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How to Join Audiobook Files

If countless numbers of audiobook files are cluttering up your computer or MP3 player, then you might want to consider combining the individual tracks into one continuous audio file. This makes it markedly easier to keep track of and navigate through your audiobook collection, since there are far fewer files overall. Joining audio files requires the use of audio editing software that can open, edit and save the type of audio files your book is formatted in. A number of different programs can be used to do this, three of which are covered in this article.

Instructions

  1. Joining Audiobook Files with Audacity

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      Download and install Audacity.

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      Import the first two tracks of the audiobook into audacity by going to "File" and then selecting "Import".

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      Select the second track, and then go to "Edit" and choose the "Find Zero Crossings" option.

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      Go to "Edit" and then select "Cut".

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      Select the first audiobook track and then move your cursor to the end of the audio track.

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      Go to the "Edit" menu and then select "Paste" to copy the second track onto the end of the first.

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      Import the subsequent tracks of the audiobook into Audacity and then continue pasting them onto the end of the initial track until you have done this with them all.

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      Select "File" and then choose "Save as" to save your audiobook as one complete file.

    Joining Audiobook Files with Merge MP3

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      Download and install Merge MP3.

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      Open Merge MP3 and then import all of the separate audiobook tracks into Merge MP3 by drag and dropping them onto the program's window.

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      Organize the individual files into their sequential order by clicking the file name banner on the list of tracks.

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      Select the "File" tab and then choose the "Merge" option. This will combine the individual audio files into one continuous audiobook.

    Join Audiobook Files with MediaJoin

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      Download and install MediaJoin.

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      Open MediaJoin.

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      Import the audio tracks of the audiobook into MediaJoin by dragging them onto the program's window.

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      Select "Audio" under "Media Type" on the MediaJoin program window.

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      Click the "Join" button, which will bring up a window prompting you to name the consolidated audiobook. Name the file and then click "Join" again to combine the files.

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