Hello Marlaina, Yes, Mp3DirectCut is a free MP3 editor. You can find it by doing a Google search for mp3directcut, (all one word).
<*** Michael Lang ***> You wrote: > sorry, I missed this thread; what does this utility actually do? Does it > allow one to edit an mp3? Where may I find it? > Marlaina Lieberg > tagline number: 866 694 9365 > Ask me about Tagline, it's the last number you'll ever need. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Michael Lang" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2004 5:45 AM > Subject: Some shortcut keys for Mp3DirectCut >> Here are some shortcuts for this fine program, which may be useful to >> some here: >> >> b: Marks the beginning of a selection >> >> n: marks the end of a selection >> >> Note, that one can have several selections simultaniously in one file. >> To activate a specific selection, one can use the menu system of >> Mp3DirectCut. >> >> The following commands use the numbers row above the letter keys, not >> the numeric keypad on the right side of the keyboard. These commands move >> by frame. One frame is about a 38th of a second: >> >> 1: Move the left margin of a selection one frame to the left >> >> 2: Move the left margin of a selection one frame to the right >> >> 3: Move the right margin of a selection one frame to the left >> >> 4: Move the right margin of a selection one frame to the right >> >> With the following keys, one can exactly hear, where the margins of a >> selection are: >> >> F5: Plays the two seconds before the left margin of a selection >> >> F6: Plays the first two seconds of a selection >> >> F7: Plays the last two seconds of a selection >> >> F8: Plays the two seconds after the right margin of a selection >> >> F9: Plays the file around the selection as if the block had been cut out >> >> To cut a selection one can press the delete key. This does not touch the >> MP3 file. It just modifies an MP3DirectCut index. Therefore, cuts >> can be made quickly. >> >> There are also menu options and shortcut keys to save a selection into a >> different file. >> >> To split an MP3 file, which consists of a complete album, one can use >> the pause detection feature, which can be reached via the menu system. >> It will set a marker before each song. These markers are actually >> selections with a length of zero. To check the markers, one can go from >> one to the other with Control cursor right and Control cursor left. The >> file can then be split according to the markers. Or one can save a cue >> sheet file or an MP3 DirectCut project file. Both would contain the >> markers. With these marker files, one can easily find certain positions >> in an MP3 file. >> >> To go to a specific time position, Control-p can be used. The edit box >> is a bit strange, don't delete the words in it, just modify the file >> position. One has to leave the apostrophes, which seperate hours minutes >> and seconds alone. The program needs these apostrophes >> >> Then, there are the recording shortcuts, which I mentioned in my first >> message about MP3DirectCut: >> >> r: Opens the record dialog, in which sighted people can adjust the >> recording level >> >> p: Starts the recording, when the recording dialog is open >> >> As much as I know, there's no pause function in the program. >> >> s: Stops the recording. >> >> These were just a couple of the shortcuts and functions of this powerful >> program, with which one can also normalize, fade-in fade-out and so >> on and so forth. >> >> <*** Michael Lang ***> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... >> http://www.pc-audio.org >> >> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > _______________________________________________ > PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... > http://www.pc-audio.org > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
