Trim imported files by exact time point

Audacity Help Forum macOS
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can you trim mp3 or wav using audacity,not by selecting parts,but by specifying start and end point ,

lets say

2:12:32 to 4:12:42 seconds

is it possible?

I need millisecond details ,and I need help trimming this way,help asap please.

Thanks

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Yes, use Selection Toolbar to select exact time regions.

See this Tutorial: http://manual.audacityteam.org/man/Tutorial_-_Editing_an_Existing_File .

You would be better not to trim MP3’s in Audacity because Audacity re-encodes the MP3. This means the file loses quality. Use a direct MP3 editor instead. See: http://wiki.audacityteam.org/wiki/Lame_Installation#lossy .





Gale

3

what about wav files,is that fine?

4

Audacity re-encodes WAV files just the same as it re-encodes any audio file on export.

However WAV (and AIFF and FLAC) are lossless formats, so rewriting the file doesn’t cause any quality loss.


Gale

5

so its safe to use this method with wav files right?

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What happened when you tried it? Did it work as expected?