MP3 editing software

stefano

I want to edit some podcasts, and pick certain sections, and put them together in a single one.
Is there an easy and free software that may allow me to do it?

googler

Download latest version of Audacity

lolarentt

Yes, I'd second that!

stefano

Should I go for version 1.2.6 or 1,3,12 beta?

GeoffX

For mp3s ( and mp2s ) I use mp3DirectCut.

paddyrg

1.2.6 most stable and most suitable if you're new to it

stefano

paddyrg wrote: »

1.2.6 most stable and most suitable if you're new to it

Now all I have to do is work out how to use it. On the face of it, it doesn't look like the simplest.

paddyrg

It's powerful, just takes a bit of getting used to the interface. If you *do* want to invest a little effort in getting to know it, you'll find you can do just about anything with sound with it!

http://www.bing.com/search?q=audacity+tutorial

Remember you need to install both Audacity and Lame (read the readmes/manuals) to re-encode to MP3, but just Audacity if you have a nice music player that plays OGG files (open format not proprietary like MP3) - most decent ones will support OGG happily.

stefano

I will get busy studying about it. All I really want to do is being able to pick a 2/3 minute clip off a 30 minute podcast, as it may be the only interesting part of it, and keep it as a note.

paddyrg

Actually to do that shouldn't be too difficult - open the track, find the bit you like, highlight the bit with the mouse (just drag) and file|"export selection as ogg" (or MP3 if you install LAME). No hardcore manipulations needed :-) It's a 2 minute job once you get the hang of it I promise - it looks imposing, but this is pretty straightforward

stefano

paddyrg wrote: »

It's powerful, just takes a bit of getting used to the interface. If you *do* want to invest a little effort in getting to know it, you'll find you can do just about anything with sound with it!

http://www.bing.com/search?q=audacity+tutorial

Remember you need to install both Audacity and Lame (read the readmes/manuals) to re-encode to MP3, but just Audacity if you have a nice music player that plays OGG files (open format not proprietary like MP3) - most decent ones will support OGG happily.

I found the video tutorial very useful indeed. Thanks.
Now, next question: once I have various small clips, can I put them together onto one single mp3 file?