Can you edit music on Samsung music?

Samsung Music is Samsung’s proprietary music player and streaming app that comes pre-installed on Samsung Galaxy smartphones and tablets (Samsung Music, n.d.). The app allows users to play locally stored music files as well as stream music from online services. Key features of Samsung Music include sound quality enhancement, equalizer customization, editing tools, and support for a wide variety of audio formats.

Editing Options in Samsung Music

The Samsung Music app provides several useful editing options to customize your audio tracks. These include trimming songs, crossfading between tracks, and adjusting volume levels.

To trim a song in Samsung Music, tap the edit icon on the track you want to modify. This will open the editing screen. Drag the trim sliders at the beginning or end of the track to cut off any unwanted intro or outro sections. Trimming lets you shorten songs to remove repetitive or dull segments.

Crossfading enables smooth transitions between songs. Go to the edit screen for a track, then tap the crossfade button. This lets you blend the ends and beginnings of two songs together. Crossfading helps playlists or albums flow continuously.

The volume editing tool allows boosting or reducing the loudness of a track. Open the edit options and drag the volume slider up or down as desired. Use this to normalize inconsistent volume levels across your music library.

For sources, see:
https://www.samsung.com/au/support/apps-services/change-the-song-or-album-name-in-samsung-music/

Trimming Songs

You can easily trim the beginning or end of songs in the Samsung Music app to remove any unwanted sections. Here’s how:

  1. Open the Samsung Music app and find the song you want to trim.
  2. Tap on the song to bring up the playback screen.
  3. Tap the three-dot menu icon in the upper right corner.
  4. Select “Trim” from the menu.
  5. This will bring up a trimming interface. Drag the handles on either end of the waveform to select the part of the song you want to keep.
  6. Tap “Trim” to cut the beginning and/or end of the song.
  7. The trimmed version will be saved separately, the original full version remains intact.

Trimming songs is useful for removing intros, outros, silence, or unwated sections. Just a few taps allows you to customize your Samsung Music library. See this step-by-step guide for more details on trimming songs on Galaxy devices.

Crossfading Songs

Crossfading allows songs to smoothly transition from one to the next by overlapping the end of one song with the beginning of the next. This creates a seamless listening experience.

To enable crossfading in the Samsung Music app, open the app settings and toggle on the “Audio crossfade” option (https://www.samsung.com/hk_en/support/apps-services/how-to-use-crossfade-in-samsung-music/). You can adjust the crossfade duration from 1-12 seconds.

When crossfading is enabled, the Samsung Music app will automatically overlap the ends and beginnings of consecutive songs when playing music. The crossfade happens both when playing songs manually and when listening to playlists or albums.

Some users report that crossfading was enabled for their Samsung Music app after an update in September 2018 (https://www.reddit.com/r/GalaxyNote8/comments/9jsg82/samsung_music_got_a_new_update_supporting_audio/). So make sure the app is updated to the latest version.

Adjusting Volume

One useful feature in the Samsung Music app is the ability to normalize volume across songs and albums. This can help provide a consistent listening experience, so you don’t have to adjust the volume every time a new song plays.

To enable this feature, open the Samsung Music app and tap on the Settings icon in the top right corner. Then scroll down and enable “Smart Volume.” This will analyze all the tracks in your library and normalize loud and quiet songs so they are similar in volume level (Source).

You can also customize the sound quality and effects in the app. Go to Settings > Sound quality and effects to enable features like Dolby Atmos for surround sound, Equalizer for customizing frequency bands, and Tube Amp Pro for a warmer sound profile (Source). This allows you to get the perfect sound for your music.

The Smart Volume feature makes it easy to get consistent volume across your library. And the built-in equalizer and effects let you customize the sound quality to your liking directly in the Samsung Music app.

Editing Metadata

One of the key features of the Samsung Music app is the ability to edit the metadata of songs, such as the title, artist, album, genre, and more. This allows you to fix any incorrect or missing information in the song files on your device.

