How to Cut MP3 in VLC Media Player

VLC is known to deal with various multimedia tasks. Can VLC trim audio? Well, the good news is that it can. Yet the tricky thing is that it uses the record function to cut MP3s instead of an audio cutter. In other words, VLC offers an indirect way to cut audio files.
In the next part, I will show you how to cut MP3 in VLC using its recorder feature. If you dislike the way, directly jump into the alternative way to cut your MP3 or other music files.

Step 1. Open VLC Media Player. Drag and drop the MP3 file you want to trim into VLC.

Step 2. It will automatically play the audio. Pause the playback, click on the "View" button on the menu bar, and check the "Advanced Controls" option. Now there are four new buttons above the playback icon.

Step 3. Drag the progress bar to set the beginning point of your wanted part. Then click on the red "Record" button and play the audio.

Step 4. Click on the red "Record" button again when it reaches the point where you want the audio clip to cease.

VLC will cut and export the MP3 files to the path by default: C:\Users\Your_Computer_NAME\Music or MyMusic. You can also specify an output folder beforehand. Go to "Tools" > "Preferences" > "Input/Codec" and click "Browse" next to Record directory or file name to modify the output path.