How do I get songs that are already on the internet (such as in a midi file or on a free player) into iTunes, and then edit them, either to make a medley or to shorten one song? Thanks.
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Cornelia, That program looks like an audio converter that can convert formats. Since you are starting with an audio stream, not a file, it did not look like it would solve the problem. Probably need to check out recording programs.
WOW, thanks for telling me about Audio Hijack Pro! Somehow I managed to get two copies of the song into iTunes. Still hazy on the details. I ended up with two because I didn't think it was working the first time, but that was what I wanted.
1. Now, how do I go about renaming the files, so that one has the name of the real song (that I know is the Master Copy) and the other is an editing copy?
2. Also, can I copy the song I purchased from iTunes and rename the copy so I know it's the editing copy?
3. I also have to transfer the audio I captured in Audacity the same way, to make two copies in iTunes with two different names. (Right now it's not in the iTunes folder.)
To make a copy: If you have the song in your iTunes library, highlight it and use Advanced > Convert Selection to MP3. Note => Use MP3, not AAC, since Audacity does not work on AAC files. If you are not already set for MP3, go to Edit > Preferences > Advanced > Importing and select MP3.
CS, If you wish to purchase a file to work on in Audacity, make sure that you buy it in MP3 format. MP3s are sold at the amazon.com MP3 Download store. They are not sold at the iTunes Store.
Cornelia Shields wrote:
If a file (one I made from Audio Hijack Pro) is already in iTunes, can I rename it?
Yes, although it is better to rename it when it comes out of AJP and then add it to iTunes. Once it is in iTunes the rename causes Itunes to lose it and give you the exclamation point and then you have to naually reconnect it.
In your case, you may want to leave the original file alone, use iTunes to make an MP3 copy as discussed above, and use the new copy for your Audacity project.
So I can edit only in Audacity? You can't edit in iTunes like you can in iMovie? Or Audacity is just better?
In that case, I'd just leave my "master copy" on iTunes and move only the editing copy to Audacity (or--if it's duplicatable--copy the master copy to Audacity and then rename it.) I don't see how that will help if I ever want to make a playlist on iTunes and have the song have its real name rather than some file name, but doubtless iPods or some program that comes with them handles that. Right now I'd just like to get these files captured and edited.
CS, Editing in iTunes is limited to adjusting the Start and Stop times. I think you also said you want to combine tracks together, which iTunes cannot do, but Audacity can.
After you do your edits in Audacity, use the Audacity command File > Export as MP3. That creates a new MP3 file that contains all the changes you made, and you then add that new file to your iTunes library. Once it is in iTunes you can play, put it on your iPod, burn it, etc.
Managed to get playable copies via Audio Hijack Pro of all three of the songs I want to blend. (Probably use a few seconds each of the first two leading straight into a shortened version of the third--no overlapping.) Interestingly, one I imported directly in MP3 and seems to play fine, one I also directly imported in MP3 but has several skips, one I imported in System Audio or something, it plays great, sounds as good or better and no skipping, and I imported it to iTunes and converted it to MP3 there, which I might or might not do with the others if it would result in a better copy.
So, when I have MP3 files with which I am happy, shall I put them into Audacity or Garage Band to edit, which one is better, and how do I get them there? Thanks.
Although the one recording (luckily, the main one I need) came out perfect in System Audio, and the other two skipped when recorded from Safari as the source, when I tried to do one of the others in System Audio, although I no doubt had at least one setting different, anyway, it skipped even earlier than the other way. So of three recordings, I have one with one very small (almost not noticeable) skip and another with several noticeable skips--not in the part of the song I want, but I would like to know how to record using Audio Hijack Pro without skips. I tried turning down the bitrate and still got skips.
