Ripping/converting Medleys

[Matt Busby]

I am trying to create MP3 copies of my CDs for use on master MP3 discs for use in my car. The one problem I have is with medleys, like side two of Abbey Road. After I have converted the tracks to MP3, when I play them say in Winamp or whatever, I get a small gap when the player advances from one track to the next. Is there any way to get around this?

I know that when I burn the tracks to a CD-R that I want to choose "Disc at Once," but this problem seems to exist as a result of the ripping/file conversion to MP3 process before I ever even get to the stage of burning the CD.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

TR

[Spoon]

Mp3 always gives an inherant gap, it is based on frame size. To get around it, either Rip the CD as one track, or install a plug-in for Winamp (blaaaaa ) that gets rid of the silence.

[Matt Busby]

MP3 Gaps

Hi Spoon, and thanks for your response, but I'm still unclear. Are you saying that the inherent gaps are placed into files at the time they are converted to MP3 file type, or that the MP3 Player inserts the gaps on playing? You suggested a plug in for winamp, but do you mean one that affects the player or one that changes the way files are converted??

Is is possible to use dBpowerAMP music converter and get MP3 file outputs without the gaps? If so, how?

Thanks a lot,

TR

[Spoon]

You might want to try the 'Power Pack' it has a trim silence option, but for the very small silence at the end of all mp3 files you cannot get rid of it (we are talking 10/ths of a second).

[totalXSive]

Alternatively you could rip the files to Wave and then stitch them together to create one big wave file that can then be converted to an MP3 file. You can do this in Sound Recorder if you wish.