Questions tagged [audiobook]
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Converting large files from AAX to M4B causes unusable files in iTunes/iPods
I am converting audiobooks from AAX to M4B with the command:
ffmpeg -activation_bytes xxxxxxxx -i BOOK.AAX -c copy book.m4b
This command works for most books, but large files over approximately 750 MB ...
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How to remux mka audiobook to m4b?
I have some audiobooks in "mka" files (Matroska audio) that I wish to remux to the more-standard "m4b" container, which more players can read. Is there a way to do this without losing the chaptering ...
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Listen to Libby audiobooks at 3x/4x speed?
Audible.com audiobooks have 4x speed, but Libby seems to only have 2x speed. Is there any way to "hack" or, say, "transfer" the libby audiobook to another player so you can get 4x speed?
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How to convert audible AAX file to M4B format, while preserving all information (including artwork)
I tried to find a solution that will allow me to batch-process a whole bunch of AAX files (which I bought over the years) into M4B.
I tried using the audible-activator in order to extract the secret, ...
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How to merge multiple mp3 files into one?
I ripped an audiobook recently, problem is that it ripped them as separate mp3 files for each 'track'. Is there a way is just combining them all together to make one file?
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How does Audible's .aa file format work?
When I download an audiobook from Audible, I get a bookname.aa file. When I open it with iTunes, iTunes shows me an authentication prompt where I need to enter my audible credentials. I presume the ...
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Bulk remove 1 second from end of MP3s [duplicate]
I have an mp3 audiobook and each track has exactly 1 second of static at the end. Is there a way to bulk cut out last second from each track?
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Why won't audiobook fit onto single CD
My audiobook is 600 MB total, comprised of two M4B files.
I copied it into iTunes and started the process to burn to CD, but iTunes demands multiple CDs. If a CD can hold 700 MB, why doesn't my ...
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Disable gapless playback of mp3 audiobooks on iPod Shuffle
I have an iPod Shuffle that I use exclusively for audiobooks. I am trying to import several CDs worth of MP3 audiobook chapters.
Using iTunes 12.1 for Windows, I copy the MP3s to the iPod. It decides ...
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ffmpeg consolidating multiple mp3 files into 1 m4b file
I chose ffmpeg as the tool by recommendation from How to convert series of MP3 to a M4B in a batch .
I downloaded the static build for windows from http://ffmpeg.zeranoe.com/builds/ .
When I try to ...
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Looping batchfile with counter
Ok, I know the loop part is invalid, but hopefully helps give an idea of what I want to do. Ultimately, I want to get prompted for the 3 values (commented out the prompts for now and hard coding for ...
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How to sort audiobook on iTunes?
I have a question that might seem dumb, but I didn't find anything on Google.
How can I do to sort my audiobook tracks on iTunes?
I have books with 4 or 5 CDs and I'd like them to appear as one.
I ...
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How to speed up multiple audio-books files?
I like listening audiobooks 3x the speed. Audible is great for that.
I also have some books in mp3.
Is there a way to convert them to 3x speed so that the voice is the same and it sounds like ...
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Does dragging and dropping an audio file from a zip archive give the same result as extracting it?
I have been downloading podcasts and audiobooks from the Internet. Some sites put them in zip files, often including the _MACOSX files. The files are in mp3 and m4b formats and if I drag and drop them ...
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Is there an acoustic fingerprint tagging for audiobooks in mp3 format?
I am looking for a linux-based solution that will automatically tag my audiobooks, which are mp3 files.
I do not want my audiobooks listed as music, this makes the music libary very messy.
There is ...
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I've purchased an audiobook from iTunes but it will not allow me to put it on my iPod
I've just purchased an audiobook from the iTunes Store for my son.
Sadly, iTunes will not allow me to transfer the book to his iPod. It gives a warning message saying it could could not transfer the ...
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Speed up audio books
I listen to large numbers of audio books, and I usually speed them up between 2-3 times. Previously I've done this with Adobe Audition - which does a really crisp job of this. However purchasing a ...
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VLC Pitch Control or accelerated playback?
Is there a method, using VLC, to make an audio track play faster than normal? If so how do I go about doing it? I'd like some audio books I have to play twice as fast (+100%).
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Is there a way to "burn" audio to an ISO? (as an audio CD)
I have an audiobook that I've downloaded via their download manager, and it's loaded into their cutesy little audio program that they force you to use. I can play the book just fine using their ...
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split an audio book mp3 (3.5 hours) into several CD sized mp3's
I need to burn an mp3 onto separate discs because of it's size. Any applications out there that will do this for me?
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Export total length of mp3 files in a folder?
I have many folders of mp3 files, and I would like to have a list of the combined duration of all the mp3s in each folder. That would be the ideal solution, but some means of doing a directory print ...
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Very simple CD ripper software free? [duplicate]
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What good, free audio CD ripping/extraction tools exist for Windows, and supporting multiple formats?
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My mom got an mp3 for audiobooks, they come on discs. I need ...
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Is there a way to start exactly where one left off from a huge set of audio files?
So maybe a certain media player has this capability? I'm setting this up for a friend, and although I myself am a Linux user, he mostly uses Windows, so it would be preferred if this could work for ...
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good player to use for audio books
i just find that is useful to listen audio books, but when it is about tacking notices, the play/pause, adding bookmarks is impossible with the regular players(windows media player, vlc, bsplayer, ...
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iTunes Audio Book won't play in CD player
I just bought an audio book on iTunes, and I'd like to listen to it in my car. I created a playlist that contained the audio book, and burned an audio CD. When I put the CD in my car, it just ejects ...
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Transfer purchased audio book from iPhone 3GS to iTunes on OSX [closed]
I purchased an audio book on my iPhone 3GS and synched with iTunes on OSX but the audio book didn't transfer to my iTunes. I tried to drag and drop and copy and paste, but iTunes won't let me move the ...
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Convert audiobook CDs to iPod use
I received an audiobook on CDs for Christmas--"Hollywood Moon" by Joseph Wambaugh--and I'd like to convert it for use on my iPod. How do I do that?
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What media player application can remember where you last paused/stopped the track?
And that, even after closing the app. A friend of mine is looking for that functionality to be used when listening to audio books.
[Update] He's on Windows (Vista -- but something for XP will do, I ...
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Free MP3 merge for Mac OS X
I need to merge several MP3 tracks into one, I use Mac OS X 10.5. I want to convert all my Harry Potter CDs to my iPod, but not every minute a new track (as it is on the CDs) but chapterwise. Where ...
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Looking for audio-book style CD ripper [closed]
I have a number of audio books on CD that I'd like to convert to MP3 (or M4A) format. I'd prefer to have one large audio file per CD, with chapter marks at the track boundaries.
Almost all the CD ...
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Browsing Audiobooks on an iPod Nano
The sitation: I've got a stack of audiobooks in MP3 format in my iTunes library, and both an iPhone and an iPod Nano.
After this question, I've changed the Media Kind for the audiobook MP3s from ...
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How to convert series of MP3 to a M4B in a batch
I have a batch of MP3 based books. Some of them divide into files according to book's own structure: chapters and so on. Some of them was just divided into equally lengthened parts.
So. I've bought ...
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How can I download Audible Books to Ubuntu 9.04
I use Ubuntu, and currently I have version 9.04 installed. I would like to try the Audible (http://www.audible.com) audio book seller, but I can't figure out how to download the audio files to my ...
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Merge MP3-files into audiobook with chapters?
I want to take a folder full of mp3's, and merge it into an audiobook-file (for Ipod, don't remember the file format) with chapters for each file.
Is there a tool that will do this?
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