trackcat1
Concatenate two or more audio tracks
Usage
trackcat [OPTIONS]
<track
1>
[track
2]
[track
3] ...
Overview
trackcat combines the audio data from two or more audio tracks into a single output track.
Options
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-h, --help -
show a list of options and exit
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-I, --interactive -
edit metadata and encoding options in interactive mode prior to converting tracks
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--cue=FILENAME -
a cuesheet to embed in the output file
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--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.
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-V, --verbose=VERBOSITY -
The level of output to display. Choose between 'normal', 'quiet' and 'debug'.
Options
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-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
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-q, --quality=QUALITY -
the desired quality of the concatenated track; for a list of available quality modes for a given format, try: -q help
Options
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-M, --metadata-lookup -
perform metadata lookup for converted tracks
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--musicbrainz-server=HOSTNAME -
the MusicBrainz server name to query for metadata
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--musicbrainz-port=PORT -
the MusicBrainz port to query for metadata
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--no-musicbrainz -
don't query MusicBrainz for metadata
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--freedb-server=HOSTNAME -
the FreeDB server name to query for metadata
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--freedb-port=PORT -
the FreeDB port to query for metadata
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--no-freedb -
don't query FreeDB for metadata
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-D, --default -
When multiple metadata choices are available, select the first one automatically. This option has no effect when used with -I
Examples
Convert all of the WAVE files in sourcedir to a single FLAC file, album.flac at the highest possible compression (quality 8):
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trackcat -t flac -q 8 -o album.flac sourcedir/*.wav
Releases
4 releases since Debian 9 (Stretch); the text changed 3 times.