[linux-audio-user] edit mp3 files?

[cdr]

> I have several MP3 files that I have to edit - there's a 1 or 2 minutes

> I tried Audacity first, but it seems like it's importing the file in
> some internal format. If I chop off the head of the file, then I have to
> export (re-encode) the rest, right?

mp3 frames do not require decoding and reencoding for editing (except perhaps a single frame at the edit boundary)

> Any other idea?

mp3directcut does this well, its free and works great in WINE:

http://www.mpesch3.de/