Use ffmpeg to split an mp3 file into separate files based on periods of silence

split_mp3_by_silence.sh

#!/bin/bash
# Remember to make your script executable by running chmod +x yourscript.sh and then execute it with ./yourscript.sh.

# Name of the input file
input="yourfile.mp3"

# Threshold for silence detection, in dB
silence_threshold="-50dB"

# Duration of silence to detect, in seconds
silence_duration="1"

# Prefix for the output files
output_prefix="part"

# Command to split the file
ffmpeg -i "$input" -af "silencedetect=noise=$silence_threshold:d=$silence_duration" -f segment -segment_time_metadata 1 -c copy -map 0 -segment_list "${input%.*}_segments.txt" -segment_list_type csv "${output_prefix}%03d.${input##*.}"