track-time.pl takes text file with track-lists and calculate tracks time.
it can recognize tape side labels similar to:
side A
side B
tape 1
tape 2
etc.
it looks for minutes:seconds pattern on each line, sums them and report
at the end of the file or at the end each "side"/"tape" chapter.
useful for planning tape recording sessions :)
SAMPLE INPUT TEXT FILE CONTENT
side A: rock
threshold -- ashes -- 6:49
spock's beard -- something very strange -- 8:23
the tangent -- tech support guy -- 5:50
anathema -- untouchable part 1 -- 6:14
rush -- the wreckers -- 5:01
ozric tentacles -- lemon kush -- 6:15
arena -- one last au revoir -- 4:37
side B: slow
the tangent -- skipping the distance -- 8:55
van der graaf generator -- house with no door -- 6:03
arena -- what if -- 4:34
jethro tull -- budapest -- 10:05
eureka -- going home -- 5:10
syn -- city of dreams -- 9:38
side C: extra
van der graaf generator -- killer -- 8:07
SAMPLE OUTPUT
side A: rock
=============
6:49 -- threshold -- ashes -- 6:49
8:23 -- spock's beard -- something very strange -- 8:23
5:50 -- the tangent -- tech support guy -- 5:50
6:14 -- anathema -- untouchable part 1 -- 6:14
5:01 -- rush -- the wreckers -- 5:01
6:15 -- ozric tentacles -- lemon kush -- 6:15
4:37 -- arena -- one last au revoir -- 4:37
43:09
side B: slow
=============
8:55 -- the tangent -- skipping the distance -- 8:55
6:03 -- van der graaf generator -- house with no door -- 6:03
4:34 -- arena -- what if -- 4:34
10:05 -- jethro tull -- budapest -- 10:05
5:10 -- eureka -- going home -- 5:10
9:38 -- syn -- city of dreams -- 9:38
44:25
side C: extra
==============
8:07 -- van der graaf generator -- killer -- 8:07
8:07
WHY? i.e. RANDOM NOTE
I've never believed I will return to cassette tapes in 2013 :) et voila!
I dusted off my SONY 3head tape deck, changed the wide belt, found forgotten,
brand new TDK SA90 cassette and recorded few songs from the CDs on my desk.
planning track-lists for both sides led to creation of track-time.pl and the next
90 minutes for the web site and listening yet again of the songs mentioned in the
SAMPLEs chapters.
so "never" seems to happen quite frequently *bg*