How to Edit an MP3 Without Recompression

You're listening to an MP3 and you think to yourself, "I could make that a lot better." You can easily make edits to your favorite MP3 files with an audio editing program. The edits made to the MP3 can be done without recompressing the data, so the MP3 will retain the same quality it had before the edits. Once you save the edited MP3, the original MP3 will have all of the new edits. If you want to keep the original MP3, save the edited MP3 with a different name.

Things You'll Need

• Audio Editing Program

Instructions

Editing MP3

1. Download and install an audio editing program. Audacity is a free program online that works well.

2. Open the program once it is installed.

3. Click "File>Open." The "Open" dialog box will appear. Choose the MP3 that you want to edit. Click "Open." The audio will appear as a stereo file in your program.

4. Edit the audio the way you want. You can trim the audio to make it shorter. Add effects such as reverb and delay to make it sound distant or big like it's in an arena. Equalize it to give the bass more boom or make the high end clearer.

5. Click "File>Save" to save the edits you have made to the MP3. The MP3 will not be compressed at all.

Resources

• Audacity: Free Audio Editor and Recorder