Splitting m4b with chapters to mp3

jhempel24 · 08-27-2014, 06:26 PM

I'm wondering if this is possible because I enjoy one app on android for audiobooks and I listen to them at x1.3 speed. This app can only speed up mp3 files though.

I've got several mb4 files that have chapter markers and I want to split the file at the chapter markers and make an mp3 for each chapter. Is that possible??

What software on a PC would I use?

ie. Legend of Drizzt 1 - Homeland has 29 chapters, I want to split it into 29 mp3 based on those marks.

Thanks!!

Catlady · 08-27-2014, 07:34 PM

I don't know of a way to transfer the chapter markers, but you can convert m4b to mp3 with Audacity. Then you can use the silence finder (I usually set it at 3 seconds) to look for the chapter markers, and use the export multiple files function to make an mp3 file for each chapter.

Audacity is free and you can download it here.

jhempel24 · 08-27-2014, 07:37 PM

covnerting to mp3 isn't the issue, it's keeping the chapter marks...I found something that works though, it's just not free.

The silence finder is new though, I didn't know about that!

http://www.bigasoft.com/

Catlady · 08-27-2014, 07:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jhempel24

covnerting to mp3 isn't the issue, it's keeping the chapter marks...I found something that works though, it's just not free.

The silence finder is new though, I didn't know about that!

http://www.bigasoft.com/

Oh, OK, I misunderstood. I use the silence finder all the time to create chapters, and it works pretty well.

08-27-2014, 06:26 PM	#1
jhempel24 Wizard Posts: 2,157 Karma: 7068605 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Amazon Kindle Paperwhite, B&N Nook Colro	Splitting m4b with chapters to mp3 I'm wondering if this is possible because I enjoy one app on android for audiobooks and I listen to them at x1.3 speed. This app can only speed up mp3 files though. I've got several mb4 files that have chapter markers and I want to split the file at the chapter markers and make an mp3 for each chapter. Is that possible?? What software on a PC would I use? ie. Legend of Drizzt 1 - Homeland has 29 chapters, I want to split it into 29 mp3 based on those marks. Thanks!!

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08-27-2014, 07:34 PM	#2
Catlady Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,406 Karma: 52613881 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: Kindle Fire, Kindle Paperwhite, AGPTek Bluetooth Clip	I don't know of a way to transfer the chapter markers, but you can convert m4b to mp3 with Audacity. Then you can use the silence finder (I usually set it at 3 seconds) to look for the chapter markers, and use the export multiple files function to make an mp3 file for each chapter. Audacity is free and you can download it here.

08-27-2014, 07:37 PM	#3
jhempel24 Wizard Posts: 2,157 Karma: 7068605 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Amazon Kindle Paperwhite, B&N Nook Colro	covnerting to mp3 isn't the issue, it's keeping the chapter marks...I found something that works though, it's just not free. The silence finder is new though, I didn't know about that! http://www.bigasoft.com/

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