NAME
trackcat - concatenate two or more audio tracks
SYNOPSIS
trackcat [OPTIONS] <track 1> [track 2] [track 3] ...
DESCRIPTION
trackcat combines the audio data from two or more audio tracks into a single output track.
OPTIONS
- -h, --help
-
show a list of options and exit
- -I, --interactive
-
edit metadata and encoding options in interactive mode prior to converting tracks
- --cue=FILENAME
-
a cuesheet to embed in the output file
- --add-cue
-
Embed a cuesheet in the output file using the track lengths as index points. This option assures a concatenated file can be re-split into its original tracks even if the original cuesheet is not available.
- -V, --verbose=VERBOSITY
-
The level of output to display. Choose between 'normal', 'quiet' and 'debug'.
ENCODING OPTIONS
- -o, --output=FILENAME
-
the output filename of the concatenated track
- -t, --type=TYPE
-
the audio format of the concatenated track; for a list of available audio formats, try: -t help
- -q, --quality=QUALITY
-
the desired quality of the concatenated track; for a list of available quality modes for a given format, try: -q help
CD LOOKUP OPTIONS
- -M, --metadata-lookup
-
perform metadata lookup for converted tracks
- --musicbrainz-server=HOSTNAME
-
the MusicBrainz server name to query for metadata
- --musicbrainz-port=PORT
-
the MusicBrainz port to query for metadata
- --no-musicbrainz
-
don't query MusicBrainz for metadata
- --freedb-server=HOSTNAME
-
the FreeDB server name to query for metadata
- --freedb-port=PORT
-
the FreeDB port to query for metadata
- --no-freedb
-
don't query FreeDB for metadata
- -D, --default
-
When multiple metadata choices are available, select the first one automatically. This option has no effect when used with -I
EXAMPLE
Convert all of the WAVE files in sourcedir to a single FLAC file, album.flac at the highest possible compression (quality 8):
-
trackcat -t flac -q 8 -o album.flac sourcedir/*.wav
SEE ALSO
audiotools-config(1), audiotools.cfg(5), cdda2track(1), cddainfo(1), cddaplay(1), coverdump(1), covertag(1), coverview(1), dvda2track(1), dvdainfo(1), track2cdda(1), track2track(1), trackcmp(1), trackinfo(1), tracklength(1), tracklint(1), trackplay(1), trackrename(1), tracksplit(1), tracktag(1), trackverify(1)
AUTHOR
Brian Langenberger