Questions tagged [mp3]
The mp3 format is a digital audio encoding format which is commonly used in the consumer market for storage and playback of digital music.
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How can I convert audio from MP4 or FLV video files to mp3?
Is there an application that allows me to extract the audio from a MP4 or FLV video file and store it as an MP3 file for use in a portable media player?
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Need a MP3 ID3 tagger, and cover fetcher
I need to tag my MP3 library, and have tried kid3 (which was manual tagging), when I used Kubuntu 9.10 (I now use Ubuntu Meerkat) Here are the features I am hoping for:
A good and clean UI.
Tagging ...
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How do I enable MP3 preview?
Just upgraded from 11.04 to 11.10 and Nautilus no longer previews MP3 files when I hover over them.
Another PC that's been running 11.10 for a while also experienced this after the latest update
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How to download an MP3 track from a YouTube video
There are several Q&A threads that explain how to download youtube videos using the terminal.
However, I would also like to learn how to extract the video's soundtracks as MP3 files--also using ...
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How to read mp3 tags in shell?
Is there a way to read the mp3 tags of a file from the shell? Something like:
mp3tags MyFile.mp3 author should output the author-tag of an mp3-file.
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How can I split a mp3 file?
I have a big mp3 file which comes from ripping a full CD. I would like to split it into one file per song. It will be great to find a software that can split the file automatically, detecting the ...
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Joining MP3 files losslessly
I have a bunch of MP3 files and I have their paths grouped in a text file. Is it possible to join the relevant MP3 files based on the paths in the text file?
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How to convert multiple files to mp3 in Thunar custom actions?
I have added a simple command avconv -i %f %f.mp3 to Thunar's custom actions to convert a selected media file to mp3 (in the same folder and with the same name).
What would be the command that can be ...
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How to convert a m4a sound file to mp3?
I tried to convert an .m4a file to an .mp3 file using ffmpeg with the following command:
$ ffmpeg -i music.m4a music.mp3
Unfortunately, I got a zero byte-sized file returned as output. The output of ...
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How to normalize sound in mp3 files
I am looking for a way to normalize the sound in MANY MP3 files I have. Some have low sound, while others are louder so I have to turn the volume up or down depending on the song. What ways are there ...
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How can I extract audio track from video file and save it as MP3? [duplicate]
What is the easiest way to extract an audio track from a video file and save it as an MP3 file?
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How to use Ffmpeg to convert wma to mp3 recursively, importing from txt file?
I tried different options from forums, but most of them are out of date (ffmpeg tells me about it, like with -sameq option). Im trying to understand the docs, but I can't.
I want to know how to ...
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bulk/batch convert mp3 files to ogg via command line?
is it possible to convert mp3 to ogg via command line?
I'd like to just in a bulk swoop convert my mp3 files to ogg so i can play them in firefox without any issues.
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Convert library of WMA tracks to MP3's?
I know there are options such as Sound Converter for doing them one track or directory at a time, but are there any tools that will recursively crawl through a directory's subdirectories and convert ...
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Any ubuntu tool to edit tag in mp3 files in group
Is there any tool in ubuntu to edit tag information in mp3 files in group?
For example, I want to set all the files in a directory with the same album name or artists. How can I do that?
I find '...
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How can I compress an mp3 file?
I used to download a program in windows that used lame to compress audio of mp3 files and made them smaller in size but I don't know how to do this in Ubuntu.
Does anybody know anything about this?
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How can I change the default music player?
Using Ubuntu 11.10. I have MP3 files. When I double-click an MP3 file, I would like VLC to open (not Banshee). How can I do this?
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How to improve the sound quality of an mp3 speech file?
I have an old mp3 recording of a talk once given by me (recorded by an old-fashioned MP3-player). It has too low voice, too much noise, and too much crackling. Is there an application with which I can ...
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Rhythmbox doesn't add/import MP3s from ~/Music on Ubuntu Gnome 15.04
I just installed Ubuntu Gnome 15.04, all my music is located in /home/user/Music/, e.g. /home/user/Music/Back to The Future.
I run Rhythmbox and try to import all MP3s to the player, but nothing ...
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Adding ReplayGain tags
I have been always using FooBar2000 to add ReplayGain tags to my music library (consisting of .mp3 or .ogg files). On my new computer I would like to avoid installing Wine for just this task.
Are ...
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How can I generate an M3U playlist (http URL format) from the terminal?
I'd like to generate a M3U playlist for a directory containing mp3 files on my server from the terminal. Since I'd like to ensure that every player will be able to stream those files I'd like to ...
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How to add ID3 "cover art" by command line?
I need to add ID3 cover art to some MP3 files.
I need a command line tool (no GUI) but it seems that neither id3 nor id3v2 tools can do it.
Any hint?
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ID3 Tag editor for 13.04 & later [duplicate]
I have found some ID3 tag editor in the web but unfortunately they are no longer available in 13.04 repository. Can anyone give me some recommendation for an ID3 Tag editor program? I need features ...
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How to convert a wav to mp3 in audacity
I am trying to export a wav format file to an mp3 format in audacity, but when it's done exporting all that is does is make this screaching sound for about two seconds and then there is no sound at ...
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How to stop Album Art files from showing in a folder with songs?
How can I stop showing me those selected file from songs folder?
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How do I get a Dane-Elec mp3/mp4 player working?
