MP3 Editing

Lee Holeman · Post by **Lee Holeman** » 6 Sep 2001 10:04 am

Does anyone know of an application or program (prefer free!) for the Macintosh, that will edit (pitch & tempt) and save MP3 and Mpeg files?

David Pennybaker · Post by **David Pennybaker** » 6 Sep 2001 10:38 am

http://www.syntrillium.com

CoolEdit -- the demo-version is free.

Not sure if it works on the Mac or not, though.

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Graham · Post by **Graham** » 6 Sep 2001 1:44 pm

BUT, the Demo only lets you save 1 minute of an MP3!
If all your songs are only 1 minute long, you're ok!

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David Pennybaker · Post by **David Pennybaker** » 6 Sep 2001 1:45 pm

Hmmmm, now you just need a way to combine MP3's.

If you can save the file as a .wav file, there are freeware programs that will convert .wav into .mp3 files.

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Graham · Post by **Graham** » 6 Sep 2001 1:48 pm

David:
IMO, it is well worth registering the program. Best all round program I have used, including Goldwave and just about every other music program that has come and gone. I tried the demo for about 15 minutes and then registered it online.

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David Pennybaker · Post by **David Pennybaker** » 6 Sep 2001 2:03 pm

I've got the old version (CoolEdit 96 ?) as a demo. I rarely use it, though.

I see they've added a lot of neat stuff (multi-track -- woohooo) into the new version.

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Lee Holeman · Post by **Lee Holeman** » 7 Sep 2001 7:02 am

Thanks guys, but CoolEdit is only for PC's. Anything else?

Jeff Agnew · Post by **Jeff Agnew** » 8 Sep 2001 8:22 am

It's easy to find a freeware/shareware Mac MP3 player and encoder. Finding a free editor is a bit more difficult.

Players/Encoders:
<ul>[*]iTunes (free from Apple, requires OS9 or later)
[*]Audion 2.5 (Commercial, but excellent)
[*]SoundJam MP Plus (Free)
[*]MacAmp[/list]

Editors:
<ul>[*]MP3 Rage 3.7 (Shareware $25)
[*]Melody Assistant 5.7 (Shareware $15)
[*]SoundApp (Free - can't remember if it will alter pitch/tempo but you can try it)[/list]

The best editor I've used (on any platform) is Macromedia's Sound Edit 16. It's commercial and hasn't been updated in a while but it will absolutely do anything you want. You have complete control over pitch, tempo, EQ, effects, etc.

A shareware product ($35) with similar features to Sound Edit 16 is Sound Studio 1.5.5 from Felt Tip Software. I don't believe it exports directly to MP3 but you can always export to QT or AIFF and then use a freeware encoder like SoundApp.