Waveform trimming at zero-crossing issue

["loop.pool" <looppool@cruzio.com>]

There is such a simple fix for this 'gap before and after an Mp3 loop' 
problem, Diane.

Take your MP3 file in your editing program and save it as a .WAV or .AIFF 
file.

Now trim the loop and save.

Voila...............no more gap.

You won't really be loosing any fidelity by doing this.


Also,  MP3s are such lower quality in the first place compared to .WAV or 
.AIFF files  why are you using them
for loops in the first place.

If that's your only source, just try my little work around.

good luck,

Rick Walker

ps
Another trick for more seamless looping is to fade in from silence the 
first 
half a dozen samples (not enough to be audible) at the start of the loop 
and 
then fade out the last half a dozen samples out at the end.  This is a 
quickee trick for making your loops not have clicks in them from volume 
mismatching.  Frequently this is faster than using the zero crossing 
method.