Subject:Rookie question

Posted by: rmccloud

Date:12/11/2004 8:29:46 PM

So... from a rookie to this product line... Can Sound Forge be used to edit (cu/ttrim, etc) MP3 clips?
Just curious..
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Subject:RE: Rookie question

Reply by: Chienworks

Date:12/12/2004 3:18:20 AM

Yes it can. However, it will decompress and then recompress the file so you'll lose some quality.

Subject:RE: Rookie question

Reply by: rmccloud

Date:12/12/2004 5:22:34 AM

Thanks....

I guess I could always decompress , then save the new clips as wave files to give better quality?

Subject:RE: Rookie question

Reply by: Chienworks

Date:12/12/2004 5:54:18 AM

Well, the decompressed versions won't sound any better than the current MP3 files. It's the compression step that loses quality, and you've already got them compressed. By saving them as WAV files you just won't lose any more quality. But once it's gone, you can't get it back.