Splitting high bit-rate files

[SeverintheWanderer]

So I've downloaded some records in 24-96 bit-rate single-file ape format and I want to split them and re-encode for FLAC, keeping the high bit-rate. I've read elsewhere that XLD will do this but I could not find anywhere in the XLD preferences that allowed me to specify the bit-rate. Yes, if you haven't realized yet, I'm pretty much of a noob to high-quality digital audio, but I'm trying. And yes, I'm on a Mac. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks.

[goldsdad]

XLD currently does not provide options to specify bit depth and sample rate for FLAC. The depth and rate should be automatically maintained from the input files (APE in your case) to the output FLAC. What result do you get?

[Audio_ELF]

So I've downloaded some records in 24-96 bit-rate single-file ape format and I want to split them and re-encode for FLAC, keeping the high bit-rate. I've read elsewhere that XLD will do this but I could not find anywhere in the XLD preferences that allowed me to specify the bit-rate. Yes, if you haven't realized yet, I'm pretty much of a noob to high-quality digital audio, but I'm trying. And yes, I'm on a Mac. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks.

XLD will allow you to transcode from APE to XLD, however if I read correctly you also want to split a single file into multiple files - for this you would need a audio editor.

 

I would recommend Audacity as a good (free open source) package for this. You'll need to add the FFmpeg package to import APE iirc.

 

Eloise

[goldsdad]

Hi Eloise

 

I expect the OP has a cue file for each APE, which XLD can use to split up the tracks.

[SeverintheWanderer]

@goldsdad - Correct. Opening the cue file in XLD allows me to split the ape file into separate songs. I'll check the results and see what bit-rate the process yields. Thanks.