Joining .mp3's. Is it a simple cat? [SOLVED]

gazj · 2009-01-23 21:57:21

Could joining to mp3's end on end be as simple as

cat track1.mp3 track2.mp3 > tracka.mp3

Would this work? Or am I simply looking at this case to kiss

Thought I would ask because my 2 files are about 40mb so it could take a while?

Last edited by gazj (2009-01-23 22:22:38)

skottish · 2009-01-23 22:01:54

It is a simple cat, and it should be really, really quick.

gazj · 2009-01-23 22:11:04

And people say linux is not user friendly

Thanks Skottish

skottish · 2009-01-23 22:17:41

I wish life were so easy for mp4. It works, but the time stamps get all screwy.

Go ahead and mark this thread as [SOLVED] if your done with it.

loudtiger · 2009-01-23 22:21:15

wow i'm surprised it's that easy. there's no data in the beginning of the file that needs to be moved?

gazj · 2009-01-23 22:24:10

It is solved, Thankyou, as a matter of interest, is there any huge advantages with mp4, and am I going to have problems with mp3 players not being able to play them?

haxit · 2009-01-23 22:24:58

loudtiger wrote:

wow i'm surprised it's that easy. there's no data in the beginning of the file that needs to be moved?

Yes, surprisingly easy. Haven't tested it for speed yet, but could be a very good way to compile full albums into 1 file

skottish · 2009-01-23 22:25:01

loudtiger wrote:

wow i'm surprised it's that easy. there's no data in the beginning of the file that needs to be moved?

No, but you do lose the tags and such. This also works for mpeg2 video, but A/V sync issues creep in fairly frequently.

gazj · 2009-01-23 22:27:11

haxit wrote:

loudtiger wrote:
wow i'm surprised it's that easy. there's no data in the beginning of the file that needs to be moved?
Yes, surprisingly easy. Haven't tested it for speed yet, but could be a very good way to compile full albums into 1 file

It joined my two files in seconds!!

haxit · 2009-01-23 22:27:45

gazj wrote:

haxit wrote:
loudtiger wrote:
wow i'm surprised it's that easy. there's no data in the beginning of the file that needs to be moved?
Yes, surprisingly easy. Haven't tested it for speed yet, but could be a very good way to compile full albums into 1 file
It joined my two files in seconds!!

Woah. I got to try this!

Rasi · 2009-01-24 00:01:43

you should not do this.. the resulting file might play fine, but its broken nonetheless... for obvious reasons:

every mp3 file starts with a header.. using cat to combine them will create a header in the middle of the new file.. I would be very surprised if you wont come into trouble at some time. (mobile devices anyone?)

skottish · 2009-01-24 00:08:54

Rasi wrote:

you should not do this.. the resulting file might play fine, but its broken nonetheless... for obvious reasons:
every mp3 file starts with a header.. using cat to combine them will create a header in the middle of the new file.. I would be very surprised if you wont come into trouble at some time. (mobile devices anyone?)

That's what happens to mp4 files. It concats them fine, but only the first track will play because the time stamp still exists.

quetzyg · 2009-01-24 00:14:07

Just do a pacman -S mp3wrap, and use the right tool for the job.

Nezmer · 2009-01-24 15:55:25

mp3splt(notice the missing 'i') is a perfect tool for those tasks . Just read the manual .

extra/mp3splt 2.1c-2 [0.04 MB]
    Comandline tool for splitting mp3 and ogg files without decoding

akira86 · 2009-01-24 16:19:34

With a simple cat you might have tags in the middle of your mp3 ...

try
strings mon.mp3
and you will see the tags.

so I think that mp3splt or mp3wrap are better solution.

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Joining .mp3's. Is it a simple cat? [SOLVED]

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