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I have my CD collection backed up to FLAC files, and create/re-encode my MP3 collection from these. Part of MP3 management includes merging separate tracks into logical "medleys" -- think last half of Abbey Road, where I'll combine source FLACs into a single MP3 so I can listen to Golden Slumbers, Carry That Weight, ... uninterrupted.
I use dbMC to rip the FLACs and convert them to MP3. I'm using Audacity to merge tracks, since dbMC still has not "merge" function.
[COLOR="navy"]What I find strange [/COLOR]is that the convert-to-MP3 adds some sort of "lead-in" of a fraction of a second, which does not appear in the FLAC (see screenshot, below, with this extra mp3 "lead-in" highlighted).
http://rapidshare.com/files/357996364/MP3_lead_in.png
The result, when I combine the MP3 tracks is an audible disruption, which I do not get, obviously, if I combine the FLAC versions instead.
Where's this MP3 lead-in coming from? Can I avoid it through some setting that I don't see?
Just curious. Seems like I'm missing something.
I use dbMC to rip the FLACs and convert them to MP3. I'm using Audacity to merge tracks, since dbMC still has not "merge" function.
[COLOR="navy"]What I find strange [/COLOR]is that the convert-to-MP3 adds some sort of "lead-in" of a fraction of a second, which does not appear in the FLAC (see screenshot, below, with this extra mp3 "lead-in" highlighted).
http://rapidshare.com/files/357996364/MP3_lead_in.pngThe result, when I combine the MP3 tracks is an audible disruption, which I do not get, obviously, if I combine the FLAC versions instead.
Where's this MP3 lead-in coming from? Can I avoid it through some setting that I don't see?
Just curious. Seems like I'm missing something.
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