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file as the desired recording. The purpose of the split editor is to split an mp3 file (the
input file) at a point in time (split point). Two new files can be generated from the input
file. The first file contains the part before the split point and the second file contains the
part after the split point. Once this process has been successful the original file can be
deleted or kept as a backup. The whole process of splitting an mp3 file consists of three
steps:
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Defining the split point
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Generating the result files
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If desired deleting the input file (with the browser, not the split editor)
How To Use The Split Editor
When the device plays the song just hit the
On/Off
button to pause, when playback has
roughly reached the split point. This need not be very precise as the split point can be
fine tuned later. A screen similar to the one below will appear.
Figure 10.38.: The Split Editor’s Main Screen
The Split Editor’s Main Screen
The waveform
displays the volume of the song over time. It will appear as the song
plays and help to visually identify the point in time where the split is desired
The split point indicator
is a vertical line with a small triangle at the top end. It is the
most important control element of the split editor. It can be moved with the
Left
and
Right
buttons. Later, when you have fine tuned the split point, the song will
be split at this position.
The split time
At the top of the window a time value is displayed. This is the point in
time within the song at which the split point indicator is positioned.
The locator
Another vertical bar represents the position locator. It moves along as the
song plays. In contrast to the split point indicator it has no triangles at the ends.
The time bar
displays the current position within the song relative to the whole song.
The entire length of the time bar represents the song length. The length of the
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