How to Cut Music on Xiaomi Redmi Note 8: From Built-in Tools to Professional Apps

Cutting audio files on the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 is a challenge that both amateur musicians and ordinary users who want to create a ringtone or shorten a podcast face. Despite its apparent simplicity, the process has nuances, from the limitations of a standard MIUI player to the peculiarities of working with.mp3,.m4a or.wav formats. In this article, we will examine all the current ways, from hidden system functions to third-party applications with support for batch processing.

It is important to understand that the Redmi Note 8 (model M1908C3JG/M1908C3JH) runs on MIUI, where some trimming functions are hidden in non-obvious sections. For example, the built-in ringtones editor is only available through the Sounds menu, not through a gallery or music player. We tested all methods on the latest firmware versions (including MIUI 14 based on Android 12) and identified those that work stably without lags and loss of quality.

1. Built-in ringtones editor: Hidden MIUI function

The easiest way to cut audio on the Redmi Note 8 is to use a built-in ringtone editor, which is originally designed to create call melodies, but also suitable for basic track trimming, with a maximum snippet length of 30 seconds (some versions of MIUI up to 60 seconds).

To find the editor:

• 📱 Open the Settings. → Sounds and vibrations → The ringing melody.
• 🎵 Click Local Music (or Add Ringtones in older versions).
• ✂️ Choose a track → In the upper right corner will appear Scissor icon (or Edit).

In the editor you can:

• 🔄 Move sliders to select the beginning and end of the fragment (within a millisecond accuracy).
• 🔊 Pre-listen to the result without saving.
• 💾 Save the cropped fragment as a new file in the Ringtones folder (available through Files) → Internal memory).

⚠️ Note: The embedded editor does not support.flac or.wma formats. If your file is in this format, pre-convert it to.mp3 Audio Converter (available on Google Play).

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If the scissors icon doesn’t appear, update the Music app through the Play Store or clear its cache in Settings → Apps → App Management → Music → Storage.

2.The app "Music" (Mi Music): cropping through the playlist

The standard Mi Music app (pre-installed on all Redmi Note 8) can cut tracks, but this feature is hidden in the playlist menu, the main advantage of the method is support for files up to 5 minutes (versus 30 seconds in the ringtone editor).

Step-by-step:

1. Open the Music app and find the track to cut.
2. Click on the three dots next to the title → select Add to the playlist → New playlist.
3. Create a playlist (the name doesn’t matter) and add a track to it.
4. Open the playlist → click on the track → in the bottom menu select Edit (pencil icon).
5. Move the sliders to crop the beginning and end, then click Save as a new file.

The cropped track will be saved to the Music/Edited folder in internal memory. Note that this method does not support changing the bitrate or format - only time-trimming.

3. Third-party apps: top-3 For the Redmi Note 8

If built-in tools aren't enough, consider specialized applications, and we've tested dozens of options and selected three that are optimal for the Redmi Note 8 in terms of functionality, stability and weight:

• 🎛️ MP3 Cutter and Ringtone Maker (by InShot) ✅ Support.mp3,.m4a,.wav,.flac. ✅ Feid-in/Fade-out (smooth start/end). ✅ Exports to Ringtones, Notifications, Alarms. ❌ Advertising (removed by purchasing the Pro version for 199) ₽).
• 🎧 AudioLab ✅ Multi-track editor (mixing tracks). ✅ Change of tempo and tone without distortion. ✅ Exports of 128-320 kbps. ❌ Heavy for Redmi Note 8 (300)+ MB RAM when working).
• ✂️ Ringdroid ✅ Open source (without hidden data collection). ✅ Support for.aac and.ogg. ✅ Intuitive interface with wave visualization. ❌ No batch processing (shorting only for one file).

To install, go to Google Play and type in the name of the app. After installation, grant permissions to access the Warehouse and Microphone (the latter is needed to record voice notes in some applications).

Upload the file to the phone memory (not on the phone) SD-map)|Check the vacant space (minimum 100 MB)|Disable battery optimization for the app|Make a backup copy of the original file-->

4.Pruning through file manager: an unobvious life hack

Few people know, but the standard Xiaomi Files (com.mi.android.globalFileexplorer) can crop audio through the context menu, which only works for files in the Music, Ringtones, or Downloads folders.

Instructions:

1. Open the Files app → go to the folder with the audio file.
2. Long press on the file → Open with the help → Music.
3. In the player, click on three dots → Edit the audio.
4. Cut the fragment and save it as a new file (Save a copy option).

Important: this method is only available on MIUI 12.5 and later, and older firmware versions will not have the option to edit audio.

⚠️ Warning: If the file is not played after pruning, check its bitrate. MIUI do not support files with a bitrate higher than 320 kbit / s in a standard player. VLC for Android to play such files.

5. Professional cropping: Audacity on the phone

For users who need advanced features (such as noise removal or volume normalization), Audacity, the legendary audio editor ported to Android, weighs ~50 MB, but requires a minimum of 2 GB of free memory for stable operation on the Redmi Note 8, will do.

How to cut music in Audacity:

1. Install the app from Google Play (or from the official website audacityteam.org).
2. Import the file through File → Import → Audio.
3. Select the fragment with the mouse (or use the highlighting tool).
4. Click the Edit → Delete Special → Separate and Delete (or Delete).
5. Export the result through File → Export → Export as MP3.

Audacity supports:

• 🎚️ Multi-track editing (mixing multiple tracks).
• 🔇 Noise removal, echo, volume normalization.
• 📊 Visualization of spectrum and waveform.
• 🔄 Convert between formats (e.g..wav) →.mp3).

Cons:

• ⚠️ A complex interface for beginners.
• ⏳ Long-term processing of files with duration >3 minutes.
• 📱 Battery costs (when working hard, Redmi Note 8 discharges by 15-20% per hour).

6. Online cropping: when you don't want to install apps

If you don't want to download additional software, use online services, and we tested 5 popular tools and selected two that are optimal for mobile devices:

• 🌐 MP3Cut.net ✅ It works directly in the browser (supports Chrome and Mi Browser). ✅ Max. file size - 50 MB. ✅ Exports to.mp3,.m4a,.wav. ❌ No support for.flac.
• ✂️ AudioTrimmer.com ✅ Visualization of waveform. ✅ Feid-in/feid-out. ✅ Max. file length - 1 hour. ❌ Registration Requires for Files >20MB.

How to cut music online:

1. Open the browser and go to the selected service.
2. Download the file from your phone (or from the cloud).
3. Select the fragment for pruning.
4. Download the result (the file will be saved to the Downloads folder).

⚠️ Attention: Online services upload your files to their servers. Do not use them to crop sensitive records (such as voice messages with personal information.

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Online services are convenient for one-time cropping, but not suitable for regular operation: they depend on Internet speed and may limit the functionality for mobile users.

FAQ: Frequent questions about clipping music on Redmi Note 8