Today's article will focus on how to trim a song. The ability to correctly divide audio tracks into separate fragments will allow you to make ringtones yourself, reduce file size, and much more. I decided that you should not give precise instructions with step-by-step actions. It is better to give a small overview of the programs with which you can split the tracks. For your attention in the article will be presented only two editors. They are great for novice users who do not have experience with audio files. So, then you will learn how to trim a song.
FreeAudioDub
For the program from its category, this editor does not have any significant drawbacks. That is, there are all the necessary tools to quickly cut the song. The program is distributed free of charge. There are no ads in this editor, with the exception of one button that leads to the official website of the developers. The main workspace of the utility consists of a built-in player and control keys. The output file can be saved in .mp3, .wav and several more formats. The built-in player has a graphic design for more visual control. To cut off the necessary song, you only need to put two marks, the first will mean the beginning, and the other, respectively, the end. The weight of the program is 11 megabytes. Any user, even the most inexperienced, will be able to use all the functions of this editor. To cut a song using this program, you need to do the following:
- In the input file panel, select the track you are sorry to edit.
- In the output File panel, select the directory to save the already new file.
- Select the “Scissors” tool with the “[” sign and mark the beginning of the fragment.
- Mark the end with the tool with the "]" icon.
Mp3DirectCut
This small utility allows you to trim songs in record time. The program installer weighs no more than 200 kilobytes. When unpacked, the utility will take 11 megabytes. As with the previously described program, there is nothing superfluous. There is no advertising, no complicated interface, no other unnecessary means. There is only a common work area and several controls. At the first start, you will be asked to select the program language. And there are 20 of them to choose from. There is also a Russian language. This will simplify your task even further. A convenient additional feature is the graphic player. Decibels are displayed on it, which, in turn, indicate the volume of the music being played. This allows for more accurate slicing, as you can see where the sounds subside. The developers did not put a price tag on the program, so it can be installed for free. The only significant drawback is support for only one format, namely .mp3. But this problem can be circumvented by using a converter.
Conclusion
The question of how to trim a song is very popular. After all, many have a desire to put a fragment of their favorite song on the ring of their phone. This article presented two programs from this category. If you downloaded at least one utility from the previously described editors, then you should already know how to trim the song. For more serious purposes, it is worth using special software that allows you to impose various effects and filters. But this is a completely different story.