Split tracks.............

Jim,

I think we touched on this in the chat room but is there any chance of getting a few tracks amalgamated into one???

There are a few I'm specifically thiking of:

1) Sebastian Hardie's "Four Moments" and
2) The four suites from the Magenta album.

I heard the overture to Magenta's "The White Witch" earlier and it's only 40odd seconds long. The suite as a whole is stunning but you really do lose the feel when it's split like that. Same with the others from that album.

Cheers,

[Yesspaz]

On the same idea, is the IP goofing cleared up? If so, could THE LAMB LIES DOWN ON BROADWAY be reloaded as four sides and THE WALL added as four sides?

[Rick and Roll]

the Discipline had a split track - I'm just wondering what happens to have that occur. Just asking.

[progdirjim(Admin)]

Originally posted by Rick and Roll
the Discipline had a split track - I'm just wondering what happens to have that occur. Just asking.

If the CD reader in my computer reads it as separate tracks, and I don't do a few extra steps, they end up as separate tracks. Meaning there is a way to override that, but I need to notice it, want to, and do the extra work. It's not a big deal - an extra 5 minutes say - but like I said, I need to recognize the need, agree it should be done, then do it. The first step (recognizing the need) is where it breaks down most often.

[Avian(Admin)]

The Lamb or The Wall or The Snow Goose won't be back as album sides available for request - even with every request being legitimate, these long tracks get requested way too much, and dominate the air...

Avian

[Rick and Roll]

I agree that longer tracks dominate the air - in that respect there needs to be some guidelines. I'm OK with that.

The Discipline track is just an uncorrected blip. There are only four songs on the record, and I wouldn't say anything if it was a band with lot of music on AM, but they only have three CD's (one live), only one CD is presently on AM. The split in the song (it's either Before the Storm or Into The Dream) is bad, it splits it into two parts that depend on the other. It's one song.

I would have said that stuff like Thick As A Brick is too long, but we don't want an "edit # 2" situation.

I do like the way "Garden of Dreams" on Flowerpower was split. It is an hour tune, but is separately tracked, and is good spilt up the way it is here.

There was a Greg Howard (SP?, it was a bass player) who had a 60 minute instrumental song played (about being on the moon I think). Too long, but technically one song.

That being said, I can't fathom why the Wall or the Lamb (and to a lesser extent (Snow Goose) were even one side at one time. Each track is DIFFERENT and marked separately. Just become it's the same theme doesn't mean it's the same song. Go put it on at home, then. Ted Nugent signs about women all of the time but you don't play it all together.

A theme is not an excuse to mix tunes together. I can come up with at least 40-50 examples of that.

Some songs go into others, and cutting them is harsh, but this is a radio station at its core - there's special programming for whole CD's.

[fonzy]

I found another one. The Gentle Giant track Mister Class And Quality has a bad split on the orginal CD (Three Friends) It would be great to hear it as it was intended. I think tracks 5-6 should be taken as one.

Thanks
Pontus

[Rick and Roll]

Gentle giant.....

that split is really their fault, it's two songs on both the record and CD.

Agreed though the split is harsh.

[Yesspaz]

Originally posted by Avian
The Lamb or The Wall or The Snow Goose won't be back as album sides available for request - even with every request being legitimate, these long tracks get requested way too much, and dominate the air...

Avian

I dig

[Duku]

Originally posted by Avian
The Lamb or The Wall or The Snow Goose won't be back as album sides available for request - even with every request being legitimate, these long tracks get requested way too much, and dominate the air...

Avian

why do you think There's a problem there? ... In fact I think it's better...