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By default, Audacity uses "liboggvorbis" (not FFmpeg) to import OGG files, though it is possible (but not recommended) to import OGG files with FFmpeg. [/code] 13:09:59: Mime type is * 13:09:59: Opening with liboggvorbis 13:09:59: Opening with libav I haven't configured anything but add the FFMPEG ...

2.2.2 15 seconds 2.3.0 82 seconds (5.55 times slower 0 normann1974's is 21.5 times slower) 2.3.1 alpha 9 seconds I just tried the latest alpha as well. Import of the same file I tested with earlier takes 3 seconds, slightly slower than 2.2.2, but remarkably faster than 2.3.0. @normann1974: we shoul...

steve wrote: ↑

Fri Dec 28, 2018 11:04 am

normann1974 wrote: ↑

Fri Dec 28, 2018 3:12 am

tested with .ogg through FFmpeg

How are you doing that, and why are you doing that?

Audacity is doing that. Preferences -> Libraries -> FFMPEG Import/Export Library.

Import of 3 minute song (tested with .ogg through FFmpeg):

Audacity 2.2.2: approx. 2 seconds
Audacity 2.3.0: approx. 25 seconds

/Jan

I've noticed that import through FFMmpeg (e.g. AAC/M4A files) is noticably slower after upgrading to Audacity 2.3.0. Disabling my Antivirus (Avast) does (as expected) not fix this.