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Splitting tracks in a big mp3 file
Posted: Fri June 16, 2017 6:00 pm
by wease
Having just discovered how to rip audio from youtube files, I'm now stuck with one track that is super long. Anyone have any pointers on how to split this up into individual tracks?
Re: Splitting tracks in a big mp3 file
Posted: Fri June 16, 2017 6:16 pm
by LoathedVermin72
wease wrote:Having just discovered how to rip audio from youtube files, I'm now stuck with one track that is super long. Anyone have any pointers on how to split this up into individual tracks?
You can do it in Audacity. Just cut the parts you don't want and export the shortened section as a new MP3.
Re: Splitting tracks in a big mp3 file
Posted: Fri June 16, 2017 9:42 pm
by wease
Sweet. Thanks, LV.
Re: Splitting tracks in a big mp3 file
Posted: Sat June 17, 2017 5:50 pm
by Norah
Doing that re encodes though so you have a lossy reproduction of an already lossy file.
Re: Splitting tracks in a big mp3 file
Posted: Sat June 17, 2017 6:00 pm
by E.H. Ruddock
Yeah I tried that once with a concert and it was very hissy
Re: Splitting tracks in a big mp3 file
Posted: Sat June 17, 2017 8:00 pm
by Wendy Carlos's Twin
LoathedVermin72 wrote:wease wrote:Having just discovered how to rip audio from youtube files, I'm now stuck with one track that is super long. Anyone have any pointers on how to split this up into individual tracks?
You can do it in Audacity. Just cut the parts you don't want and export the shortened section as a new MP3.
Uh...no. You can't edit an MP3 without re-encoding it again. You have to extract the audio in WAV, split the tracks apart with CDWav or something similar, and then make MP3's from that.
Re: Splitting tracks in a big mp3 file
Posted: Sat June 17, 2017 8:06 pm
by LoathedVermin72
The Audacity way still works. If the starting point is a YouTube rip, I think you guys are overthinking this.
Re: Splitting tracks in a big mp3 file
Posted: Sat June 17, 2017 8:14 pm
by Wendy Carlos's Twin
LoathedVermin72 wrote:The Audacity way still works. If the starting point is a YouTube rip, I think you guys are overthinking this.
So you're taking something crappy and making it sound twice as crappy. Makes sense.
Re: Splitting tracks in a big mp3 file
Posted: Sat June 17, 2017 8:15 pm
by LoathedVermin72
OMG calm down you blowhard
Re: Splitting tracks in a big mp3 file
Posted: Sat June 17, 2017 8:26 pm
by Norah
He's right about this. Encoding to mp3 from a good source at a good bitrate is no big deal, but re encoding an mp3 from a lossy youtube rip is going to sound like crap.
Re: Splitting tracks in a big mp3 file
Posted: Sat June 17, 2017 8:28 pm
by LoathedVermin72
Jesus Christ you are both insufferable when it comes to anything audio-related
Re: Splitting tracks in a big mp3 file
Posted: Sat June 17, 2017 8:29 pm
by Norah
I'm trying to be reasonable and level headed about this.
Re: Splitting tracks in a big mp3 file
Posted: Sat June 17, 2017 8:31 pm
by LoathedVermin72
Your RM interview sounded like garbage
Re: Splitting tracks in a big mp3 file
Posted: Sat June 17, 2017 8:31 pm
by Norah
Yeah Jorge recorded that.
Re: Splitting tracks in a big mp3 file
Posted: Sat June 17, 2017 8:33 pm
by LoathedVermin72
I meant Ruddo's
Re: Splitting tracks in a big mp3 file
Posted: Sat June 17, 2017 8:44 pm
by Norah
Re: Splitting tracks in a big mp3 file
Posted: Sat June 17, 2017 8:47 pm
by LoathedVermin72
Re: Splitting tracks in a big mp3 file
Posted: Sat June 17, 2017 8:53 pm
by Norah
you win this round, globehead
Re: Splitting tracks in a big mp3 file
Posted: Sat June 17, 2017 11:03 pm
by wease
I didn't mean to start a fight
Re: Splitting tracks in a big mp3 file
Posted: Sun June 18, 2017 12:03 am
by Wendy Carlos's Twin
I've ripped concerts from youtube videos that sounded excellent...better than an FM broadcast anyway. But that's because I did everything in WAV, rather than re-encoding an MP3 four times.
