Free utility lets you easily edit MP3 files
mp3DirectCut [1] allows you to edit MP3 files directly without having to go back to the original. It’s ideal for removing commercials, getting rid of plops and other wanted noises, cutting and pasting different MP3 tracks, or simply building your own ring tones from MP3 snippets.
This specialist utility is remarkably powerful, particularly given its tiny size: a mere 169KB. Apart from its powerful editing functions, it supports ID3v1.1, layer 2 (DVD audio) and cue sheets. It has automatic pause detection, allows fade-in and out, volume normalization and more. It allows direct MP3 creation from multiple sources, provided you have an MP3 codec (such as the wonderful LAME encoder [2]) in the same folder as mp3DirectCut.
It’s really easy to use; quite intuitive really. And did I tell you that it’s portable and totally free. mp3DirectCut is an absolutely outstanding product and the developer, Martin Pesch, should be congratulated. Freeware, All Windows versions, 169KB
[1] http://mpesch3.de1.cc/mp3dc.html
[2] http://lame.sourceforge.net/index.php

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