audio files split with Ask & Record Toolbar

[Chimera]

Hi, I have just installed the app successfully and recorded a couple of songs. However both tracks are split in two, one 400KB and the other 2980KB. The record audio dialogue box said 3380KB. Anyone have the same problem, any soution?

[Les Gnome]

Yep, the software senses the silences and splits the recording at that point. It looks like it uses a value of say 1 second and when it sees a silence of that length then assumes you want a new mp3 file. Somewhere in this forum someone asked for a feature to adjust the time that the software uses - can't remember the exact answer but they said it's a feature for the future.

I've recorded streaming spoken word programmes and get these split files a lot. I use the program MergeMP3 to merge them together - it's on this web site (http://www.shchuka.com/software/mergemp3/). It's free although donations are requested. It's dead easy to use and you can merge a large number of files easily - i've done 80-odd files! I don't know whether it decodes and recodes the mp3 or not (thus losing some quality in the process). It is really fast to merge the files.

FYI, I also use mp3DirectCut if you have the other problem - the mp3 is in one big file and you need to chop it up. I know for sure that this one does not decode and re-encode the file, so it does preserve the quality. It is a bit strange to get used to at first but is also very quick. Find it on this web site (http://mpesch3.de1.cc/mp3dc.html).

Hope this helps.