Split File

Menu Command: Edit | Cue Point | Split File or Split File button on tool window

Use the Split File feature to divide a large file into smaller files. The file is split at each cue point. All files are stored in the destination folder specified by either Use this folder or Use file's current folder, which is the folder where the original file is stored. The Overwrite existing files option automatically replaces files with the same name that already exist on the hard drive. If the option is not checked, then GoldWave will abort splitting if a file with the same name is found.

If Discard cue point is checked, split files will not contain the cue point located at the beginning of each split. Otherwise the cue point's name and description are stored in each file.

The Method of naming split files options control how filenames are generated for each split file. If the Use cue name for filename option is selected, files will be named using cue point names. Note that any invalid symbols in the name (such as :, ?, *, etc.) are replaced with spaces. By adding the text "[-Exclude-]" to a cue name, that cue point and section of the file is excluded from the split files.

If the Use cue base filename and number option is selected, the Base filename is used together with the number symbol, #, to create the name of each file. If you enter "Track##", for example, the files would be named Track01, Track02, Track03, etc. The # symbol can be placed anywhere in the base filename, so names like "#### - CD1" or "#Track##" would be valid. The least significant digit is placed in the right-most # slot, so the first names would be "0001 - CD1" and "0Track01".

If the Use cue name prefixed with base filename and number option is selected, a combination of the above options is used. The base filename and number will be added to the beginning of the cue name.

If the Prefix original filename option is checked, then the name of the file being split is added to the beginning of each of the split filenames. This option is not enabled if the file does not have a name (untitled).

The First number box sets the first number to use when creating the names.

The File format options specify what format and attributes to use when creating the files. The Use CD compatible wave format and alignment option ensures that each file is stored in CD compatible format and that the length of each file is exactly aligned to a CD sector boundry, eliminating gaps between files. For accurate, glitch free alignment, you must the file to 44100Hz before splitting. This helps you create seemless tracks on a CD, provided you configure your CD-R software to not write silence between tracks. Note that if the end of the last track file does not contain enough audio to perfectly fill a CD sector, a tiny section of audio may be discarded for alignment. The Use default save format and attributes option uses the format given under the Default Save Format tab of the window. The Use file's current format and attributes option uses the format and attributes of the file being split as shown in GoldWave's status bar.

Any information entered under the command is stored in each split file, if possible. If the track number is set to "##", GoldWave replaces it with a sequential number based on the order in which the files are split.

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