How To Split Large Single-File Compilations And Mixes Into Individual Separate Tracks

If you have ever downloaded or bought a musical compilation or mix, you might have come across a single large mp3 file that contains all the tracks joined together. Music mixes were initially made to be a single file track, however, with the advent of portable music players that may not always have storage spaces as large as desktop or laptop computers, handling and listening to such music files is not a very convenient task.

If you have a large music compilation or mix that you’d like to split up in individual tracks, you’ve come to the right place.

To split a large a mix into individual tracks, we’ll need a cue sheet. A cue sheet file has an extension of .cue and its contents tell the splitting program where each individual track starts and ends. The splitting program we are going to use here is Medieval Cue Splitter. After you’ve downloaded the program, you will need the cue sheet. A cue sheet is necessary in this process, if you don’t have one already, you will need to create one yourself. I’ll write down the process of creating a cue sheet in a separate post.

Ok, so to split a the file, follow this process:

• Let’s say the mix/compilation is called mix.mp3. In most cases, the cue sheet will be called mix.cue. Have them both in the same folder.
• Open Medieval Cue Splitter. Go to File → Open cue file. Select the cue file and then the mix (mix.cue and mix.mp3)
• Now you can edit the details about the individual tracks that are are going to be made from the mix. You can change the titles, tags, genres, artists and other track details.
• Click the Split button, select the location to save the tracks and you’re done.
• If you’d want to add album art to each of the smaller tracks, click to read how.

Now that a large mp3 has been broken down into smaller tracks, you can easily share the music with your friends online, transfer it to your mobile phone or simply sync it with your iPod or any other music player.

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