[X4U] Re: X4U Digest, Vol 8, Issue 66

[Dave Checkman]

dZ. wrote ...

>I believe that in order to edit an MP3 file you *need* to decode it, as
>the MP3 algorithm includes compression.  Since it is a "lossy"
>compression, you will always lose quality in the process, as the mere
>fact of decoding it entails the loss of information.  Sort of like
>editing JPEG files.

That's the point. MP3Trimmer claims otherwise (I don't know about 
Audacity). On their site, they say...

"No more re-encoding and converting between formats, using several 
applications. Remove the unwanted portions of your files without 
losing any of the quality!"

Dave