Are there any OSX burning programs that let you edit the tracks on the fly?

July 11, 2006 3:50 PM

Are there any programs out there for OSX that allow you to burn a standard audio disk from MP3 Files that also allow you to, within the program itself, do simple editing of the CD tracks? In other words, I don't want to edit the mp3 files, but I'd like to be able to do things like clip the start and end of the tracks a bit to cut out extra noise and/or adjust the timing of the transitions. Nero for the PC let me do this, but I haven't been able to find a single program for the Mac that lets me do the same thing.
posted by Envoy to Computers & Internet (11 answers total)

i'm pretty sure that WaveBurner (comes with Logic) will do this, but short of pulling each individual file into Audacity (or similar) you may be out of luck.
posted by casconed at 3:57 PM on July 11, 2006

There's a program called MP3 Trimmer which does exactly what it says on the tin. That'll take care of the "clipping the tracks" part at least.
posted by AmbroseChapel at 4:04 PM on July 11, 2006

Sorry, meant to post "... but I don't think you'll get one single program that does this kind of thing and burns too".
posted by AmbroseChapel at 4:05 PM on July 11, 2006

You can do this on Garageband.
posted by interrobang at 4:16 PM on July 11, 2006

Toast with Jam
Toast is the best cd burning software for the Mac, and Jam has mastering and crossfade capabilities [pic]. To be perfectly hones I haven't used Jam, but it gets consistently high marks from the Mac press.
posted by lekvar at 4:48 PM on July 11, 2006

Seconding Toast with Jam. It's perfect for what you want.
posted by Mwongozi at 5:12 PM on July 11, 2006

Won't iTunes do this? You can specify track start and end times somewhere deep in the info of each track, and then burn your mp3's to an audio disk.

Toast with Jam is also awesome, but costs a little $$.
posted by Aquaman at 5:19 PM on July 11, 2006

Aquaman is absolutely right. You can set the start and end times for tracks under Track Info > Options. I'm not sure if you will need to do the intermediate step of ripping the clipped version before burning the disk, but it shouldn't be required.
posted by jxpx777 at 8:02 PM on July 11, 2006

Well, there's always the unsupported, no longer produced Audion from Panic. Free download and includes an MP3 editor, CD Burning, etc. Pretty nice for free really. As long as you don't need support. :)
posted by smallerdemon at 8:57 PM on July 11, 2006

iTunes
posted by sirsteven at 11:45 PM on July 11, 2006

I've always just done this within iTunes, by setting start and end times. Works like a charm...
posted by dmd at 5:12 AM on July 12, 2006