[geeks] favorite mp3 splitter/joiner/editor?

[Sandwich Maker]

" From: Nate <nate at portents.com>
" 
" On Feb 24, 2009, at 5:41 PM, Sandwich Maker wrote:
" 
" > i've just ripped an audiobook, 12 cds unabridged.  thanks to itunes, i
" > can join tracks to make one mp3 per chapter - mostly; you can't join
" > tracks across discs, so i wind up with part 1 / part 2 for some
" > chapters.  but that's a minor annoyance; this is the first audiobook
" > where they end and begin chapters in the middle of a track, and that's
" > really bothersome when i'm trying to organize by chapter.
" 
" Re-rip the audio book as either AIFF or WAV (iTunes -> Preferences ->  
" General -> Import Settings) so you have uncompressed source files.

i don't have the space - not for 12 cds	;^<

i'll have to see though if itunes lets me join aiff tracks when
re-ripping to mp3 [can it re-rip?].

" > my budget closely approximates $0.  my platform is xp, with osx 10.3
" > possible.  an editor that works at the mp3 frame level is fine; i
" > don't need to monkey with the audio, just split and join files.
" 
" I've used Audacity in the past, but there are other options:
" 
" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_audio_software

nothing jumps out at me.  audiobook has a 10m limit and no chapter in
this book is that short.  mp3splt needs cue input to know where to
split...

" > after several days of searching i've found a raft of possibles, but i
" > haven't found one yet that handles id3v2 tags.  i like mp3directcut
" > except for that.  visual mp3 splitter ran second, but another also-ran
" > had one feature i liked - counting frames, instead of time.  it gave
" > me warm fuzzies, though they all say they work on frame boundaries.
" 
" Avoid editing MP3 files, the format isn't designed for it.

i know, but you can apparently do it at the frame granularity level.
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