How to Cut Music on Xiaomi Phone: A Step-by-Step Guide

You need to cut a piece of a song quickly for ringtones, stories or video editing, but only a Xiaomi smartphone is at hand? Don't rush to look for a computer or complex programs. Modern Redmi, POCO and Mi phones allow you to crop audio files directly in mobile applications - both standard and third-party. The main thing is to know the nuances of format, bitrate and save the result so as not to lose quality.

Many users mistakenly believe that music editing requires a PC with Audacity or other desktop tools. In fact, even basic MIUI applications can handle track cropping, and specialized tools from Google Play offer advanced features: volume normalization, noise removal and even mixing. In this article, we will analyze all the available methods — from built-in tools to professional editors — and also tell you how to avoid typical errors when working with sound.

Before you start, check the format of your audio file. Xiaomi smartphones work best with.mp3,.m4a (AAC) and.wav. If you have a rare format like.flac or.ogg, it will have to be converted, and we’ll talk about that later.

1. Cutting music through the standard Music app (MIUI)

The easiest way is to use the built-in Mi Music player (or “Music” in Russian firmware) available on all Xiaomi smartphones, including the Redmi Note 12, POCO X5 and Mi 11, but the trimming functionality is hidden in the editing menu of the ringtones.

To cut the track:

1. Open the Music app** and find the audio file you want.
2. Slip on three points next to the track → select Set as a ringtone.
3. In the editor that opens, move the sliders of the beginning and end of the fragment.
4. Click Save – The cropped piece will automatically be added to the Ringtones folder.

⚠️ Attention: This method only saves the fragment as a ringtone, not as a separate file.mp3 For further use, read the following sections.

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If your Music app doesn’t have a cropping option, upgrade it via Google Play or install an alternative player like VLC or Poweramp.

2.Use of the Sound Recording app for cropping

Few people know, but the standard application "Recording sound"** (Mi Sound Recorder) can not only record voice, but also edit existing audio files, this method is suitable for short snippets (up to 10 minutes) and supports formats.mp3,.m4a,.wav.

Instructions:

The advantage of this method is that you can pre-listen to the fragment before saving it, but there are limitations.

• 🔊 Maximum pruning duration - 10 minutes.
• 📉 Quality is only maintained in 128 kbit/s (even if the source was 320 kbit/s).
• 🎵 No way to normalize volume or remove noise.

Third-party applications for professional pruning

If the built-in MIUI tools aren't enough, install one of the specialized apps, and we tested the top-end solutions from Google Play and compiled a comparison table:

For most tasks, we recommend Lexis Audio Editor, which supports all popular formats without loss of quality and offers advanced editing tools. If you want a free ad-free alternative, choose MP3 Cutter.

⚠️ Note: When installing apps from Google Play, check permissions. Some utilities (such as Ringtone Maker Pro) request access to contacts and SMS — This is an unnecessary risk to safety.

Pruning through the file manager (for power users)

If you prefer to work with files directly, you can crop music through a file manager with support for metadata editing, for example, Mi File Manager or Solid Explorer let you cut out snippets of audio without installing additional applications.

Algorithm of action:

1. Open the file manager and find the audio file.
2. Hold your finger on the file → select Open with → Audio Editor (if any).
3. In some managers (for example, FX File Explorer) the option to Cut in the context menu is available.
4. Select the fragment and save it as a new file.

This is a technique that works for quick trimming, but it doesn't give you a precise setup, like in Mi File Manager, the slider's step is 1 second, which is inconvenient for accurate operation.

🔹 Tip: If your manager doesn’t have a cropping feature, install the Audio Editor Plugin plugin (available for Total Commander and the CPU). FX File Explorer).

5. Online services for music cropping (without installing apps)

If you don't want to download additional software, use online editors, which work directly in Mi Browser or Chrome, but require a stable Internet.

• 🌐 AudioTrimmer (audiotrimmer.com) – supports mp3, wav, m4a, maximum file size of 50 MB.
• 🎵 MP3Cut (mp3cut.net) — allows you to trim and convert the format, there are fade effects.
• ⚡ BearAudio (bearaudiotool.com) – advanced editor with normalization and noise removal.

⚠️ Attention: Online services upload your audio file to their servers. If the track contains personal information (such as voice recordings with data), it is better to use offline applications.

Instructions for working with AudioTrimmer:

1. Open the site in the browser → click Choose File and download the track.
2. Move the sliders on the timeline or enter the start/end time manually.
3. Select the save format (mp3 or wav) and click Crop.
4. Download the clipped file to your phone.

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6.Shopping music for ringtones and notifications

If the goal is to create a ringtone or a notification sound, use specialized tools. MIUI has a built-in function for this, but it is limited to 30 seconds in length.

1. Trim the track in any of the applications described above (e.g., in Lexis Audio Editor).

2. Save the file to the folder:

• 🔔 Ringtones - for the ringing melody.
• 📱 Notifications – for notification sounds.
• 🎵 Alarms - for alarm clock.

3. Go to Settings → Sounds and Vibrations → Call Melody (or Notification Sound) and select your file.

🔹 Lifehack: If the cropped ringtone doesn't show up in the settings, restart your phone or use the Ringtone Maker app to force you to add a file to your system folders.

7. Frequent mistakes and how to avoid them

When cutting music on Xiaomi, users face typical problems. Here's how to solve them:

• 🔇 No sound after cropping: Check that the source file is not protected DRM (For example, tracks from Apple Music or Spotify can not be cut).
• ⏱️ Inaccurate circumcision: Use applications with timeline zooming (e.g. WaveEditor).
• 📉 Loss of quality: Save the file in wav or 320 kbps mp3. Avoid online compression converters.
• 📁 File not saved: Check the application permissions to write to memory (in Settings) → Annexes → Permits).

⚠️ Note: If a cropped file “disappears” after saving, check the Download or Music folder – some apps save results there rather than to the original directory.

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For better quality, always crop files in wav or 320 kbit/s mp3. Conversions of 128 kbit/s or lower result in noticeable loss of detail, especially at high frequencies.

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