musiCutter is an mp3 and ogg vorbis joiner/cutter (without need to decode and reencode)
An Mp3 file consists of thousands of frames. Each frame is about 30 milisecons long.
This application allows you to split one mp3 file into more mp3s exactly between frames.
You can rip a whole CD as one wav, and then encode it as one mp3 and split it. Using gapless mp3player you'll get virtually gapless output.
Due to the format of mp3, small parts of frame data may be stored in the previous frame (bit reservoir).
If mp3 parts are chained before they are decoded, you'll get "TRUE" gapless output, but AFAIK there is no player using this method.
Today gapless players are decoding mp3 and then concatenating - you'll get "NEAR" gapless output,
because data in the bit reservoir will be lost (gaps should be inaudible). If you need original mp3,
you concatenate these parts and you'll get original mp3.
Features:
· supported formats:
- all MPEG audio versions and all layers (except freeformat mp3 files)
- OGG Vorbis
· works correctly with VBR mp3 files
· can produce frame statistics for mp3 file
· can handle practically unlimited file size
· cut points can be imported from:
- CUE sheet
- XMCD file
- plain text file