Free Gnarls Barclay Album

MadMac_2

notken - thank you! Those instructions work a treat.

MadMac_2

Millydog wrote: »

Got the file downloaded and playing in itunes, but Goldwave doesn't seem to download on a Mac so can't reverse it! - Any ideas round this?

Millydog - have you tried Audacity? If I remember rightly, that has a reverse function and is still free to use:

http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

If that fails, there might also be a similar function in Garageband?

lilmissmup

notken wrote: »

Yes! You can do it all in GoldWave. First of all, assuming you want the final files to be in MP3 format as well, you might need the LAME encoder. You can download it for free from http://www.free-codecs.com/Lame_Encoder_download.htm

Open the Zip file and just copy the lame_enc.dll file into your windows/system32 folder

Then in GoldWave (with the file already processed and reversed/put back the right way), click on Tool, Cue Points. Click the Auto Cue... button. The default values seem fine, and find all 13 tracks (12 cue points). It might take a few minutes.

Still within the main Cue Points window, click Split File... Check the location where you want it to save them. The default naming convention of track001 etc. is probably fine. For File format, if you want it in MP3 select the bottom option, Use file's current format and attributes.

It'll take a while to save out all of the MP3s, though. Then you can open them up in Media Player or your preferred music program and edit the track info. From GB's own promo Web site, the tracks are (with the position of the track mark in brackets for those not using GoldWave):
Charity Case (3.03)
Who's Gonna Save My Soul Now (6.18)
Going On (9.11)
Run (11.50)
Would Be Killer (14.12)
Open Book (17.30)
Whatever (19.51)
Surprise (23.43)
No Time Soon (26.40)
She Knows (29.24)
Blind Mary (32.48)
Neighbors (35.52)
A Little Better

Hope that helps!

Cheers,
Steve

Thanks so much, using goldwave and that codec its taken me about 10 mins to get a free album that i wanted anyway!

alchemista

I don't understand the point of this, other than excluding users who don't know enough about editing audio. Maybe that's the point, but why?

maggienicholls

:money: Downloaded and tried to open but prompt comes "Corrupt or Invalid File" - might this be because it's backwards?!

kingmob wrote: »

saw this on the BBC

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7354254.stm

Dance act Gnarls Barkley are giving away a backwards version of their album The Odd Couple online.

just go to http://www.fronttobackbacktofront.com/ register and download the album :rotfl:


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seaglimpses

Thanks for this one - looks like a good day out :T

Morporkian

I wasnt really fussed about getting this album, but as it was free and fairly easy to reverse/split, Im rather chuffed! lol!

Thanks for the post and a BIG thanks to Steve for providing links to programs and instructions on how to reverse/split it.

alchemista - I hadnt got a clue on all the editing stuff either. I just followed the instructions in this thread and did it

Millydog

Many thanks Madmac - Audacity got it reversed so I can listen to it on my Mac, but it won't let me export it so can't move it to iTunes. But hey, at least I can hear it! Top tip ta.

MadMac_2

Millydog - glad it helped!

Have you tried just saving the reversed file and then importing from iTunes? That is what I ended up doing before.

The_Grandmaster

alchemista wrote: »

I don't understand the point of this, other than excluding users who don't know enough about editing audio. Maybe that's the point, but why?

It's technically not the odd couple album backwards as it has no main lyrics... if that makes sense.

If they were going to give a free album and were to fiddle with the album to make it play backwards, I think they would have realised that people would just reverse the recordings back.