TRACKSPLIT(1)

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version 3.1.1 · 4 versions
, in ubuntu questing

💖 TRACKSPLIT(1) — the audio track splitter, bestie edition 💖

okay so welcome to tracksplit, part of the audiotools fam, and honestly? she's giving "quietly iconic little utility that does one thing and does it slay." let's get into it ✨

🌸 NAME 🌸

tracksplit — split audio track 💅

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

tracksplit [OPTIONS] <track 1>

🎀 DESCRIPTION 🎀

so basically, tracksplit splits an audio track into several smaller tracks. that's it, that's the whole vibe. one big file goes in, a whole lil family of tracks comes out. main character behavior fr fr 💖

✨ OPTIONS ✨

here's your starter pack of flags, bestie. every single one, no skips 🫶

  • -h, --help — shows you a list of options and then dips. no notes, perfect exit strategy 💅
  • -I, --interactive — lets you edit metadata in interactive mode before splitting the file. like getting ready before the photos, yk? 📸
  • --cue=FILENAME — the cuesheet to use for splitting the track. this is your map, your blueprint, your little roadmap 🗺️
  • -V, --verbose=VERBOSITY — the level of output to display. you pick between 'normal', 'quiet' and 'debug'. choose your own adventure but it's about how much it yaps 💬

🌈 ENCODING OPTIONS 🌈

this is where the ✨transformation✨ happens

  • -t, --type=TYPE — the audio format to convert the split tracks to. want the full list of available audio formats? just try: -t help. she'll tell you 🎵
  • -q, --quality=QUALITY — the desired quality of the split tracks. for a list of available quality modes for a given format, try: -q help. yes bestie, quality mode list is a thing 👑
  • -d, --dir=DIRECTORY — the target directory for the split tracks. if none is given, the current working directory is used. and if the target directory doesn't exist? it gets created automatically. she's proactive like that 💅
  • --format=STRING — the format string to use for new filenames. template fields get replaced with metadata values when new tracks are created, and all other text is left exactly as-is. if you omit this option, a default format string is used. (scroll down for the whole field list, it's a whole mood 🌸)
  • -j, --joint=PROCESSES — the maximum number of tracks to convert at one time. if you've got multiple CPUs or CPU cores, letting tracksplit(1) use all of them simultaneously can greatly increase encoding speed. parallel processing, we love to see it 🔥

💿 CD LOOKUP OPTIONS 💿

for when your tracks came off a physical disc and the metadata has to be found

  • --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. we're going offline, babe 🙈
  • --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. no FreeDB, no problem 💀
  • -D, --default — when multiple metadata choices are available, select the first one automatically. ngl this is the "just pick one" button. heads up tho: this option has no effect when used with -I 🚫

🎧 METADATA OPTIONS 🎧

dress your tracks up cute 💖

  • --album-number=NUMBER — the album number of the tracks' CD, if they are in one in a series of albums 📀
  • --album-total=NUMBER — the total number of albums in the tracks' CD set, if it is one in a series of albums 📚
  • --replay-gain — add ReplayGain metadata to newly created tracks 🔊
  • --no-replay-gain — do not add ReplayGain metadata to newly created tracks 🔇

🌟 EXAMPLES 🌟

split CDImage.wav into several MP3 files using the cuesheet CDImage.cue:

tracksplit -t mp3 --cue=CDImage.cue CDImage.wav

obtain CDImage.cue using the cdrdao(1) utilities:

cdrdao read-toc --device /dev/cdrom CDImage.toc

toc2cue CDImage.toc CDImage.cue

see? two commands and you're literally set 🫶

🧚 FORMAT STRING FIELDS 🧚

okay bestie this is the glossary of every template field you can drop into --format. all of them, right here, no gatekeeping ✨

  • %(track_number)2.2d — the track's number on the CD 🔢
  • %(track_total)d — the total number of tracks on the CD 🧮
  • %(album_number)d — the CD's album number 📀
  • %(album_total)d — the total number of CDs in the set 📚
  • %(album_track_number)s — combination of album and track number 🎯
  • %(track_name)s — the track's name 🎵
  • %(album_name)s — the album's name 💿
  • %(artist_name)s — the track's artist name 🎤
  • %(performer_name)s — the track's performer name 🎭
  • %(composer_name)s — the track's composer name 🎼
  • %(conductor_name)s — the track's conductor name 🪄
  • %(media)s — the track's source media 📼
  • %(ISRC)s — the track's ISRC 🏷️
  • %(catalog)s — the track's catalog number 📇
  • %(copyright)s — the track's copyright information ©️
  • %(publisher)s — the track's publisher 🏢
  • %(year)s — the track's publication year 📅
  • %(date)s — the track's original recording date 🗓️
  • %(suffix)s — the track's suffix 🔤
  • %(basename)s — the track's original name, without suffix ✂️

👀 SEE ALSO 👀

the whole friend group, go say hi:

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), trackcat(1), trackcmp(1), trackinfo(1), tracklength(1), tracklint(1), trackplay(1), trackrename(1), tracktag(1), trackverify(1)

💜 AUTHOR 💜

Brian Langenfeld — thank you for your service, king 👑

and that's the whole page, bestie!! go forth and split some tracks, you absolute legend 💖✨

this was the tracksplit(1) manual from the Audio File Splitter section, dated 2025-03-10, and yes she ate 💅 periodt.

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