mp3 editing program

[CubaTBird]

i have a fairly large mp3 file, around 90 min and would like to break it up into smaller segments. whats a good FREE (would be nice) program for os x that would let me do this?

 

[neoelectronaut]

Hmm, well, off the top of my head all I can think of is Quicktime Pro...not free. (usually)

 

[musicpyrite]

You could Sound Studio that (might have) came with your computer.

I think if you get an eMac, iBook, or iMac you get it free; don't know about the PowerBook or PowerMac though.

 

[neoelectronaut]

You know, I was wondering what the heck that program was.

 

[abhishekit]

You can 'break' a song with iTunes too.

 

[jtkellertx]

AUDACITY

Link to Audacity ....below
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
You can re-encode in mp3 using LAME, which is linked somewhere on the page

 

[Dreadnought]

Do any of you guys know a good and free anologue recording program? So I can record radio or something on my G5 and turn in into MP3/AAC?

 

[12ibookg4]

try MP3 Trimmer (from version tracker link )

 

[King Cobra]

Link to Audacity ....below
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

Avoid that program at all costs. It needs serious stability re-enforcements.

Like some of the above posters, I recommend Sound Studio as well. Even though the latest version is a beta, it's still fairly stable (wayy more than Audacity) and even better than the 2.1 release. Oh, and if Sound Studio does crash on you, it somehow saves all your already open files to your Hard Drive. So if it crashes, upon relaunch, Sound Studio will give you a "recovery" pop-up window that tells you that the program restored your open files right to your Hard Drive. Take that (again), Audacity! Also you can use Sound Studio for recording incoming audio as well. Take about 5 minutes to get used to how recording works, as well as the input levels, and about 20 to 30 minutes getting used to the settings and editing user interface.

 

[Blue Velvet]

You could also try SparkME.

http://www.tcworks.de/home/content/en/PRODUCTS/Application/SparkME_X/render_doc

It's free to download, only 4.5mb. Has a couple of plug-ins (delay, EQ, etc)
Supports different file formats, bit/sample rates etc.

Have often used it for (UK) digital radio recording off-air straight onto HD then editing and burning onto audio CD.

Works OK for me. Stable, too.

 

[Sills]

another good utility is Cacophony i find. it saves all formats and all that stuff. it is shareware though, which means you'll have to wait 5 seconds when it starts up to use it. besides that, its a good program. ( cant remember the site - google )

 

[hairy_brute]

If you are just splitting up an audio file and it's an mp3 you can use .cue files and these programs.

Cue-Maker
Cue-Splitter
http://www.gritsch-soft.com/

It takes a few minutes to learn how to use them, but they are pretty straight forward. One thing to remember is that when you are splitting, I think the .cue file has to be in the same folder as the mp3 fothe cue-splitter to work. Anyways, good luck.

 

[LeeTom]

I'm going to throw in my vote for Audacity, listed & linked above. It does crash occasionally on me, but overall I've been happy with it. It is a good basic audio editor, and it's free!

Lee Tom