From aabae4d27dfd5f99158069937a2c3fbeec031ec6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: tiyn Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2023 00:27:44 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Linux: added source to shntool ape codec setup --- wiki/linux/shntool.md | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/wiki/linux/shntool.md b/wiki/linux/shntool.md index 45d33f9..2777598 100644 --- a/wiki/linux/shntool.md +++ b/wiki/linux/shntool.md @@ -47,7 +47,8 @@ For any of these commands there can be problems with splitting files. It then is recommended to convert the file to the also lossless `.wav` format, split the files and convert it back to the desired codec. -For `ape` files a special package needs to be installed to be able to split them. +For `ape` files a special package needs to be installed to be able to split them as explained by +[Ciro Santilli](https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/165485/why-can-i-not-split-a-ape-file). This package is called `flacon`. It is normally used as a GUI for `shntool` but comes with the codecs needed. It is usually available in a package of the name `flacon`.