How to merge wav files ?

[Benjy]

I've tried to encode LPCM files to DTS .
Using Audacity I extracted multiple wav .
But this soft extracted the same track and splitted it into two wav files : first of 3,99 GB and second of about 498 MB
( the second is the continuation of the first ) , each one having 6 paths.
My problem is how to merge this two files ??? Should I merge them now , as wav files ??
Or should I merge them after encoding them into DTS file ??
I'm using Audacity and DTS HD Encoder Suite. these two softs are enough for merging that 2 files ??
If no , what kind of soft is necessary ??

PS : I presume that must be a setting in Audacity ,that allow to encode FULL track , not splitted , but I didn't find it

Any help will be appreciated !!

[AlanHK]

See https://forum.videohelp.com/threads/307747-how-to-link-two-wave-files-together-LPCM-audio
Seems to be a limit of the WAVE format.

Can your DTS encoder use other input formats?

Audacity can make FLAC files, or just about anything else.

[Benjy]

@AlanHK

Yes ,My Drives are NTFS formatted.

I thought about such a limit but I don't find the button to increase limit over 4 GB..Maybe in settings are smth. to be setted.....

No , DTS encoder uses just formats generated by Audacity..
No , Audacity can't make FLAC files , just wav. , ogg , and another one....

[AlanHK]

I revised my post above please check it.

You have to either use a different format than wave, or maybe save each channel as a separate wave file.

[Benjy]

I revised mine too

No , I can't use another format , because wave is required by DTS ( Audacity is linked by DTS , because A separates LPCM file into wave files and then DTS encode them into a DTS file , of course resizing them )...LPCM is wasting of time IMHO....

....or maybe save each channel as a separate wave file.

Anyway Audacity separates LPCM files into wave files.. My problem is HOW to enlarge that limit - 4 GB - to 6 GB or higher...

[AlanHK]

No , Audacity can't make FLAC files , just wav. , ogg , and another one....

Yes, it can make FLAC and dozens of others.
Upgrade to 1.3 and get the ffmpeg plugin.

Anyway Audacity separates LPCM files into wave files.. My problem is HOW to enlarge that limit - 4 GB - to 6 GB or higher...

Can't you use one channel/file? Anyway, from all I've seen, WAVE has a hard limit of 4 GB.

Sony's "Wave64" format can go over 4GB. Audacity can export that too.

[Gavino]

Anyway Audacity separates LPCM files into wave files.. My problem is HOW to enlarge that limit - 4 GB - to 6 GB or higher...

You cannot enlarge it - it is an inherent limit in the wav file format.

As AlanHK has said, instead of using a 6-channel wav file you need to save each channel as a separate (mono) wav file. Each file will then obviously be one-sixth of the size, avoiding the limit.

The documentation for DTS HD Encoder suggests this is the normal (perhaps only) way of working anyway.

[Benjy]

Many , many thanks to all !!!!

now I understood .....

Thanks !