How to Cut Music on Xiaomi Redmi: From Built-in Tools to Professional Apps

You downloaded your favorite song, but the introduction is too long, and the ending with noises spoils the mood? On Xiaomi Redmi smartphones, you can cut music right in your phone — without a computer, complex programs and loss of quality. In this article, we will analyze all the available ways, from hidden MIUI features to powerful third-party applications that will turn your Redmi into a mini-recording studio.

It's important to understand that the methods vary in complexity and capability, for example, built-in Music or Recording tools will be suitable for basic cropping, and applications like MP3 Cutter or Lexis Audio Editor will allow you to more accurately set timestamps, add fades or even mix tracks. We tested all methods on Redmi Note 12 Pro+, Redmi 10C and POCO X5 Pro models - instructions are relevant for MIUI 13/14 and HyperOS.

If you've never edited audio, start with the first section, which is the simplest of options, and you'll find the Tasker or MacroDroid section about cropping automation interesting to experienced users, and the app comparison table with its pros and cons.

1. Cutting music through the standard Music app

The most obvious but little-known way is to use the built-in Music player (the icon with the note) and the trimming feature is hidden in the editing menu of the track, and many Redmi users are unaware of its existence, and works on all smartphones with MIUI 12 and newer, including budget models like the Redmi A2.

To cut the track:

• 📱 Open the Music app and find the audio file you want in the list.
• ✏️ Slip on the track and hold for 2 seconds, and the context menu will appear. Choose Edit (or Cut on some firmware).
• ⏱️ A waveform scale will appear on the screen. Move the sliders at the beginning and end to highlight the desired snippet, accurate to 0.1 seconds.
• 💾 Press Save – the new file will appear in the Music/Edited folder (or MIUI/Music on older versions).

⚠️ Warning: The built-in editor keeps cropped tracks in.m4a format (AAC), even if the original was in MP3. This may affect compatibility with some players or car radios.

Advantages of the method:

• 🔹 No need to install additional applications.
• 🔹 It works offline and doesn't send data to the Internet.
• 🔹 Supports batch mode: you can crop several tracks in a row.

Disadvantages:

• 🔸 There is no option to add a fade-in/feid-out (smooth start/end).
• 🔸 Does not store metadata (track title, artist, cover).
• 🔸 The maximum length of the cut fragment is 10 minutes.

2.Use of the Records app to crop audio

The Records app (an icon with a microphone) is designed to record voice notes, but in MIUI it can also crop existing audio files, a technique that is suitable if you need to quickly cut a snippet from a podcast, lecture or voice message.

Instructions:

1. Open the Records and click on the ⋮ icon (three dots) in the upper right corner.
2. Select Import audio and find the file in the phone’s memory.
3. After importing, tap on the record - a player with a waveform will open.
4. Click Edit (scissors icon) and move the sliders to highlight the fragment.
5. Save the result – the file will appear in the Recorder/Cuts folder.

⚠️ Warning: When importing files larger than 50MB, the application can freeze or automatically compress audio to a bitrate of 96 kbps. For long tracks, it is better to use specialized applications.

Secret feature: If you turn on the “Improving Voice” mode in the application settings (the “Effects” tab) before pruning, the final file will be cleared of noise and hiss, which is useful for processing recordings from lectures or interviews.

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If the clipped snippet sounds quiet, turn up the volume through the Reinforce slider in the editing menu before saving. This will work as audio normalization.

3 Top-5 applications for professional music cropping

The built-in MIUI tools are good for basic tasks, but if you want advanced features — like overlaying effects, changing tempo, or converting formats — you’ll have to install a third-party app, and we’ve tested dozens of utilities and selected the best ones for Xiaomi Redmi.

For most Redmi users, MP3 Cutter or Timbre is the best choice. The former is easier to use, while the latter offers unique features like removing vocals from a song using AI (it doesn’t work perfectly, but it will work for amateur purposes).

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4. Cut music through file manager (hidden MIUI function)

Few people know, but the MIUI file manager has a built-in audio player with cropping function, which works even on the most budget Redmis, where there is no Music application (for example, on Redmi Go or Redmi 9A).

How to do this:

1. Open Files (Folder Icon) and find the audio file.
2. Slip the file - it will open in the built-in player.
3. Click on the icon ⋮ (three dots) and select Cut.
4. Select a fragment and save it – the new file will appear in the same folder with the prefix cut.

Features of the method:

• 🔹 Supports the formats MP3, WAV, M4A, FLAC.
• 🔹 Keeps the original quality (no recoding).
• 🔹 Works without the Internet and does not require root rights.

⚠️ Warning: On some HyperOS firmwares, this feature may be disabled. If the Cut option is not on the menu, update the Files app via Google Play or clear its cache in the settings.

5. Automation of pruning via Tasker or MacroDroid

If you regularly need to crop music to the same parameters (e.g., delete the first 10 seconds from podcasts), you can automate the process with Tasker or MacroDroid.This is an advanced method, but it saves time when mass-processing files.

Example of macros for MacroDroid:

1. Create a new macro with the File Added trigger (indicate the folder where the audio files come from).
2. Add the “Start App” action and select MP3 Cutter (or another cropping app).
3. Set up automatic fragment selection via Send Intent with start_time and end_time settings.
4. Add the “Save File” action to a separate folder.

Tasker will require the AutoInput or AutoApps plugin to simulate clicks in the editor interface. Ready profiles can be found on the 4PDA or XDA-Developers forums (see MIUI audio cut automation).

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Cutting automation is only justified when processing a large number of files (from 20+).

6.Shopping music for ringtones and notifications

If the goal is to create a ringtone or alarm melody, you can cut the music right in the Redmi settings, which is optimized for short snippets (up to 30 seconds) and automatically saves the result to the Ringtones system folder.

Step-by-step:

1. Go to Settings → Sound → Call melody.
2. Click on Add Rington (or Local Music on older versions).
3. Select an audio file from your phone’s memory.
4. On the edit screen, move the sliders to highlight a snippet up to 30 seconds long.
5. Save it – the melody will appear on the list of available ringtones.

Limitations of the method:

• 🔸 Maximum fragment length is 30 seconds (60 seconds for alarm clock).
• 🔸 You can’t save a cropped file separately — it’s tied to system settings.
• 🔸 Only the MP3 and M4A formats are supported.

If you need a ringtone longer than 30 seconds, cut the track in any other way from this article, and then manually place the file in the folder:

/storage/emulated/0/Ringtones/ – for ringtones


/storage/emulated/0/Notifications/ - for notifications




/storage/emulated/0/Alarms/ - for alarm clock

7. Solving problems when cutting music

Sometimes when cutting audio on Xiaomi Redmi, there are errors, and we have collected the most common problems and ways to solve them:

If none of the methods worked, check:

• 🔧 Update Redmi firmware to the latest version (Settings → About Phone → System Update).
• 🔧 Clear the cache of Music, Records and Files apps.
• 🔧 Check the audio file on another device, it may be corrupted.

FAQ: Frequent questions about clipping music on Xiaomi Redmi