Turning an mp3 into multiple files

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Turning an mp3 into multiple files

Post by nicole7194 » Sun Jan 30, 2011 10:51 pm

I have an audiobook that is in mp3 format, but i would like to turn it into several files by chapter. Can I use audacity to edit it into several smaller files?
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Re: Turning an mp3 into multiple files

Post by kozikowski » Sun Jan 30, 2011 11:53 pm

You could force it to do that, yes, but you probably shouldn't. Re-editing MP3 files always causes sound damage unless you use a dedicated MP3 editor. And now we're all going to wait until I find the editor we always recommend. I didn't put a bookmark there. Google while I'm looking.

You can't do special effects or fancy cross-fading or other tools, but if all you want to do is whack up an MP3 into pieces, there are software packages to do that.

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Re: Turning an mp3 into multiple files

Post by nicole7194 » Mon Jan 31, 2011 1:48 am

Oh okay, thank you for the info :)
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Re: Turning an mp3 into multiple files

Post by steve » Mon Jan 31, 2011 2:08 am

"MP3Split" can split MP3 files without decoding them, so there is no loss in sound quality.
It's also a free, open source program. http://mp3splt.sourceforge.net/mp3splt_page/home.php
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