join mp3 files single file

August 23, 2012

Goal: join mp3 files single file

Download mp3wrap

Installation

mp3wrap is cross-platform (Windows, Linux, and Mac).

Windows

Download from sourceforge here

Mac

You will need to use Mac Ports and run command:

sudo port install mp3wrap

Linux – Ubuntu

sudo apt-get install mp3wrap

Linux – CentOS

yum install mp3wrap

Using mp3wrap

In this example we will be joining all audio files for CD1 in to a single file

List the files to merged/joined

# ls -l
total 126392
-rw-r--r--  1 braker  braker  6520832 Aug 23 15:04 Malcolm Gladwell - Blink CD1-01.mp3
-rw-r--r--  1 braker  braker  4278272 Aug 23 15:05 Malcolm Gladwell - Blink CD1-02.mp3
-rw-r--r--  1 braker  braker  4689920 Aug 23 15:05 Malcolm Gladwell - Blink CD1-03.mp3
-rw-r--r--  1 braker  braker  3872768 Aug 23 15:05 Malcolm Gladwell - Blink CD1-04.mp3
-rw-r--r--  1 braker  braker  4943872 Aug 23 15:04 Malcolm Gladwell - Blink CD1-05.mp3
-rw-r--r--  1 braker  braker  1818624 Aug 23 15:04 Malcolm Gladwell - Blink CD1-06.mp3
-rw-r--r--  1 braker  braker  3473408 Aug 23 15:04 Malcolm Gladwell - Blink CD1-07.mp3
-rw-r--r--  1 braker  braker  6316032 Aug 23 15:04 Malcolm Gladwell - Blink CD1-08.mp3
-rw-r--r--  1 braker  braker  4225024 Aug 23 15:05 Malcolm Gladwell - Blink CD1-09.mp3
-rw-r--r--  1 braker  braker  3610624 Aug 23 15:04 Malcolm Gladwell - Blink CD1-10.mp3
-rw-r--r--  1 braker  braker  4868096 Aug 23 15:05 Malcolm Gladwell - Blink CD1-11.mp3
-rw-r--r--  1 braker  braker  6017024 Aug 23 15:04 Malcolm Gladwell - Blink CD1-12.mp3
-rw-r--r--  1 braker  braker  4501504 Aug 23 15:02 Malcolm Gladwell - Blink CD1-13.mp3
-rw-r--r--  1 braker  braker  5564416 Aug 23 15:05 Malcolm Gladwell - Blink CD1-14.mp3

Join the mp3 files into a single mp3 file

# mp3wrap Malcolm_Gladwell_Blink_CD1.mp3 Malcolm\ Gladwell\ -\ Blink\ CD*
Mp3Wrap Version 0.5 (2003/Jan/16). See README and COPYING for more!
Written and copyrights by Matteo Trotta - 
THIS SOFTWARE COMES WITH ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY! USE AT YOUR OWN RISK!

  7 %	--> Wrapping Malcolm Gladwell - Blink CD1-01.mp3 ... OK
  14 %	--> Wrapping Malcolm Gladwell - Blink CD1-02.mp3 ... OK
  21 %	--> Wrapping Malcolm Gladwell - Blink CD1-03.mp3 ... OK
  28 %	--> Wrapping Malcolm Gladwell - Blink CD1-04.mp3 ... OK
  35 %	--> Wrapping Malcolm Gladwell - Blink CD1-05.mp3 ... OK
  42 %	--> Wrapping Malcolm Gladwell - Blink CD1-06.mp3 ... OK
  50 %	--> Wrapping Malcolm Gladwell - Blink CD1-07.mp3 ... OK
  57 %	--> Wrapping Malcolm Gladwell - Blink CD1-08.mp3 ... OK
  64 %	--> Wrapping Malcolm Gladwell - Blink CD1-09.mp3 ... OK
  71 %	--> Wrapping Malcolm Gladwell - Blink CD1-10.mp3 ... OK
  78 %	--> Wrapping Malcolm Gladwell - Blink CD1-11.mp3 ... OK
  85 %	--> Wrapping Malcolm Gladwell - Blink CD1-12.mp3 ... OK
  92 %	--> Wrapping Malcolm Gladwell - Blink CD1-13.mp3 ... OK
  100 %	--> Wrapping Malcolm Gladwell - Blink CD1-14.mp3 ... OK

  Calculating CRC, please wait... OK

Malcolm_Gladwell_Blink_CD1_MP3WRAP.mp3 has been created successfully!
Use mp3splt to dewrap file; download at http://mp3splt.sourceforge.net!

Verify the contents of your joined file

# mp3wrap -l Malcolm_Gladwell_Blink_CD1_MP3WRAP.mp3
Mp3Wrap Version 0.5 (2003/Jan/16). See README and COPYING for more!
Written and copyrights by Matteo Trotta - 
THIS SOFTWARE COMES WITH ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY! USE AT YOUR OWN RISK!
Check for file integrity: calculating CRC, please wait... OK
List of wrapped files in Malcolm_Gladwell_Blink_CD1_MP3WRAP.mp3:

Malcolm Gladwell - Blink CD1-01.mp3
Malcolm Gladwell - Blink CD1-02.mp3
Malcolm Gladwell - Blink CD1-03.mp3
Malcolm Gladwell - Blink CD1-04.mp3
Malcolm Gladwell - Blink CD1-05.mp3
Malcolm Gladwell - Blink CD1-06.mp3
Malcolm Gladwell - Blink CD1-07.mp3
Malcolm Gladwell - Blink CD1-08.mp3
Malcolm Gladwell - Blink CD1-09.mp3
Malcolm Gladwell - Blink CD1-10.mp3
Malcolm Gladwell - Blink CD1-11.mp3
Malcolm Gladwell - Blink CD1-12.mp3
Malcolm Gladwell - Blink CD1-13.mp3
Malcolm Gladwell - Blink CD1-14.mp3