Richard Strickland 4 Posted April 6, 2019 I want to edit clips of some tracks that were sent to me in MP3 format, however the 'Split' function isn't working in this instance. Is there anything I can do to isolate clips? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slartabartfast 172 Posted April 6, 2019 Hmmm... Does this still happen if you convert the MP3 to wave prior to importing them? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Richard Strickland 4 Posted April 6, 2019 2 hours ago, slartabartfast said: Hmmm... Does this still happen if you convert the MP3 to wave prior to importing them? I'm not sure. How do I go about converting them? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
John 365 Posted April 6, 2019 Cakewalk only works with wav files and MIDI. Cakewalk will automatically convert an MP3 to wav for it to use it. Be sure you have not locked the track or tracks. I can't think of a reason you can't split a clip except for a track being locked. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Richard Strickland 4 Posted April 6, 2019 3 minutes ago, John said: Cakewalk only works with wav files and MIDI. Cakewalk will automatically convert an MP3 to wav for it to use it. Be sure you have not locked the track or tracks. I can't think of a reason you can't split a clip except for a track being locked. They aren't locked. A collaborator emailed the files to me as MP3's-the tracks were created in ProTools. I didn't have any trouble exporting them to Cakewalk and they play fine. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
paulo 1,739 Posted April 6, 2019 I sometimes have a problem splitting some audio clips using the scissor tool so I have to position the now time marker at the appropriate place and then right click on the clip and select the spilt clip option and then it works. No idea why it happens, not locked clips, but when it does this is how I get around it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
abacab 1,690 Posted April 6, 2019 The free Audacity multi-track audio editor is a quick way to edit MP3 files: https://www.audacityteam.org/ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mettelus 389 Posted April 6, 2019 Do you have a region FX (Melody's, etc.) or Audio Snap enabled on that clip? Certain clip functions are disabled in such instances, so you may need to Bounce to Clip(s) first. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
57Gregy 230 Posted April 7, 2019 I was able to import and split several MP3s in CbB. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
John Vere 367 Posted April 7, 2019 If there is any automation you can't split. Cakewalk imports audio into 32 bit wave files, It doesn't use MP3's 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blogospherianman 70 Posted April 7, 2019 if you’re zoomed in and Snap is turned on (like Snap to Measures), then when you scissor you might not see anything split where your cursor is, as it is splitting at the measure. Turn off snap then split if that’s the case. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kalle Rantaaho 26 Posted April 8, 2019 On 4/7/2019 at 6:08 AM, 57Gregy said: I was able to import and split several MP3s in CbB. If CW automatically converts MP3's to wav at import, doesn't the edited and saved result remain as wav, unless you export it sa MP3? Meaning, CW does not edit MP3's, as it always converts them to wav? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
synkrotron 577 Posted April 8, 2019 I'm curious, why MP3 files? Poor internet connection? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
John 365 Posted April 8, 2019 1 hour ago, Kalle Rantaaho said: If CW automatically converts MP3's to wav at import, doesn't the edited and saved result remain as wav, unless you export it sa MP3? Meaning, CW does not edit MP3's, as it always converts them to wav? Right it does stay as a wav file in Cakewalk. You would have to export it as an MP3 to change it back. There may be an editor that directly edits MP3s but offhand I can't think of any. Nor would I be interested in one. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gswitz 355 Posted April 8, 2019 (edited) Make sure the clip has the focus. Shift click until the clip has the focus. Then s to split. You can also select clip to have the focus on the drop down on the track header on the left. Edited April 9, 2019 by Gswitz Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
abacab 1,690 Posted April 8, 2019 MP3 ate the world. Audiophiles are a minority these days. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
razor7music 235 Posted April 8, 2019 7 hours ago, synkrotron said: I'm curious, why MP3 files? Poor internet connection? That was my question too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Richard Strickland 4 Posted April 9, 2019 On 4/8/2019 at 5:06 AM, synkrotron said: I'm curious, why MP3 files? Poor internet connection? The sender was concerned about audio degradation using .wav files as opposed to MP3. Obviously this wouldn't be an issue so I'll tell him to go ahead and send them as .wav next time and see if that makes a difference in my ability to use certain features. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Richard Strickland 4 Posted April 9, 2019 23 hours ago, abacab said: MP3 ate the world. Audiophiles are a minority these days. They aren't my favorite either. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Richard Strickland 4 Posted April 9, 2019 I just figured out that if I hold 'Alt' and double left click I can get the clip to split, but holding 'Alt' and dragging the scissors does nothing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
