cutting a wave file

Question

How can i cut a .wave file using java ?

What i want is :

when the user presses the button labeled cut it should cut the audio from

Answer 1

This has originally been answered by Martin Dow

import java.io.*;
import javax.sound.sampled.*;

class AudioFileProcessor {

public static void main(String[] args) {
  copyAudio("/tmp/uke.wav", "/tmp/uke-shortened.wav", 2, 1);
}

public static void copyAudio(String sourceFileName, String destinationFileName, int startSecond, int secondsToCopy) {
AudioInputStream inputStream = null;
AudioInputStream shortenedStream = null;
try {
  File file = new File(sourceFileName);
  AudioFileFormat fileFormat = AudioSystem.getAudioFileFormat(file);
  AudioFormat format = fileFormat.getFormat();
  inputStream = AudioSystem.getAudioInputStream(file);
  int bytesPerSecond = format.getFrameSize() * (int)format.getFrameRate();
  inputStream.skip(startSecond * bytesPerSecond);
  long framesOfAudioToCopy = secondsToCopy * (int)format.getFrameRate();
  shortenedStream = new AudioInputStream(inputStream, format, framesOfAudioToCopy);
  File destinationFile = new File(destinationFileName);
  AudioSystem.write(shortenedStream, fileFormat.getType(), destinationFile);
} catch (Exception e) {
  println(e);
} finally {
  if (inputStream != null) try { inputStream.close(); } catch (Exception e) { println(e); }
  if (shortenedStream != null) try { shortenedStream.close(); } catch (Exception e) { println(e); }
 }
}

}

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