Best software for creating a mixtape

[LDB]

Yo! I need some suggestion on software to create a mixtape. I've knocked off the dust and have been getting back in the clubs DJing lately. I've had a lot of people come up during and after the gig wanting to buy mixtapes. I use ableton live which allows me to record the whole nights set on the fly.

I need to know what software to use to break say an 80 minute long recording up to individual tracks. I guess I need a program that I can insert track markers so the mixtape plays like a regular cd as opposed to an 80 minute long song.


Any and all suggestions welcomed! And thanks in advance.

 

[Kontents]

I think that Adobe Audition has a track editor for audio files where you set the time of length for each track being recorded. Is that what you are talking about?

 

[Relic]

no he means like cd markers

 

[LDB]

Not sure Kontents. I'm guessing I need an audio editor where I can break up a 80 minute mix into individual tracks after the fact. It would probably make the 80 minute mix into 16 tracks and would allow me to fade out of one into the next. So I'm assuming it would allow me to cut of slice the mix up.

 

[LDB]

no he means like cd markers

Exactly!

 

[2GooD Productions]

Acid Pro

 

[Kontents]

Not sure Kontents. I'm guessing I need an audio editor where I can break up a 80 minute mix into individual tracks after the fact. It would probably make the 80 minute mix into 16 tracks and would allow me to fade out of one into the next. So I'm assuming it would allow me to cut of slice the mix up.

Yea Adobe can edit audio files and allow you to chop sessions up as individual files or tracks. Or you can use Acid like 2good and trip balls.

 

[LDB]

Yea Adobe can edit audio files and allow you to chop sessions up as individual files or tracks. Or you can use Acid like 2good and trip balls.

ok..I'll check audition

Acid Pro

Ok...I just read up on that. I already have Acid Pro so I'll try that out for now.

p.s yeah...ok... I see I can name the tracks on the markers as well....Thanks!

 

[GRAFIK]

I have used adobe and recorded the whole thing, like 60 mins and the highlight each piece and save it 1,2,3,4,etc.

 

[mercurywaters]

cd wave:

http://www.milosoftware.com/cdwave/description.html

its cheap shareware. it used to be freeware. i have a freeware version of it if you want it. very easy to use and zero learning curve. it'll do exactly what you need.

 

[Fade]

Cakewalk Pyro is the way to go, you can insert markers and then mass-export into individual tracks plus a ton of other stuff:
http://www.cakewalk.com/Products/Pyro/default.asp

 

[Carpe Diem]

I use Sound Forge. Chop up each track and save as Track 01, Track 02 etc.

Open the individual tracks in ITunes, burn them as an audio CD, but make sure you take the 2 second gap off so the mix runs seamlessly.

Word.

 

[Fury]

i wud def say Sonar...ive done it on a few programs and sonar wuz the easiest and fastest way to get it done

 

[wrightboy]

i've used audition for this before. pretty easy to insert track markers, and just record the cd right there in the same program.

 

[Ruimixx]

Cakewalk Pyro is the way to go, you can insert markers and then mass-export into individual tracks plus a ton of other stuff:
http://www.cakewalk.com/Products/Pyro/default.asp

Does anyone know if Acid Pro has this mass-export feature?

 

[2GooD Productions]

Does anyone know if Acid Pro has this mass-export feature?

Yes it can, in the render as settings you can select "Save each track as a seperate file", if thats what you mean.
To multi track out.

 

[God]

Sound Forge lets you add tags to the master track (with all the songs) so there is no "skip" between songs. Most of the higher end audio editors should let you do this (Audition, WaveLab, etc.)