On Sun, 2005-05-08 at 23:11 -0400, Temlakos wrote: > All right--can you tell me how to split a big MP3 file into two > smaller > files, each of which I could then convert to WAVeform and then burn > onto > a CD? > > Temlakos > Probably the easiest way is through an audio editor. One is audacity, which is great, and is located in extras? I think. Another one I have been playing with is Marlin. This is available from freedesktop.org as part of their gstreamer suite. In both, its just a simple as selecting what you want to split. Edit, Copy and paste in a new file. There is also the mp3split program http://mp3splt.sourceforge.net/. I have no direct experience with this program so be careful. If you want to play from the CLI, I think I remember doing it with lame somehow, someway, but I cant remember exactly at the moment. As far a decoding back to WAV, most CD burning apps will do that for you, including K3B. If you want to keep a copy of the wav, or just decode both Audacity and Marlin support this. In Audacity, just export to WAV. In Marlin, just save as a file with a .wav extension. Keep in mind however, that mp3 is lossy and den-coding will not gain any quality back. Hope this helps. MC
