using FFMPEG with silencedetect to remove audio silence

Question

I am trying to use the following command with the latest ffmpeg build to remove silence from my .mp3 files:

ffmpeg -i SILENCE.mp3 -af silencedetect=n=-50dB:d         


        

Answer 1

I read the FFmpeg silenceremove documentation and this is how you would remove silence at the beginning and end of an audio file (keeps silence in the middle).

ffmpeg -i "INPUT.mp3" -af silenceremove=start_periods=1:stop_periods=1:detection=peak "OUTPUT.mp3"