Q: “Anyone knows of a program that will join/merge two M4B files into a single file?” - eothorne from ilounge.com
Many audiobook users may not feel strange about the M4B format. It is a special audio format, which is only compatible with some devices, like Apple products. Relatively, not all audio software can play or edit M4B files. Therefore, looking for some M4B joiners is not easy. If you have the same confusion as eothorne, you can directly view this article to save your time and energy. Here we list 2 methods to combine M4B.
Part 1. Joyoshare Audio Joiner
Part 2. Total Audio MP3 Converter
Part 1. Joyoshare Audio Joiner
Joyoshare
Audio Joiner is an amazing tool to combine M4B files into one. Before joining
them together, you can remove the unnecessary segments of M4B files with
Joyoshare. It can combine M4B audio tracks with no quality loss. And no matter
how large your M4B files are, you still can join them at 60X faster speed.
Joyoshare has a user-friendly interface. Even you are beginners, you still can
know each button’s function without hassle.
Apart
from M4B, Joyoshare supports a great variety of audio and video input formats,
including MP3, WAV, OGG, AC3, MP4, AVI, FLV, WMV, etc. You can merge media
files in the same format as well as different formats. As for output formats,
Joyoshare Audio Joiner not only supports common media formats, but also some
compatible devices, including Apple, Samsung, Game Consoles, Smart TVs, and
other mobile devices.
Why I introduce Joyoshare Audio Joiner first:
- Merge
M4B files without re-encoding
- Combine
M4B audios at 60X faster speed
- Offer
5 free chances to combine M4B tracks
- Free
version has all functions as the paid version
- Use
an intuitive interface
How to join M4B by Joyoshare:
Step
1. Import M4B audios to Joyoshare
The
first thing you need to do is to download and install Joyoshare Audio Joiner in
Windows or Mac version, and then launch it. Joyoshare offers 2 different ways
to add M4B tracks. You can click the Open File button to import audios. If you
want to add files more quickly, just drag and drop M4B files to the screen.
Step
2. Pick one combining mode and the output format
Click
the Format button on the right bottom and a new window pops up, which shows 2
modes: High-Speed mode and Encoding mode. The former allows you to trim and
combine M4B files losslessly and export the merged file at 60X faster speed.
The latter supports editing M4B audios and adjust some video and audio
settings, including codec, channel, sample rate and bit rate.
Step
3. Cut needless parts of M4B tracks
After
choosing the output format, return to the main interface. Double-click one M4B
audio you want to trim, then move the yellow sliders to remove the unwanted
sections of M4B.
Step
4. Edit M4B files (optional)
Click
the Edit button on the main screen. Then you can add one of various sound
effects.
Step
5. Start to combine M4B files
If
necessary, you can rename and rearrange the positions of M4B audio tracks. Then
just click the Convert button next to “Format”.
Part 2. Total Audio MP3 Converter
Total
Audio MP3 Converter is another audio tool to merge M4B files. Apart from M4B,
it still supports many other formats, like MP3, WAV, AAC, AIFF, FLAC, M4A, OGG,
and WMA. Different from Joyoshare Audio Joiner, this software only runs on
Windows computers, including the newest Windows 10 version. Unluckily, the free
trial version of Total Audio MP3 Converter only supports to merge half of the
source file.
How to combine M4B with Total Audio MP3 Converter:
Step
1. Download and run Total Audio MP3 Converter;
Step
2. Click "Add Files" button to select M4B audiobooks at the same time;
Step
3. Press on "Convert to One" to choose one output format. And then
combine M4B files into one.
Suggestion & Conclusion:
After learning the details of two M4B joiners above, you may have chosen one of them to merge M4B files. Based on my experience, I prefer Joyoshare Audio Joiner. The reason is that its trial version provides all functions as the full version. You can combine the whole imported M4B audios. However, Total Audio MP3 Converter only allows you to combine half of the M4B tracks. But if you want to pay for one of them, the latter is cheaper.
