Audacity Forum

I'm a new user and am trying to create an aerobics music file on an ipod.
I have an aerobics CD, which is mixed such that each track blends into the next and the beat is continuous from track to track thru the entire CD. The CD was played during the workout on a CD player that can adjust the tempo up to the correct beats per minute. But, new aerobic digs don't have have a CD player and no ability to adjust tempo.
So, I'm trying to put the entire CD with increased tempo on ipod. I am able to import each track from the CD into Audacity, increase the tempo and save as an aiff, then put in a playlist. BUT when the play list is played in iTunes, the tracks don't flow together like the CD, beats are discontinuous between tracks even though each track is saved with the same tempo multiplier.
What is the best way for a novice Audacity user to put an entire CD into an ipod play list with an increased tempo?

Thanks in advance

Rich

When you make the Music CD in iTunes, there is an intermediate panel which asks you (among other things) how many seconds to leave between songs. The Red Book Music CD standard is 2 seconds, but you can force it to be zero.

One of the important problems the early iPods had was the inability to play "Live Performance CDs" which had chapters, but no breaks. I believe that got fixed.

Koz

Koz

Thanks, that got rid of the gap between songs, but the beats still don't match up like the CD. Will Audacity allow me to record the entire CD as a single track, adjust tempo, then export to itunes?

Thanks,

Rich

I am able to import each track from the CD into Audacity...

How? Music on a CD is in a special space-saving format and you can't just drag and drop.

I suppose the only good way to insure the continuity of the performance is real time capture with SoundFlower.

http://wiki.audacityteam.org/wiki/User: ... ming_audio

And then process the whole performance at once.

Koz

Sorry, I'm just paying attention. You should stop using Audacity 1.2. It's very old and can have serious problems with Macs.

Download and install Audacity 1.3.12 from here.

http://audacityteam.org/download/

You can safely install both, but only use one at a time. Audacity 1.3 Projects will not open in 1.2.

If you use lame or other software extensions, get them fresh from that page. Don't use old software.

Koz

kozikowski wrote:Sorry, I'm just paying attention. You should stop using Audacity 1.2. It's very old and can have serious problems with Macs.

Download and install Audacity 1.3.12 from here.

http://audacityteam.org/download/

You can safely install both, but only use one at a time. Audacity 1.3 Projects will not open in 1.2.

If you use lame or other software extensions, get them fresh from that page. Don't use old software.

Koz

OK, I have 1.3.12. I'll try this and SoundFlower...

Thanks