Create sequed mix

[Jagdriver]

I have a number of stereo tracks that I want to eventually burn onto a CD as a contiguous file. That is, each track will crossfade directly into the next.

Is there a tutorial on how to do this? I know how to create fade outs and fade ins, but dion't know how to overlap one track onto the next so that I get the crossfaded sequence I'm seeking.

[steve]

Import all of your tracks into the same Audacity project (make sure you have plenty of disk space).
You will now have a load of tracks one above the other.
Use the Time Shift Tool (double headed arrow) to slide the tracks left/right so that they are in the correct order one after the other. They must remain in separate Audacity tracks. When you position them, leave a little over-lap between one track and the next.
Use the "Fade In" and Fade Out" effects to fade one track out where the next track fades in.

Tip: to fit more tracks in the Audacity window, click on the upward arrow at the bottom of the track information box to collapse tracks that you are not currently working on.

When you have finished, add labels and "Export Multiple" as described here: http://wiki.audacityteam.org/index.php? ... ate_tracks

You will then need to use a CD burner that is capable of "gapless" burning. By default, CD burners will leave a gap of a couple of seconds between tracks, but some CD burners allow you to override this. Nero (inexpensive) and CDBurnerXP (free) can do this (some others can also, but these are the two I use on Windows).

[Jagdriver]

Is there a way to overlap (blend) tracks?

For example, say Track1 is 3:00. At the 2:57 mark, I'd like Track2 to commence as Track1 simultaneously fades out. This would result in a 3-second overlap.

Any way to do this?

PS - When I tried using Export Multiple, I ended up with several individual tracks, rather than one contiguous set of tracks.

[Irish]

Is there a way to overlap (blend) tracks?

Yes, as Steve suggested.

Use the Time Shift Tool (double headed arrow) to slide the tracks left/right so that they are in the correct order one after the other.

For example, say Track1 is 3:00. At the 2:57 mark, I'd like Track2 to commence as Track1 simultaneously fades out.

Use the Time Shift tool on track 2 to move it so that it starts at 2:57. Then use fade-in and fade-out on each track.

When I tried using Export Multiple, I ended up with several individual tracks, rather than one contiguous set of tracks.

If you use Export As WAV, instead of Export Multiple, all your tracks will be mixed and rendered to one single WAV track lasting the whole length of the show.

PO'L

[Jagdriver]

Right... I finally figured it out on my own after my last prior post.

The step that was missing, after time shifting each successive track, is to perform an Edit > Select All before File > Export As WAV.

Now I have one L-O-N-G WAV file, which I burned to an audio CD. The (car) CD player reports the name of the WAV file, then wants to tell me the track and artist info. How can I add these labels to an audio CD?

[Irish]

Before you export the track as a WAV, you can fill in the data in Menu > Project > Edit ID3 Tags.

If you didn't save the project, you can edit this info in the WAV file using Windows Media Player. Right-click on the track name in the Now Playing list and select Tag Editor.
You should be able to do it in Windows Explorer too, but this has never worked properly for me - there are a number of different standards for ID3 tags, and not all applications interpret them in the same way.

PO'L

[Jagdriver]

This is not an MP3 project, hence ID3v2 tags aren't going to be of any help.

Rather, I'm creating one large WAV and burning it to a CD.

[steve]

I think I covered all of the step in my earlier post.
The piece that you are currently missing:

When you have finished, add labels and "Export Multiple" as described here: http://wiki.audacityteam.org/index.php? ... ate_tracks

You will then need to use a CD burner that is capable of "gapless" burning. By default, CD burners will leave a gap of a couple of seconds between tracks, but some CD burners allow you to override this. Nero (inexpensive) and CDBurnerXP (free) can do this (some others can also, but these are the two I use on Windows).