Recommendations for audio splitting and/or merging software?

[ToddJ]

Does anyone have any recommendations a good audio splitting and/or merging software? I am looking for one that really doesn't alter the audio in any way (I've tried using GarageBand for it, but it seems to always adjust the sound tonality.) I have some voices memos i would like to split up into different files and a couple of songs (that I own btw) that I would like to combine as one track

 

[Fishrrman]

Important question:
What FORMAT is this source material in?

mp3?
Aiff?
WAV?
Something else?

 

[ToddJ]

Important question:
What FORMAT is this source material in?

mp3?
Aiff?
WAV?
Something else?

MP3

 

[Fishrrman]

OK if the files are mp3, there is an EXCELLENT tool that will do the job:
MP3 Trimmer
https://download.cnet.com/MP3-Trimmer/3000-2170_4-43446.html

The reason it's better than most (than all?) is that MP3 trimmer works with mp3 files "in their native format".
That is, it DOES NOT first "decode" the mp3, then trim it, then RE-code back to mp3 format.
Thus, there is no further loss in sound quality by re-encoding files to mp3 format a SECOND time.

There are many ways to edit files of other formats, without losing quality in the edit process.
But I haven't seen anything other than MP3 Trimmer that can do this with mp3 files with NO LOSS in sound quality.

That's my recommendation.

 

[ToddJ]

Thanks for the recommendation!! Is there another one that is a little more automatic?

 

[BrianBaughn]

Automatic how? You're going to have to "tell" any software where to split an audio file.

 

[hallux]

When I split audio files I turn to Audacity (I also use it for the recording process).