My MP3/MP4 does not plug-in and play and therefore I can not transfer any file to the MP3/MP4 dane-elec music my touch or only dane-elec with 8 gb in memory and perhapses model zt1 with radio,..and ...
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Tell Banshee to add covers inside MP3 tags
I am using Banshee to encode my old CDs into nice MP3. Banshee is able to find CDs information and albums covers but it doesn't add these covers INSIDE the MP3's tag. As a consequence, when using ...
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How to configure SoundJuicer mysterious mp3 encoding settings?
When I rip a CD to mp3 using Sound Juicer I get just broken mp3 files. I like to rip VBR files, they look fine, but the reported bitrate is always 32kbit/s. See:
mp3check -a 01.\ Anita.mp3
01. ...
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How to download youtube videos as a best quality audio mp3 using youtube-dl [duplicate]
I want to download YouTube videos as mp3 files in its best quality. The below code helps to download youtube videos as m4a but not us mp3
youtube-dl -f bestaudio --audio-quality 0 --audio-format mp3 ...
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How do I convert an MP4 to an MP3? [duplicate]
I have some songs which are in mp4 format and I want to convert them into mp3 format.
I am new to Ubuntu/Linux. So please explain the step by step process or give any software which can do the above ...
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How to find the bitrate of an mp3 file via command line?
What is the terminal command that can used to find the bitrate of an mp3 file?
Is there any other option available other than mpg321 -t name.mp3?
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Is there a music player like Winamp? [duplicate]
I'm looking for a music player similar to Winamp.
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How to convert wav to ogg and mp3 using VBR
How to convert wav to ogg and to mp3 with VBR and excellent end quality?
If possible, using soundconverter or ffmpeg.
Incidentally, I tried to see whether soundconverter uses VBR and there is ...
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Unknown ERROR from Startup Disk Creator
I don't understand this error from the Startup Disk Creator:
org.freedesktop.DBus.Python.AttributeError: Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/dbus/service.py", ...
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How can I detect the BPM (beats per minute) of a song?
For some activities such as running it is important to know how many BPM a song has. I know that Banshee can do this but I couldn't figure out how to do this for a selected range of songs.
Which tool ...
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How to make a playlist from a directory of mp3 files?
How do you make a universal playlist from a directory of mp3 files?
This question came up as my wife is a musician (violinist) and she has a gig, and the DJ at the event will be playing her ...
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App that will rip mp3s from an analog cassette tape?
I have a few audio cassette tapes from the 1980s :)
The albums were never released on CD, and to prevent any more deterioration and from losing the songs forever I wanted to rip the tapes to mp3. ...
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How to play MP3 files using Rhythmbox? [duplicate]
Yesterday I just installed the Ubuntu 12.04 for the first time, the problem is that I can't play and of the MP3 files that I have.
I get this error:
Required plugin could not be found Python (...
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Rhythmbox playing without sound
I have a clean 12.04 install.
Imported my mp3's (from a windows share) into Rhythmbox and although they do appear to be playing no sounds is to be heard. Playing a radio-stream works just fine. ...
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Advantages of mp3 to ogg
Is there any advantage in converting all mp3 to ogg, besides ogg being an open format? Any disadvantages? Is all metadata kept during conversion?
Edited, because of @N.N. suggestion. Here are the ...
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Reducing multiple mp3 bitrate
I'm looking for a tool for Ubuntu 13.04 that can reduce the bitrate of multiple mp3 files. Does anyone happen to know such a tool?
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How to batch edit mp3 tag properties ubuntu?
I already installed Easytag on my Ubuntu but It's not good for editing multiple files. I want to change mp3 property information on multiple files. Does anyone know how to batch edit multiple mp3 ...
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How to install Ruby Ripper, or another app that does MP3s through a GUI
I have tried to install ruby ripper various times (raring) using code pasted from the internet. everytime i get to sudo apt-get install rubyripper, i get this back:
E: Unable to locate package ...
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Rhythmbox does not remember my music
I am adding my music stored in an NTFS drive into Rhythmbox. It stays in the library for that session. However, when I shut down and restart, all imported music is lost from the library (even after ...
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A music player that can handle multiple artist tags
The mp3 format can handle multiple artists per track (in the form of "artist1\artist2"), and as far as I know other modern music formats can do the same thing. However, Rhythmbox (my default music ...
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Erase and rewrite MP3 ID3 tags
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I have a Squeezebox, and am running the Server on my (Natty) machine. This server scans my music directory and adds all files found therein to the server's library, to be streamed over the ...
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How to add album art to mp3 using vlc media player in ubuntu?
I want to add Album art to any mp3 song. But I don't know how to do it.My system has VLC media player, UMPlayer, Bashee media player, Movie player. How can I add Album art to mp3 file using at ...
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How do I convert only a portion of an MP3 file to WAV at a certain frequency, from the command-line?
This transcodes the entire .mp3 to a .wav
mpg123 -w output.wav input.mp3
Is there any way I can transcode a portion from the 10 second mark to the 20 second mark at a 44100hz?
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Playing music/mp3 on Ubuntu Phone
Received my Bq Ubuntu phone yesterday, finally got around to playing with it today, and one of the first things I've noticed is that it doesn't seem to play any of my mp3's that are on my sd card.
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Reducing bitrate in conversion of mp3 and ogg
I can save space by reducing bitrates of songs to x*, the value beyond which humans don't discern any difference. If so, how to reduce the bitrates with CLI:
1. mp3 to mp3 conversion
2. during mp3 ...