| Author | Message | ||
| pauldo
Senior Member Username: pauldo Post Number: 470 Registered: 6-2006 |
Is there software (freeware?) out there that anyone is using for editing MP3 files? Good points/ bad points? TIA I am borrowing a friends H2 recorder to record a show I am playing tonight and it appears that it will just be one giant mp3,,, I would like to be able to break it down into individual songs. | ||
| tomhug
Junior Username: tomhug Post Number: 50 Registered: 7-2008 |
Not free, but a great simple tool for such editing: GoldWave. I think there's an evaluation period that will allow you to cut up files without buying the software. It's not expensive though. | ||
| lbpesq
Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 4435 Registered: 7-2004 |
Paul: The H2 is capable of recording in wav format. I always record in wav format, CD quality - 16bit/44.1kHz, with mine. You can even set it to record at 24bit/96kHz in wav, better than CD quality. At CD quality, it will record approximately 1.5 hours on a 1 GB card in stereo mode. The bigger the card, the more recording time. Bill, tgo (Message edited by lbpesq on May 26, 2010) | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 9343 Registered: 5-2002 |
I use Audacity. It's free, and it's straight forward. I use it for the same type of thing you're describing; taking the recordings from my H4, breaking them up into pieces, adding fade-outs, taking out the noise right before the song starts, etc. | ||
| jacko
Senior Member Username: jacko Post Number: 2616 Registered: 10-2002 |
Like Dave I use Audacity to chop my H2 recordings into songs. It's a bit of a faff but simple enough to use, allowing you to zoom in to individual notes. Graeme | ||
| glocke
Senior Member Username: glocke Post Number: 730 Registered: 9-2002 |
Thirded on Audacity, though when i started using macs i switched to garage band. | ||
| dadabass2001
Senior Member Username: dadabass2001 Post Number: 1419 Registered: 6-2002 |
I've got Audacity, but I prefer Peak Express 6. The interface seems a little easier for me to navigate and transcoding is seamless. Mike | ||
| sonicus
Senior Member Username: sonicus Post Number: 1007 Registered: 5-2009 |
Bias Peak/ Protools Mp3 option/ Garage Band | ||
| pauldo
Senior Member Username: pauldo Post Number: 471 Registered: 6-2006 |
Thanks everyone! I downloaded Audacity, with the giant file sizes and our old computer it requires some patience (or a glass of bourbon!). The big problem is that I had the gain on the H2 set low so the audio level is low, I added some compression and it helped bring it up while still retaining a decent sound quality. Next Wednesday I will record us again at a higher gain level then I am going to have to return the H2 - I will miss it, it certainly is a handy little device. . . |
