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How to cut an MP3 on Windows (MP3 cutter)
Open the MP3, select the region on the waveform, cut the rest, save or export. A free MP3 cutter that stays on this PC.
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Step 1, 2, 3 with pictures from the Windows app: MP3 cutter, WAV to MP3, record audio, YouTube to MP3, audio effects, extract audio from video.
How to convert WAV to MP3
Open the WAV, Convert/Export, pick MP3, set bitrate, save.
How to finish a podcast episode (LUFS and MP3)
Record or punch-in, repair, LUFS, export an MP3 copy.
How to remove background noise
Gate the floor, repair clicks, box out tones in the spectrogram.
How to extract a WAV soundtrack from MP4
Open the MP4, wait for the wave, export WAV or MP3.
How to make a YouTube MP3 on this PC (yt-dlp)
Paste a YouTube URL you have the right to use. Download MP3 on this PC, trim, export. No upload to our servers.
How to normalize audio loudness
Read LUFS on the HUD, match a target, optionally true-peak ceiling.
How to split a long audio file
Mark silence or chapters, split to tabs or WAV files, export.
How to record audio on Windows
Open Record, pick the mic or system audio, watch the meter, stop, then edit the take in the same window.
How to add audio effects
Select a region, open Effects for EQ, compressor, fade, or pitch, then A/B the pass before you export.
How to merge MP3 files
Open the first file, insert the next at the playhead, crossfade the join, then export one MP3.
How to convert a video file to MP3 (listening copy)
Open the MP4, wait for the waveform, trim if needed, Convert/Export MP3.