Re: Waveform trimming at zero-crossing issue

[mark sottilaro <marksottilaro@sbcglobal.net>]

You will actually lose sound quality when you resave
an mp3 unless you save it to a lossless format like
.aif or .wav (probably a good idea)

Mark

--- "loop.pool" <looppool@cruzio.com> wrote:
> There is such a simple fix for this 'gap before and
> after an Mp3 loop' 
> problem, Diane.
> 
> Take your MP3 file in your editing program and save
> it as a .WAV or .AIFF 
> file.
> 
> Now trim the loop and save.
> 
> Voila...............no more gap.
> 
> You won't really be loosing any fidelity by doing
> this.
> 
> 
> Also,  MP3s are such lower quality in the first
> place compared to .WAV or 
> .AIFF files  why are you using them
> for loops in the first place.
> 
> If that's your only source, just try my little work
> around.
> 
> good luck,
> 
> Rick Walker
> 
> ps
> Another trick for more seamless looping is to fade
> in from silence the first 
> half a dozen samples (not enough to be audible) at
> the start of the loop and 
> then fade out the last half a dozen samples out at
> the end.  This is a 
> quickee trick for making your loops not have clicks
> in them from volume 
> mismatching.  Frequently this is faster than using
> the zero crossing method. 
> 
>