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Nightshade
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Posted: 09-12-2005 02:16 AM

I have several .wav files of audio test tones that I'm using for a design project. The problem is that they're way too short, either one or two seconds. What can I use to make them as long as I want?

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Mr.Magnetichead
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Posted: 09-12-2005 02:26 AM

A hammer.

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4days
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Posted: 09-12-2005 02:34 AM

http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

..although it might have a bug with short files, can't remember.

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Whiskey 7
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Posted: 09-12-2005 02:58 AM

Great 4days. Thanks. I too have been looking for something like this.

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Nightshade
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Posted: 09-12-2005 03:36 AM

4days wrote:
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

..although it might have a bug with short files, can't remember.

Thanks, I'll give it a shot.

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brisk
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Joined: 06 May 2000
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Posted: 09-12-2005 03:42 AM

If the tone frequency doesn't change at all, you can just copy and paste in a wav editor like audacity or soundforge. If it does change tho, your best solution would be to timestretch, though understand this may also affect the pitch.

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JulesWinnfield
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Joined: 08 Feb 2005
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Posted: 09-12-2005 05:28 AM

If they are regular test tones - like sin/cos, white noises, etc - you can recreate them inside Audacity.

Otherwise, copy/paste the sample back to back and blend the part where the two samples meet (gets rid of the audible click).

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+JuggerNaut+
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Joined: 13 Oct 2001
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Posted: 09-12-2005 09:11 AM

riddla wrote:
audacity is good for recording, but for editing I recommend goldwave

what's better about Goldwave's editing?

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+JuggerNaut+
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Posted: 09-12-2005 10:48 AM

interesting, i'm gonna check it out. thx.

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I have several .wav files of audio test tones that I'm using for a design project. The problem is that they're way too short, either one or two seconds. What can I use to make them as long as I want?

A hammer.

http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ ..although it might have a bug with short files, can't remember.

Great 4days. Thanks. I too have been looking for something like this.

4days wrote:http://audacity.sourceforge.net/..although it might have a bug with short files, can't remember. Thanks, I'll give it a shot.

If the tone frequency doesn't change at all, you can just copy and paste in a wav editor like audacity or soundforge. If it does change tho, your best solution would be to timestretch, though understand this may also affect the pitch.

If they are regular test tones - like sin/cos, white noises, etc - you can recreate them inside Audacity. Otherwise, copy/paste the sample back to back and blend the part where the two samples meet (gets rid of the audible click).

riddla wrote:audacity is good for recording, but for editing I recommend goldwave what's better about Goldwave's editing?

interesting, i'm gonna check it out. thx.

http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

..although it might have a bug with short files, can't remember.

4days wrote:
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

..although it might have a bug with short files, can't remember.

Thanks, I'll give it a shot.

If they are regular test tones - like sin/cos, white noises, etc - you can recreate them inside Audacity.

Otherwise, copy/paste the sample back to back and blend the part where the two samples meet (gets rid of the audible click).

riddla wrote:
audacity is good for recording, but for editing I recommend goldwave

what's better about Goldwave's editing?