How to join mp3's?

Ok, I'm making a DVD slideshow using Sonic DVD and I can only have one audio track per chapter so I want to join two or more mp3s so that they will appear as one file. The end resulting format doesn't have to be mp3 but that's what the source songs are. I figure maybe the best way is to convert them to wav's and then join them? What is the best way to accomplish my goal?

The best way is with an audio editor like Audacity. Don't convert from mp3 to wav and then back to mp3, if you can help it. That will mess up the sound.

http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

Yes Audacity is an excellent program.

-tom

Audacity will work just fine. If you have Nero 6 ultimate edition, it comes with a wav. editor that will do the same. It doesn't have to be a wav. file. It will work with MP3's to.

Thanks, I do have Nero and will play with the wav editor. Like I said I think Sonic MyDVD will accept wav's it's just that my source files are mp3s.

I've used goldwave to join and edit mp3s before. It has a lot off stuff that comes with it.

I am trying audacity. I have opened two tracks in two different windows. I have no idea how to join them. The help file is not very useful. If anybody can give me a heads up on how to open the audio files and then join and save as one, I would appreciate it.

geepondy said:

I am trying audacity. I have opened two tracks in two different windows. I have no idea how to join them. The help file is not very useful. If anybody can give me a heads up on how to open the audio files and then join and save as one, I would appreciate it.

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When you have both open in the same project you can select the audio in the first track and click copy then click on the end position of the second track then paste the audio on the end.

Chris

Thanks Chris, I finally figured that part out, LOL. One of the two tracks I have first experimented in is record at at significantly higher volume. I tried the "equalization" and it added a hum to both tracks so I cut that out.

Nero's wave editor can apparently change the volume of audio files. At least the help says so.

geepondy said:

Thanks Chris, I finally figured that part out, LOL. One of the two tracks I have first experimented in is record at at significantly higher volume. I tried the "equalization" and it added a hum to both tracks so I cut that out.

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I hear ya. I would equalize all the tracks individually using the same attributes and then stitch them together.

Sorry for hijacking that other thread.

Sony has a great program you can download and try. It is an audio editor and a cd architect program. Lets you join pieces of music and make them whole.