To edit a song’s metadata in Samsung Music, navigate to the song in your library. Tap the three-dot menu icon next to the track and select ‘Details’. You will then see various metadata fields that can be edited, such as:

  • Title
  • Artist
  • Album
  • Genre
  • Track number
  • Year

Simply tap on the field you want to edit and make the desired changes. Samsung Music will then write the new metadata to the actual song file.

One limitation is that some file types, like certain compressed MP3s, may not allow editing metadata due to how the file was encoded (1). If you get an error about the file type not being supported when trying to edit, you may need to use a third party metadata editing app like mp3tag to modify the song details (2).

Overall, metadata editing makes it easy to fix any issues with the info associated with your music files in Samsung Music.

Using Equalizers

Samsung Music comes with built-in equalizer presets that optimize the sound for different music genres. To access the equalizer, open the Samsung Music app and tap on the Settings icon in the top right. Then go to Sound quality and effects > Equaliser.

You’ll find presets like Pop, Classic, Jazz, Rock, Electronic, Hip hop, and more. Select a genre preset that matches the type of music you’re listening to for the best audio experience. The equalizer lets you customize the sound signature by boosting or reducing frequency bands.

Besides using presets, you can create a custom equalizer setting in Samsung Music. Tap on Custom under Equaliser and adjust the different frequency sliders to your liking. This allows you to tweak the sound exactly how you want. Tap Save to name and keep your custom equalizer setting. You can create multiple custom presets this way.

According to users on forums like Reddit, bass lovers tend to boost the lower frequency bands between 60-200Hz for a powerful punchy sound when listening to pop, hip hop, and EDM. Reducing some of the higher frequencies can also help focus the audio more on bass rather than treble.1

Audio Effects

Samsung Music allows you to enhance your listening experience by applying various audio effects to songs. Some of the key audio effects available include:

Reverb

Reverb adds spaciousness and depth to the music by simulating the reflection of sound waves in a room or venue. You can choose from different reverb types like Hall, Room and Stage to make it sound like the music is being performed in different environments.

Bass Boost

As the name suggests, this effect boosts the lower frequencies of the music to add more thump and punch to the bass. It brings out the groove in dance tracks and makes rock songs feel more powerful.

3D Effects

The 3D effects add a surround sound experience to make the music feel wider and more immersive. Effects like 3D Surround and Tube Amp create an engaging, live listening experience.

These effects allow you to easily shape and enhance the sound to your liking. Just don’t overdo them, a subtle touch goes a long way in improving the listening experience.

Limitations

The Samsung Music app has some limitations when it comes to editing metadata and audio files. The main restrictions have to do with file formats and DRM protection.

In terms of file formats, Samsung Music has the most editing capabilities for uncompressed files like WAV, AIFF, and FLAC. For compressed formats like MP3, there is basic metadata editing but options are more limited. For formats like WMA, OGG, and M4A, editing capabilities are much more restricted.

Songs purchased from stores like iTunes or Amazon MP3 are also restricted due to DRM (Digital Rights Management). DRM-protected files cannot have their metadata edited at all within Samsung Music. This includes information like title, artist, album, genre, and so on. The DRM restrictions are in place to prevent copyright infringement.

Overall, uncompressed audio formats allow the most flexibility for editing within Samsung Music. But protected formats like MP3 and especially DRM-encoded files have much more limited editing abilities. For full editing control, using uncompressed audio or stripping DRM protection is recommended.

Sources:

Can’t edit track details in Samsung Music after the latest update
byu/ChameleonBr0 inGalaxyS9

https://r1.community.samsung.com/t5/galaxy-s/edit-music-information/td-p/15424197

Conclusion

The Samsung Music app provides users with basic but useful music editing tools directly on their Galaxy devices. Options like trimming songs, adjusting volume, and adding crossfades allow for quick edits and improvements to audio tracks. The app lacks more advanced editing features like pitch adjustment or audio splicing, but it offers enough modification capability for casual users’ needs. Those desiring more intricate editing functionality may need to use a third-party app or PC-based digital audio workstation software. In summary, Samsung Music supplies handy music tweaking options in a streamlined mobile interface. While no means a full-featured editor, it empowers users to make helpful changes directly on their phones.

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