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lAwrencex · Nov 30, 2003, 07:02 PM

i need to edit an mp3 into a 30 second clip, what program will be able to edit mp3's?

chabig · Nov 30, 2003, 07:07 PM

I think the easiest way would be to open it with Quicktime Player, select the part you want to keep, cut, then open a new movie document and paste.

Chris

-Q- · Nov 30, 2003, 07:24 PM

Yeah, QT will do it but you won't be able to export the final file as an MP3. I suppose you could export it to an AIFF file and then convert that to an MP3 but I don't know what that would do to the quality of the file.

bmedina · Nov 30, 2003, 07:52 PM

You'll need Quicktime Pro to do it easily (with Quicktime.app, at least). I'm sure there are other apps that can do it for free.

cmt · Nov 30, 2003, 10:01 PM

Try Audcity for a pretty straight forward sound editor that will edit MP3s. Best of all, its free.

http://audacity.sourceforge.net/mac.php

If you want a more powerful editor, try Spark LE. This one will cost you $49. They once had a free version of this program called Spark ME. This was a terrific audio editor, but it may be hard to find as the company seems to have pulled it from their site. The link for the LE version is:

http://www.tcelectronic.com/SparkLE#

If you plan to do much audio editing, it might be worth the money. I use the ME version all the time. If you just want a simple editor, go for the free Audacity. To encode MP3s you have to download a separate MP3 Encoder Library. Details are on their web site