Comments on: How to merge / concatenate mp3s with PHP

By: John C

John C — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 17:37:17 +0000

Dear all,

I am a beginner with php. I would like to adapt this script to merge 2 mp3 files (file1.mp3 and file2.mp3 into file-merged.mp3).
It should be very simple compared to this script.
Thank you very much for your kind replies.

By: Michel

Michel — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 15:48:13 +0000

This script is exactly what I was looking for but… is there a way to have the sound played by a flash script like hbs_mp3_player.swf directly in the web page?
When I use your script I’m asked to download the merged mp3 file or play it with VLC or WMP.

Reply from Peter: I’m pretty sure you could feed the generated file to a player, since it shouldn’t be any different than any other mp3 player. If it’s a file being generated on the fly, you probably have to save it to the server and stream it from there.

By: Sarunas

Sarunas — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 09:19:55 +0000

When merging mp3s with different bitrates the higher bitrate mp3 plays in slow motion. Any solutions to this?

Reply from Peter: Not sure, but I welcome other people’s solutions.

By: Natali

Natali — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 08:59:02 +0000

Very helpfull!!! Many thanks!!!

By: Mukoo

Mukoo — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 21:19:10 +0000

Thanks! it works perfectly. But how about layering/mixdown 2 mp3′s, not simply appending one after the other. What if I want them to blend together? Do you think it can be done?

Reply from Peter: It can certainly be done with desktop programs, but I’ve never looked into a command-line solution. If you find something, please post your findings.

By: Vaz

Vaz — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 04:57:09 +0000

Excellent…I thought we need some extra things to work mp3 with php…great tutorial

By: Thierry

Thierry — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:30:39 +0000

Thanks for sharing. It worked on the first try … what I though would take hours, take me 30mn …

By: Dada

Dada — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 02:59:25 +0000

I was looking for that sort of script since severals months, you’re my hero, thanks alot.

By: Alx

Alx — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 16:19:01 +0000

This is my implementation:

http://interno.netsons.org/modules.php?name=Dtmf

http://interno.netsons.org/modules.php?name=Banche

http://interno.netsons.org/modules.php?name=CodFis

By: Peter

Peter — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 21:19:45 +0000

Yes, you can insert a pause — to do so you simply have to record a blank sound file as the pause.