4.10 SPLIT EDITOR (RECORDER ONLY)When recording an mp3 file, it is common practice to start the recording a little bit
early and stop it a little bit late to ensure all the desired sound is recorded. This results
in recordings that contain extra snippets of sound and the beginning and end.
Unfortunately these snippets can not be deleted easily because they are stored in the
same file as the desired recording. The purpose of the split editor is to split a mp3 file
(the input file) at a point in time (split point). Two new files can be generated from the
input file. The first file contains the part before the split point and the second file
contains the part after the split point. Once this process has been successful the
original file can be deleted or kept as a backup.
The whole process of splitting a mp3 file consists of two steps:
1)defining the split point
2)generating the result files.
3)if desired delete the input file (with the browser, not the split editor) A
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How to use the Split Editor
Pause near the split point
When the device plays the song just hit the pause button, when playback has
roughly reached the split point. This need not be very precise as the split point can
be fine tuned later.
Open the split editor
Open the plugin. A screen similar to the one below will appear.
The Split Editor
Here is an explanation of the areas marked in red on the screenshot.
(1)The waveform
The waveform displays the volume of the song over time. It will appear as the
song plays and help to visually identify the point in time where the split is desired
(2)The split point indicator
The split point indicator is a vertical line with a small triangle at the top end. It is
the most important control element of the split editor. It can be moved with the
LEFT and RIGHT buttons. Later, when you have fine tuned the split point, the
song will be split at this position.
(3)The split time
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