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inquisitor1

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can anyone suggest an mp3 editor?

I have a flac to mp3 editor but I want to cut and add gain to some songs I ripped.

audacity is not an option.
 
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On a quick look, AudioMass seems to be capable enough. It runs in the browser but it's a standalone program, not depending on network connection or any cloud$.

If you search the web, I think it's better to look for "audio editor". MP3 editor implies metadata (ID3) editor because that's the only thing that can be edited in a MP3 file directly, without conversion to a lossless format and back.
 
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inquisitor1 said:
audacity is not an option.
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Why not? If the new owners are your worry (I know there is somewhat legit worry around that), look into it's forked brother, Tenacity.
 
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FLAC to mp3 editor? Do you want an editor or a format converter? If you want a format converter, try fre:ac


It is capable of doing these minor adjustments like volume boosting on the converted file. If you want an editor then what you want is Audacity or you're paying for Sound Forge.
 
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I don't know of one specifically that can meet your needs, but I typically reference fosshub dot com for Foss applications if web searches were lack luster. Another useful method is using the following syntax to do a web search per site such as:

Site:github.com mp3 editor

You can also use a wildcard, example searching for a job:

Site:jobs.*.com facilities custodian
 
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www.fosshub.com

mp3DirectCut

mp3DirectCut: Free software download for windows.
www.fosshub.com www.fosshub.com

@kilo thanks. exactly what I need. efficient simple and SMALL. I love small programs that are simple and to the point. I have a converter from flac.

I simply needed to cut some songs down. some songs have too much "intro" till they get into the good meat of it.

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Why not? If the new owners are your worry (I know there is somewhat legit worry around that), look into it's forked brother, Tenacity.
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dont trust it anymore. and not really needed. as I wrote above. I have a small free one. does exactly what i needed from it. crop and slight tuning.
 
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