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MP3 Cutter is a simple utility that enables you to cut out pieces of a MP3 without having to decode that MP3 to a non-encoded PCM (wave)-file.
MP3Cutter cuts the MP3 at the frame level so it doesn't degrade the quality of your MP3.
This way of editing has one major downside: special effects like: normalizing, fading and adding things like a flanger or an echo are not possible. If you want these kind of "effects" you'll need to decode the MP3 stream into an uncompressed PCM format. One can import a MP3, which will be scanned and put in the "Project bin". From there it's possible to transfer the MP3 to the "Cutter". Once it's in the cutter, you can select a start- and an ending-frame, put that selection onto the "Cue list" or save it straight to disk. |
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This is the place where all the "incoming" or imported files are stored after they have been scanned. Items on this list can be given another name (alias), initionally the alias is the same as the filename. You can right click on an item to view the properties of the file or to tranfer it to the cutter.
The Cutter
This is the center of the program. With the cutter you do the actual cutting by setting the start- and end-frames which can played back, saved to disk or put on the cue list. You can seek through the MP3 with a Jog-shuttle, play the entire MP3 or cue it at a specific point.
The Cue list
This is the place where you can store chunks of selected marks or cue-points from the cutter and is also the place of the actual "Project": after you've placed a number of chunks onto the list, you can export this list as a MP3 (or waved MP3), which is normally playable (sort of "Paste"-function from MP3Cutter 2).
Total MP3Cutter view
This is the total view of what MP3Cutter looks like. All windows can be moved and resized to your needs and will be saved for the next time you start MP3Cutter. Every window also has its own "speed-button" on the "tool-bar" to show or hide it.
Does MP3Cutter support VBR encoded MP3's?
Yes and no. MP3Cutter will scan and play-back all frames perfectly although the time indicated by the cutter might be a little off, since it is calculated using CBR arithmatic. The frame-number indicated will be correct as well as the resulting output. Only drawback, when saved, is that a VBR-header will not be written so some players might have problems seeking into these exported-files.
I'm trying to make a perfect loop, but I keep hearing blips
This is not the fault of you, your MP3 or MP3Cutter. The problem is that the decoder needs to "See" an aligned stream of frames. In a loop, the last frame of the loop isn't correctly aligned to the first frame in the loop, resulting in a blip-sound while the decoder tries to re-synchronize. Some decoders are better than others and might be faster at resynchronizing than others so, when playing back with other players, these can give different responses...
What is the maximum size of a MP3, MP3Cutter can handle?
Theoretically the maximum size of a MP3 would be about 2 GB, but since I don't have such large MP3's I cannot garantee this. Also MP3Cutter uses memory to store frame-index information, so for very large files I suggest you check the "Use disk for temporary data" in preferences to use a disk-file instead.
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