Fast MP3 and AAC cutter

mp3DirectCut

▼   Free Download
mp3DirectCut - Fast MP3 and AAC cutter and MP3 recorder

Cut and edit MP3 and AAC fast and easily

mp3DirectCut is a fast and extensive audio editor for encoded MP3 and AAC. Without re-encoding directly cut, crop, split and join your tracks, create fades on MP3 and much more. Direct lossless editing saves encoding time and preserves the audio quality of encoded tracks. The built in recorder creates MP3 on the fly. With Cue sheets, Pause detection or Auto cue you can easily divide long files.

Features

Direct data copying, no re-encoding

Non-destructive cut, copy, paste

Level changing, fading, normalizing on MP3

MP3 recording/encoding with ACM or Lame

Fast MPEG visualisation and easy navigation

AAC support · MP2 support

MP4 and M4A to AAC by linked ffmpeg.exe

Batch processing · Cue Sheet support

Multi file opening by dialog, drop, or M3U

Pause detection · Auto cue by time values

Track splitting with filename and tag creation

Trim · Crop · Fast play · Loop play

ID3v1.1 tag editor, ID3v2 tag keeping

Level meter · Bitrate visualisation

Level activated recording

Command line usage

Download mp3DirectCut

Version 2.36 · 2022-01-28 · 313 KB · Simple installer (sfx zip) · Freeware
fosshub.com
SHA-256: 406018fc3e4b3aa13b963706c62 ab0a65889ad8d1cfa15c9ceb46d4c27c36f71

Changes

2.36Own volume slider storage · Info header save option · Batch dialog improvements · Some corrections
2.35DPI awareness · File size in MB in batch list · Possible bug on file dropping fixed · Some modifications and corrections
2.34Bugs fixed · Natural numerical ordering in batch list · Few more changes
2.33Titles in total view · Reading of M3U playlists · Possible multi selection on open · Direct append without clipboard · Copying multiple filenames to titles · Fast play improved · Cue time stamp for Split · Arrows on scrollbar option · Some more improvements
2.32Tooltip glitch fixed · Timeline overflow fixed · Audio display glitches fixed
2.31Overdrive check removed (inacurate detection possible) · Minor corrections
2.30Cue sheet load problem fixed · Longer delay time for tooltips · Check for overdrive function (Normalize) · Fixed garbage bytes on VBR header creation · Some corrections
2.29Level activated recording feature · Graph level range increased · Some more improvements
2.28Possible startup crash fixed · Some minor improvements and corrections
2.27Language files in UTF-8 · Layout for smaller window width · Lots of minor improvements
2.26UTF-8 character encoding for cue, project and ini files · Internal ANSI / Win98 compatibility removed · Checking 4GB size limit · Cut noise mute function · Settings button in the toolbar · Graph font localization issues fixed · Some other corrections and improvements

Requirements

Windows or Linux with Wine

For MP3 play/cut: MP3 ACM codec (present in Windows) or mpglib.dll

For AAC play/cut: libfaad2.dll (32 bit)

For MP3 recording: encoding ACM or Lame encoder DLL (32 bit)

For MP4 demuxing: ffmpeg.exe

FAQ - Frequently asked questions

In mp3DirectCut mark a selection - left mouse button to add, adjust edges with right button or use the buttons Set begin and Set end (or the keys B and N) to use the current play position. Adjusting works everywhere after seeking any position. If needed press Prelisten AS CUT (or F9) and fine adjust the selection with the keys 1-4. Cut with the Cut/Cue button (or Del key).

Point to the position where the fade should end (fade in) or start (fade out). In the Edit menu select Simple fade or Two-stage fade. Adjust the fade with the grey handle(s): Left button up/down for level, right button left/right for position. Add cues (zero length selection) for more complex curves. Gain adjustment is only possible for MP3, not for AAC and MP2.

Drag a single file or a bunch of files to the program. The Explorer lists the file under the pointer first. Files dropped into the graph of open audio will be appended. Multiple files can also be opened in the Open dialog. The compiled track will be created with Save all audio.... Important: The audio parameters (format type, samplerate, stereo mode, CRC) must match.

To play AAC files (which also are the audio tracks of MP4 in most cases) mp3DirectCut needs the free libfaad2.dll in its folder. See the the More page for download links. MP4 audio need to be demultiplexed to AAC. This can be done automatically with the free ffmpeg.exe and its location added in the mp3DirectCut Decoder settings. AAC will not be multiplexed back to MP4.

The installer is a selfextracting ZIP file. It simply copies the files to the selected folder and creates a desktop icon. To copy the files to the default 'Program files' folder, it is usually needed to run the Installer 'As administrator' (right button). No admin rights are needed if you install the program to a folder where you have write access. The files of the distribution can also be extracted with an archive utility (e.g. 7-Zip). Malware alarms? Please see the Contact page.

The navigation graph of mp3DirectCut shows fast MP3/AAC data instead of decoded PCM. In many cases it contains only higher frequencies. Also it can be too high or too low, in these cases you can adjust the height in the Options menu (or Numpad +/-). In rare cases the display shows nothing. Silences may appear with a high level in some cases. The real audio level is always shown while play with the Level meter on the right.