Sound/MP3 editing

Anssi · 22 Dec 2010, 20:03

This is a topic I have not the slightest idea about. What software (commercial or free) is the best for dealing with music files? For instance I have a bunch of MP3s with greatly varying sound levels so that when using my player I have to keep my hand constantly on the volume knob to hear something or to keep my eardrums from bursting. So what I need is something that can adjust that, maybe filter out unwanted noise, maybe cut out empty space from the start or end etc. What do you use?

Anssi

numbthumb · 22 Dec 2010, 20:05

Audacity? http://audacity.sourceforge.net/about/

Jim · 22 Dec 2010, 20:07

Audacity is another example of great software that is also free.

The terms you want to search for is "normalize mp3" - there may exist a small program just to perform this function on a set of audio files all at once.

numbthumb · 22 Dec 2010, 20:12

I used to play with MP3gain http://mp3gain.sourceforge.net/

Anssi · 23 Dec 2010, 08:50

Thank you good people, both suggestions seem very promising - MP3gain seems to be what I immediately need, and Audacity seems to have a lot of bells and whistles to explore.

Happy holidays and a good New Year

Anssi

numbthumb · 23 Dec 2010, 17:00

Happy holidays to you too.