Question about combining and splitting MP3 audio files

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Bob

Hi,

I have downloaded a copy of 'Audacity' with a view to combining and
splitting mp3 files. The software obviously has a lot of features and
could
be very useful. However, for the moment I need to do something that must
be
fairly simple but I'm having trouble determining how to do it.

The mp3 files that I have been are from an audio book. It is clear that
they
have been lifted from 90 min audio tapes. Each is between 40 and 45 mins
long. Writing them to CD has subsequently given me four CD's (two files as
they stand will not fit on a single CD). I wanted to combine all four with
a
view to splitting them so that they may fit on two CD's.

I assume that 'Audacity' provides the means to do this but so far, I've
not
determined the steps I need to take.

Can anyone here guide me through what I need to do or perhaps suggest
other
software that will make this particular task easy.

Many thanks,

Bob
 
X

x

splitting, joinning, cutting parts, pasting parts of the song, in mp3, wave
etc..
best so far i got: wavelab.
 
F

Frank Bohan

Bob said:
Hi,

I have downloaded a copy of 'Audacity' with a view to combining and
splitting mp3 files. The software obviously has a lot of features and
could
be very useful. However, for the moment I need to do something that must
be
fairly simple but I'm having trouble determining how to do it.

The mp3 files that I have been are from an audio book. It is clear that
they
have been lifted from 90 min audio tapes. Each is between 40 and 45 mins
long. Writing them to CD has subsequently given me four CD's (two files as
they stand will not fit on a single CD). I wanted to combine all four with
a
view to splitting them so that they may fit on two CD's.

I assume that 'Audacity' provides the means to do this but so far, I've
not
determined the steps I need to take.

Can anyone here guide me through what I need to do or perhaps suggest
other
software that will make this particular task easy.

Many thanks,

Bob

Use MP3 Cut to split the tapes into the separate pieces. I see no reason to
combine them first. It's a very easy program to use:

http://www.mpesch3.de

===

Frank Bohan
¶ A bird in the hand is safer than one overhead.
 
B

Bob

Frank Bohan said:
Use MP3 Cut to split the tapes into the separate pieces. I see no reason
to combine them first. It's a very easy program to use:

http://www.mpesch3.de

Of course you're right. Thanks Frank. I can split the files and write the
pieces in the right order to CD.

Bob
 
D

dadiOH

Bob said:
Hi,

I have downloaded a copy of 'Audacity' with a view to combining and
splitting mp3 files. The software obviously has a lot of features and
could
be very useful. However, for the moment I need to do something that
must be
fairly simple but I'm having trouble determining how to do it.

The mp3 files that I have been are from an audio book. It is clear
that they
have been lifted from 90 min audio tapes. Each is between 40 and 45
mins long. Writing them to CD has subsequently given me four CD's
(two files as they stand will not fit on a single CD). I wanted to
combine all four with a
view to splitting them so that they may fit on two CD's.

There is no reason that all your files cannot fit on *one* CD *IF* you
keep them as MP3s and write them as "data".

The time limitation of CDs is only appropriate for audio CDs. When
writing same, the MP3s are decoded to the underlying wave and the
resultant wave files are written to the CD. The capacity for same is
normally 80 minutes. The resultant CD will play on most any CD player.

When writing data CDs, the capacity of a blank is normally 700 MB...if
the total size of all the files you want to write are less than 700 MB
they will all fit on one CD. The resultant CD can play on any device
capable of decoding the MP3s to wave (something that is always done when
you "play" an MP3).

Audacity is a good program but it is a wave editor. It (and all other
wave editors) must first decode MP3s to wave before you can edit them.
After editing, the wave must then be re-encoded to MP3. How useful a
wave editor is with MP3s depends upon what wants to do with an MP3; for
trimming, splitting, combining, etc. there are better apps that do not
require decoding/re-encoding. See my dandies below for more info.

--
dadiOH
____________________________

dadiOH's dandies v3.06...
....a help file of info about MP3s, recording from
LP/cassette and tips & tricks on this and that.
Get it at http://mysite.verizon.net/xico
 

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