Creating pauses between tracks in iTunes
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Creating pauses between tracks in iTunes
I currently use iTunes for DJing (and as a personal music player at home). The trouble is, especially when DJing, some tracks run right until the end, so sometimes songs effectively run straight into each other. This is a nuisance when DJing. And it's very difficult to pause a song half a second before it ends.
Does anyone know a simple way of selectively adding a few seconds of silence on to some tracks? I use a Mac, and would like a solution that is cheap and simple
Does anyone know a simple way of selectively adding a few seconds of silence on to some tracks? I use a Mac, and would like a solution that is cheap and simple
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For editing mp3s (and AACs) on a Mac I've heard good things about Fission, from Rogue Amoeba: http://www.rogueamoeba.com/fission/
It's pretty cheap ($32) and is supposed to be very easy to use. It edits the encoded files directly without encoding/decoding so there's no (additional ) loss in audio quality.
Way back when I DJ'd from mp3s (back in 2001!) I had a few 1/2/3 second silent mp3s tracks I'd use to insert pauses between tracks. It worked but it was not very elegant...
It's pretty cheap ($32) and is supposed to be very easy to use. It edits the encoded files directly without encoding/decoding so there's no (additional ) loss in audio quality.
Way back when I DJ'd from mp3s (back in 2001!) I had a few 1/2/3 second silent mp3s tracks I'd use to insert pauses between tracks. It worked but it was not very elegant...
Looks great - thanksPhilShapiro wrote:For editing mp3s (and AACs) on a Mac I've heard good things about Fission, from Rogue Amoeba: http://www.rogueamoeba.com/fission/
It's pretty cheap ($32) and is supposed to be very easy to use. It edits the encoded files directly without encoding/decoding so there's no (additional ) loss in audio quality.
So what do you use for DJing now?PhilShapiro wrote:Way back when I DJ'd from mp3s (back in 2001!) ...
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Do you have that crossover option turned on or something? I use iTunes as well and have never had an issue with the next song playing to soon.
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No. Crossfade Playback is 'off'. The problem is some tracks run right until the end, which doesn't leave enough space between songs. I think an MP3 editor might be the answer, so I can add a few seconds slience at the end of some songs.Mr Awesomer wrote:Do you have that crossover option turned on or something? I use iTunes as well and have never had an issue with the next song playing to soon.
I've just bought this after trying the free demo. Uncluttered and easy to use. It's excellentPhilShapiro wrote:For editing mp3s (and AACs) on a Mac I've heard good things about Fission, from Rogue Amoeba: http://www.rogueamoeba.com/fission/
It's pretty cheap ($32) and is supposed to be very easy to use. It edits the encoded files directly without encoding/decoding so there's no (additional ) loss in audio quality.
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CDs. Someday, when I have the $$ and the time, I plan to move to a laptop. DJ'ing is just a once-in-a-while hobby for me these days though.Haydn wrote:So what do you use for DJing now?
I started out dj'ing mp3s (on a PJB-100) but didn't have a way to preview tracks, so I switched to CDs. And once I got used to previewing I didn't want to go back.
Glad to hear Fission worked for you.
The latest version 1.6 of Fission for the Mac has a new feature 'Insert Silence" which makes this pretty easy -
http://www.rogueamoeba.com/utm/2008/10/ ... ringtones/
http://www.rogueamoeba.com/utm/2008/10/ ... ringtones/