling with: how do I load that .cue file into Foobar?

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17th August 2009, 08:46 PM	#3
KSTR diyAudio Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Central Berlin, Germany	Since foobar can handle 24bit integer WAVs (or float32) and use EAC's cue lists it should be able to split WAVs (with RIGHT_CLICK-->"Convert") with no bit changes when all processing options etc are turned off. - Klaus

18th August 2009, 06:45 AM	#4
Netlist diyAudio Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jan 2003	Thanks so far, I'll check that out. Cue lists are made with CueListTool but I guess this doesn't matter.

18th August 2009, 07:20 AM	#6
danny_66 diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Lierde	My vote goes for Foobar. Last weekend I used Foobar to convert a large wav and its cue file into 11 separate songs. I converted it to FLAC, it's better than wav: it's also lossless, but smaller in size and stores the tags. Grts, Danny

18th August 2009, 04:57 PM	#7
Netlist diyAudio Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jan 2003	I found the convert tool in Foobar but how do I tell it to use my cuesheet?

18th August 2009, 06:41 PM	#8
KSTR diyAudio Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Central Berlin, Germany	If it already is in EAC's format (a plain textfile, extension .CUE) just load it, otherwise you must reformat it to EAC format. Easiest thing might be to open an existing EAC cue file and edit it. Omit all the INDEX00 lines, INDEX01 is the starting point of the audio. This is OK for the purpose of splitting. EDIT: I recognize CueListTool can export .cue-files, so this should be easy... no need for editing... - Klaus

18th August 2009, 07:39 PM	#10
Netlist diyAudio Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jan 2003	Alright, I found it and it seems to work. Mucho gracias.

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