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| Moderator Joined: Dec 2003 Location: London
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Thread Starter | Free MP3 editor that doesn't degrade (fvck up the sound!)?
Tried a couple, but they are truly dreadful --- make a 192k file sound like a 64k one! Any decent freebie editors? Or do I have to pay? If so, which one? Cheers
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| Gear interested Joined: May 2006
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Hi, You Windows or Mac? For OS X, one of the few (only?) programs that I know that can losslessly edit mp3's (as well as WAV, AIFF, etc) is Rogue Ameoba's Fission: http://www.rogueamoeba.com/fission/ It's not free, but at $32 it's not super-expensive either. I'm not sure about the windows side, but I'm sure they're out there. |
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| Moderator Joined: Dec 2003 Location: London
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Cheers... Come to think of it... Both Mac (OS 9.2.2 luddite) and PC would be good. Thanks for the tip!
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| Gear nut Joined: Oct 2006 Location: Los Angeles
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I like using itunes. I haven't noticed any sound degradation, but then my ears aren't particularly sensitive to a lot yet. |
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I turn them into WAV to edit. There is nothing you can do with MP3 that doesn't degrade, nature of the beast. You can't even hear it without conversion! But maybe I'll try Fission and see... Lou |
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If you want to decrease filesize, and not quality, just use LAME. | |
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| Moderator Joined: Dec 2003 Location: London
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I believe one of the editors I used had LAME as the encoding widget, but anyway will check for any out there that use it. | ||
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| Gear Head Joined: Mar 2007 Location: Norway
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Although mp3 compresses the bitrate and hence degrades the sound quality, I found 320kbps to be an alright compromise. I use Freerip. Don't really know how it holds up against other rippers, but at least you get to choose 320 or WAVE. I wouldn't go lower than 320 personally.
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| Moderator Joined: Dec 2003 Location: London
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Can freerip edit a file though?
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| Gear nut Joined: Jun 2007 Location: Ireland
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What do people think of the Mp3 conversion option in Pro Tools?
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| Lives for gear |
Protools MP3 is okay - but you have to re-buy it for $20 each time you upgrade. I use it mainly for exporting mix samples. L |
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