Silence in audio file

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gorillagod
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Silence in audio file

Post by gorillagod »

Hello,

When I edit any audio file then save it, the saved audio file has maybe half a second of silence at the start and end of the file. Is there a way to stop it doing this? You can see the silence when opening the file in GoldWave.
FH991586
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Re: Silence in audio file

Post by FH991586 »

Do you mean the silence is inserted automatically each time you save a file? If you edit and save the same file over and over, does the silence parts get bigger?
DougDbug
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Re: Silence in audio file

Post by DougDbug »

If this is an MP3 it's normal to have a little added silence at the beginning and at the end. (It should be less than 1/2 second.)

MP3 is lossy compression so it's imperfect and that's one of the imperfections.

LAME/MP3 FAQ
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