You can also use Audacity (free) available here. Another good thing to use it for . . .
You know how some songs run into the next? This was common ‘back in the day’ when people would listen to a vinyl LP start to finish, then flip it over and do the same thing. This ‘blending’ of tracks (not really cross-fading) was not a big issue then but as these old recordings are re-mastered and re-recorded onto CDs now, and subsequently ripped & put onto mp3 players, it makes for some rude starts and abrupt endings, especially when the shuffle mode is used. Try listening to “Pink Floyd’s Dark Side Of The Moon” out of track order. Not Cool.
I’ve used Audacity to apply Fade-Out & Fade-In to some of these tracks. Also useful on “live” albums. Cut-out (delete) the 10 seconds or so of applause at the beginning or ending of a song, then apply the fade-in or fade-out. Makes it much smoother.
Ther are a lot of different features, functions, tricks & manipulations you can do with Audacity. These are just a few.
