[SOLVED]What software do I require to cut mp3s for my phone?

[Sparky]

There are a few TV series that I really like their intro music. How would I go about just recording the theme music to mp3 so I can transfer it to my Android phone to make it a default?
I know the Android side well, but I haven't got a clue as to what software I would need to extract just the theme music. Anyone know?

[Stevo]

You can set VLC to show its advanced GUI, which has a Record button. Record a clip of the show that has just the audio you need. Since I use Dolphin, I find pacpl very handy to turn a video clip into an mp3 file, but there are a multitude of other audio convertors that can so the same thing, both GUIs and command line. You could look at curlew, selene, winff, qwinff, soundkonvertor, just plain mencoder or ffmpeg, and a zillion others.

[Sparky]

Thank you! I tried googling VLC advanced GUI, but I got nothing. How do you turn it on? Trying to get Doctor Who for starters as my ringtone :lipsrsealed:
Many Thanks!

[dolphin_oracle]

I have taken video files and but them in kdenlive, then extracted the video and encoded audio only. its ugly but it works.

handbrake might be able to do this in a gui-friendly way, I don't remember.

[figueroa]

Direct the input (sound, aka TV output) through your audio in into audacity and press record. When you have what you want, export to mp3.

If you capture the video in a file, to extract audio from the video file:

ffmpeg -ss 00:41:03 -i SDV_0080.MP4 -t 00:03:18 -vn -ac 2 -ar 24000 -ab 123k -f mp3 8trinity_pop.mp3

This is an actual example. You'd have to adjust it to meet your situation, but lots of help with ffmpeg on-line.

[JayM]

ffmpeg (cli) can do this for videos

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$ ffmpeg -i foo.mp4 bar.mp3

and mplayer as well.

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$ mplayer -dumpaudio -dumpfile bar.mp3 foo.mp4

If the episodes are on youtube you can use a Firefox extension to save individual videos' audio tracks as mp3s. Just search the FF add-ons for "youtube". If you want to record directly from your television then do as figueroa suggested and record the audio using audacity. You may need to get an adapter cable, two RCA plugs (or whatever type of connector/connectors your TV has) to one 3.5MM stereo plug, to go from your TV's line out or audio out to your computer's soundcard mic or line in jack.

[jackdanielsesq]

Someone has already done all that - ddg/giggle it on the net - enjoy
I tried this for my iPhone - was not pretty - found southpark on web

[chrispop99]

I use Audacity (from the Audio section of the Package Installer) to do exactly this.

Chris

[spanizdogs]

Audacity :)

[Sparky]

Thanks everyone!