How do I split up a MP3 track?

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"Dan" <dan@nospam.com> wrote in message news:421EA285.6070706@nospam.com...
> Hello,
>
> I recorded a 3 hour concert to MP3. I want to put it on 3 audio cds as
> cda files. So I need to break the mp3 file into 3 mp3 files (at the
> appropriate break points) and then convert the mp3 files to cda files. I
> use CDEX for ripping and converting MP3 to cda. But I am at loss on how
> to break the mp3 file into 3 mp3 files. Can someone help me out?
>
> TIA,
> Dan

You need an audio editor. Try the freebie Audacity, open the file then
select the first section you want, cut, then open a new file and do a paste.
Voila! Export as Wav and repeat for the rest of your selections. Make your
CD from those wav files.
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

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"Dan" <dan@nospam.com> wrote in message news:421EA285.6070706@nospam.com
> Hello,
>
> I recorded a 3 hour concert to MP3. I want to put it on 3 audio cds
> as cda files. So I need to break the mp3 file into 3 mp3 files (at
> the appropriate break points) and then convert the mp3 files to cda
> files. I use CDEX for ripping and converting MP3 to cda. But I am at
> loss on how to break the mp3 file into 3 mp3 files. Can someone help
> me out?

If you want to do minimum violence to the sound quality of the file,
consider software like this:

http://www.mptrim.com/

Basically you make 3 copies of the original file, and trim off the parts of
each. You thus create three files one containing the beginning, one the
middle, while the other has the end.

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In article <is4fcnqp.fsf@ieee.org>, Randy Yates <yates@ieee.org> wrote:

> Dan <dan@nospam.com> writes:
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > I recorded a 3 hour concert to MP3. I want to put it on 3 audio cds
> > as cda files. So I need to break the mp3 file into 3 mp3 files (at
> > the appropriate break points) and then convert the mp3 files to cda
> > files. I use CDEX for ripping and converting MP3 to cda. But I am at
> > loss on how to break the mp3 file into 3 mp3 files. Can someone help
> > me out?
>
> Audio CDs are in linear PCM format, so the easiest thing would be to
> first convert the mp3 file into a .wav file, then use a utility like
> Audition (or a freeware equivalent such as Audacity) to split the wave file
> into the three parts, then burn the resulting component .wav files onto
> your CDs.

On a Mac use Amadeus (www.hairersoft.ch) for the same purpose.

HTH

Marc

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"Laurence Payne" <l@laurenceDELETEpayne.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 25 Feb 2005 03:51:59 GMT, Dan <dan@nospam.com> wrote:
>
> >I recorded a 3 hour concert to MP3. I want to put it on 3 audio cds as
> >cda files. So I need to break the mp3 file into 3 mp3 files (at the
> >appropriate break points) and then convert the mp3 files to cda files. I
> >use CDEX for ripping and converting MP3 to cda. But I am at loss on how
> >to break the mp3 file into 3 mp3 files. Can someone help me out?
>
> Use an wave editor. I'm told Audacity is very good, especially for
> free :-) I think it accepts MP3 files?

Yes, it does. Many audio editors require a wav which is no biggie, just an
extra step. I wish I had known about Audacity before I purchased a different
program.