NAME

track-time.pl -- track-lists time calculator

SYNOPSIS

    track-time.pl progressive-tape-1.txt

DESCRIPTION

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*

DOWNLOAD SITE

    http://cade.datamax.bg/track-time/
    
    (check the end of the page)

AUTHOR

    Vladi Belperchinov-Shabanski "Cade"

    <cade@biscom.net> <cade@datamax.bg> <cade@cpan.org>

    http://cade.datamax.bg

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