Okay...I tried converting to WAV; same result: file won't play! One of the files in this group is "audio_only; this file in its original form is an M4A file. I need to make an MP3 file so I can then run it through MP3 Direct cut and take the unwanted stuff out! Can this not be done? I know that MP3 files definitely can be cut as I've done it often enough! So what is it I'm doing wrong here? Thanks, Tom Kaufman
-----Original Message----- From: all-audio@groups.io [mailto:all-audio@groups.io] On Behalf Of Georgina Joyce Sent: Wednesday, June 03, 2020 4:28 PM To: all-audio@groups.io Subject: Re: [all-audio] Trying To Convert File To MP3 Hello, You are working with 2 lossy formats. You should convert to wav or another lossless format make your cuts etc then convert to mp3. Because you might not know it but this is what switch would have been doing in the background. I am guessing that something wasn’t carried across to the mp3 file. This will cut down on the number of downward conversions. Which is important because each conversion further detail is lost, hence their name lossy formats. HTH Gena > On 3 Jun 2020, at 21:14, Tom Kaufman <tomca...@comcast.net> wrote: > > Hello list: Am attempting to convert an MP4 file to MP3; here's what is > happening: I am using the program Switch to convert this MP4 file to an MP3 > file, so I then can running it through MP3 Direct Cut to trim some parts > off! However, while I have managed to convert to MP3, then I find I have no > file.at least, the file isn't playing in Winamp; nor will it play in MP3 > Direct Cut! What is it I am missing? An doing this for a friend who needs > this, so am hoping I can get a solution to this one! > > Thanks, > > Tom Kaufman > > > > Gena Call: M0EBP DMR ID: 2346259 Loc: IO83PS 73 -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#3382): https://groups.io/g/all-audio/message/3382 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/74658171/21656 Group Owner: all-audio+ow...@groups.io Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/all-audio/leave/1074140/405281159/xyzzy [arch...@mail-archive.com] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
