Audio Format Conversion

WavPack

Convert WavPack to flac.

$ ffmpeg -i audiofile.wv audiofile.flac

Cut a flac into tracks on cue

Source.

Install cuetools and shntool:

$ sudo apt install cuetools shntool

shntool man page

To split flac:

$ shnsplit -f file.cue -t %n-%t -o flac file.flac

flac -> m4a lossless

Convert all flac files in the directory to alac m4a - vegetable is good for you.

for fn in *.flac; \
    do ffmpeg -i $fn -c:v copy -c:a alac "`basename $fn .flac`.m4a"; done

Merge MP# Files

sudo apt install mp3wrap

Then, e.g.:

> ls -la 0000[2-7].mp3
-rw-rw-r-- 1 alex alex 6010297 Mar 31 10:39 00002.mp3
-rw-rw-r-- 1 alex alex 6300734 Mar 31 10:39 00003.mp3
-rw-rw-r-- 1 alex alex 6065677 Mar 31 10:39 00004.mp3
-rw-rw-r-- 1 alex alex 6829497 Mar 31 10:39 00005.mp3
-rw-rw-r-- 1 alex alex 6829453 Mar 31 10:39 00006.mp3
-rw-rw-r-- 1 alex alex 5850383 Mar 31 10:39 00007.mp3

> mp3wrap chapter01.mp3 0000[2-7].mp3
Mp3Wrap Version 0.5 (2003/Jan/16). See README and COPYING for more!
Written and copyrights by Matteo Trotta - <matteo.trotta@lib.unimib.it>
THIS SOFTWARE COMES WITH ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY! USE AT YOUR OWN RISK!

  16 %	--> Wrapping 00002.mp3 ... OK
  33 %	--> Wrapping 00003.mp3 ... OK
  50 %	--> Wrapping 00004.mp3 ... OK
  66 %	--> Wrapping 00005.mp3 ... OK
  83 %	--> Wrapping 00006.mp3 ... OK
  100 %	--> Wrapping 00007.mp3 ... OK

  Calculating CRC, please wait... OK

chapter01_MP3WRAP.mp3 has been created successfully!
Use mp3splt to dewrap file; download at http://mp3splt.sourceforge.net!