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splitting recordings into separate tracks

Posted: Tue Nov 24, 2009 8:37 pm
by buddy nichols
I am attempting to record via mic a sound track to use in a live drama. During the drama I will use prerecorded sound bites at the cue. I don't have a CD recorder that makes tracks on the CD as I record. I use audacity to record all of my recordings (house of worship setting).
In my research I found that one can split the sound track in Audicity. I followed the instructions and was able to seperate the test recording into 4 tracks. I then exported into WAV file>burned cd using itunes.
However, I was under the impression that the tracks would be 4 individual tracks (such as music track you purchase) when I played the CD, which would allow me to start and stop at each cue (track) in the program. Have I missed something or will the tracks not show individually on the cd?
I hope I have explaned this so one can understand my question.

Re: splitting recordings into separate tracks

Posted: Tue Nov 24, 2009 9:13 pm
by billw58
Are these the instructions you followed?

http://wiki.audacityteam.org/index.php? ... ate_tracks

-- Bill

Re: splitting recordings into separate tracks

Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2009 1:20 am
by buddy nichols
Yes, these are the instructions I followed. If I do everything correctly, should the tracks show (track 1, track 2, etc) on Windows media player when I play the CD as they would with a music CD?

Buddy

Re: splitting recordings into separate tracks

Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2009 1:45 am
by billw58
After the "Export Multiple" step in those instructions you should have 4 separate WAV files named according to the labels you made. If you have only one WAV file you've missed a step.

-- Bill

Re: splitting recordings into separate tracks

Posted: Thu Nov 26, 2009 4:25 pm
by buddy nichols
Bill, thanks for your help. I've got it just the way I wanted it.