TapeSplitter

TapeSplitter is a free Windows utility from The Audio Magazine (TAM.pub) for splitting long WAV tape transfers into individual tracks using silence detection. It grew out of the creator’s work organizing more than a dozen DAT transfers of original mixes.

What it does

The interface provides a WAV file queue, recursive folder loading, adjustable noise floor, minimum gap and reverb-tail padding, plus overall and current-tape progress indicators. Inspection of the packaged code shows separate WAV output and a compilation_index.csv index containing track filenames, offsets and runtimes. FFmpeg and FFprobe are bundled.

Installation and requirements

Version 0.95 has been tested by the creator on Windows 11. The supplied file is a Windows x64 executable with a bundled Python runtime. Other Windows versions have not been confirmed.

Select an output directory, add WAV files or a folder, adjust detection parameters, then choose Start Batch Slicing. Review exported track boundaries and retain your original transfers. Read the TapeSplitter announcement and step-by-step guide.

Download and important notes

Download TapeSplitter 0.95 for Windows from OneDrive — free, 92,002,799 bytes (about 87.74 MiB).

The link opens Microsoft OneDrive. Choose Download to save TapeSplitter.exe; the EXE cannot be previewed in the browser. An anonymous download was checked and matched the SHA-256 below.

TapeSplitter.exe: 92,002,799 bytes. Release version 0.95 is supplied by the creator; the EXE has no embedded version metadata and is not digitally signed. A Microsoft Defender custom file scan reported no threats during preparation. This is a limited scan, not a security audit or guarantee of safety. TapeSplitter was not launched for these checks.

EXE SHA-256:

3070bcc338b9010c0db5eea8a0434f940790d70eb4db76543a5c9358c1734bb9

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Compatibility and classification

Free edition restrictions

Windows 11 tested by the creator; x64 executable. Other Windows versions unconfirmed. Unsigned executable. Silence-based splitting requires review of track boundaries.