Now in the input box below, select the start time and the end time (in seconds) for the crop.

Maybe you want to cut out the unnecessary section(s) from a recording.

Or maybe you want a specific portion of a recording that you can use in a video.

Whatever be your reason, it is a fairly simple task that anyone can learn.

In this article, well look into 4 different methods to crop mp3 files.

Weve chosen to begin this list with everyones favorite media player.

VLC comes with a range of inbuilt options, such as converting file formats and even trimming mp3 files.

Thats what well be covering in this section.

Getting VLC Most of you must already have VLC installed on your system.

If you dont follow these steps to install VLC: Visit the homepage of the official VLC website.

Follow on screen instructions in the Setup wizard to install VLC on your computer.

To crop a specific portion from an mp3 file: Open VLC media player.

A little additional toolbar will now appear on the bottom left corner of the VLC window.

Now navigate through the directory to find and open the mp3 file you want to crop.

Start playing the audio file and in the progress bar, navigate to the portion you want to start trimming from.

Start playing again, and click on the red record button on the new advanced controls toolbar.

Once youve reached the end of the desired section, click on the red button again.

You will find the trimmed mp3 file on the My Music folder of your computer.

Note: To crop out or trim the beginning or ending, you will simply have to record the portion you want to include in the final version and discard the original file later.

Method 2: Using the online tool Audio Trimmer If the mp3 file you want to trim isnt too large, you can use the online tool Audio Trimmer.

Besides mp3, Audio Trimmer supports a range of other audio formats including wav, wma, ogg, m4r, 3gpp, m4a, aac, amr, flac and aif.

Simply open the website, upload your mp3 file and start trimming Also, Audio Trimmer is mobile friendly.

You could crop mp3 files on your mobile device using just your browser.

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