Editing an MP3 file while it's inside my library

[MichaelJEFisher]

Hi all - great little player!

I use the portable version

Is there an MP3 editor plugin for simple edits of tracks already in my library ?
e.g. tasks such as:
[1] Split a 25 minute live track into its component songs
[2] Trim the ends of a live track because too much intro chatter etc

Or can you provide a link to a post that discusses an optimal 'workflow' for achieving this with an external editor such as Audacity? It's quite a fag to edit a track,  re-import & give it a thumbnail & tags again.

Thank you

[boroda]

1. you'll need to create cuesheet. read this topic.
2. right-click the track, click "edit", "settings" tab, check and set "start time" and/or "end time".

[karbock]

Just to complete boroda's suggestion (= the excellent tool by hiccup),
two free Windows applications which have a silence detection feature:

• Audacity
  menu Analyze -> Label sounds...
  More details on this page: https://manual.audacityteam.org/man/label_sounds.html
  Audacity can export the labels to a .TXT file, to use then in hiccup's tool:
  menu File -> Export other -> Export labels
• mp3directcut
  menu Special -> Pause detection (minimum: 0.3 s)
  Direct export to .CUE via menu File -> Save Projet file/Cue sheet

[MichaelJEFisher]

Thank you both for your quick replies

The cue sheet concept will not work for me. I don't solely employ the MusicBee player, I also transfer approx 1,200 tracks to USB flash drives that I have plugged into half a dozen 'dumb' DAB radios [with colour displays that can show artwork thumbnails]  at various locations - these devices can't read cue sheets, gain tags etc. - thus I need to use 'real' edits, but preserve album art etc. The radio/music players are in remote cottages that I rent out so networking isn't feasible nor desirable. 
 
Q1 - so there is no plugin available that can enable simple MP3 edits of a track in my library?
Q2 - there is no link to a forum post that describes a workflow to simplify my tasks?

[phred]

Q1 - so there is no plugin available that can enable simple MP3 edits of a track in my library?
Q2 - there is no link to a forum post that describes a workflow to simplify my tasks?

1- There is no plugin available to do what you want.

2- You can do a deep search of the forum to see if there's something that might help. Use the link in my signature below which will use Google to search only the MB forum. But I doubt you'll find anything.

Did you check out the free two applications karbock suggested? Also note that there are many paid applications that can split tracks.

[MotleyG]

• Audacity
  menu Analyze -> Label sounds...
  More details on this page: https://manual.audacityteam.org/man/label_sounds.html
  Audacity can export the labels to a .TXT file, to use then in hiccup's tool:
  menu File -> Export other -> Export labels

I agree with the Audacity suggestion. It is pretty straight forward to use. You may have to copy/paste tags during the saving, or even afterwards back in MusicBee. But how often do you plan to chop up the original tracks? It should be a one-and-done kind of thing.

[sveakul]

Q1 - so there is no plugin available that can enable simple MP3 edits of a track in my library?
Q2 - there is no link to a forum post that describes a workflow to simplify my tasks?

Not a "plugin," but just as easy. Download and install Mp3DirectCut .  In MusicBee go to Prefs/Tools and set up the following option:



Now right-clicking a file within MusicBee and choosing "Send to->Mp3DirectCut" will open that file into Mp3DirectCut and you can edit it all you want.  After you save it, rescan the file so MusicBee picks up the changes.  If you add the file "libfaad2.dll" to the Mp3DirectCut directory, you can do the same thing (also losslessly) with M4A/AAC files.

[violinbzjc]

If you're working with MP3 files already in your library, the best approach is to use an external editor like Audacity. It’s great for splitting tracks or trimming sections, but I get how re-importing and re-tagging can be tedious. To make it easier, try exporting edited files back into your library folder with consistent naming to avoid losing track of them.

For a more streamlined solution, consider tools designed for quick audio edits without messing up tags. Personally, I’ve found Movavi’s converter handy—it simplifies re-encoding while keeping your files organized. Check out https://www.movavi.com/video-converter/m2p-converter.html for an all-in-one workflow that works well for trimming or converting formats.

[sveakul]

but I get how re-importing and re-tagging can be tedious.

All you need to do is rescan whatever library files you used the external application to make changes to: highlight the changed files, right-click, choose "Send To->File Rescan."

[MusicbeeYisa]

This post may help you: https://www.joyoshare.com/video-cutting/trim-mp3-windows-10.html
If you need free and cross-platform solution, Audacity can be a good option. If you prefer a more comprehensive solution for both videos and audios, Joyoshare VidiKit can satisfy your needs and ensure lossless quality output.

[Pickles7853]

Regarding trimming the ends of a live track, there is a setting for this in the tags section.
Right click the track, edit, settings tab and fill in information for the start time/ end time.