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(c) Macik <macik@europe.com>

MC related mails: musicutter@host.sk
MC homepage http://musicutter.host.sk/


THIS IS FREEWARE!
THERE IS NO WARRANTY FOR THIS PROGRAM!
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Mp3 file consists of thousands of frames. Each frame is about 30 milisecons long.
This application allows you to split one mp3 file into more mp3s exactly between frames. 

You can rip whole CD as one wav, encode it as one mp3 and split it. Using gapless mp3player you'll get virtually gapless output.

Due format of mp3, small part of frame data may be stored in previous frame (bit reservoir).

If mp3 parts are concatenated before decoded, you'll get _TRUE_ gapless output, but AFAIK there is no player using this method. Today gapless players are decoding mp3 and then concatenating - you'll get _NEAR_  gapless output, because data in bit reservoir will be lost (gaps should be inaudible). If you need original mp3, you concatenate these parts and you'll get original mp3.


What to do:
	1. Run musiCutter
	2. Click Load CUE Sheet... select file type (CUE or plain text), select file and continue with 5) or enter points and names manually 3)
	3. Select fragments count
	4. Fill cells in column FileName and DesiredStart (minutes:seconds.hundreds)
	5. Select mp3 file to split
	6. Hit Split button and wait

at 4) Desired Start is calculated relatively to start of unsplitted big mp3. So it is NOT length of track except TRACK 01. (exactly it's cumulative track lengths)


Plain text file format (button Load values from file...):
name_of_first_track     minutes:seconds.hundreds
name_of_second_track    minutes:seconds.hundreds
...


Your mp3 will be splitted from DesiredStart to DesiredStart of next fragment (or end of file). Remember if DesiredStart of first file will be greater than 00:00.00, first part from 00:00.00 to first DesiredStart will be lost (useful for cutting start of mp3).

Original mp3 will _not_ be deleted, so don't hesistate to experiment.


Email me what you want to see in next versions, bugs, hints, ...
Bye,
        Macik


NOTE: English is not my native, so please help me with this text...