Audacity Forum

3.0.2 Windows 10 I have dozens of cassette tapes (ct) I need to transfer to a different format. Likely wav or MP3 to make CD. After trying three brands of "convertors" that transfer ct to a USB drive and the devices failing to transfer to the USB (interestingly all were exactly the same with differe...

General Media Info random .mp3 Complete name : what.mp3 Format : MPEG Audio File size : 618 KiB Duration : 15 s 804 ms Overall bit rate mode : Constant Overall bit rate : 320 kb/s Track name : Recognize This? Writing library : LAME3.100 Audio Format : MPEG Audio Format version : Version 1 Format pr...

Downloaded 3.0.2 and used it for all attempts. Tried to include file but got a "File too large" error Renamed file MyTest.mp3 as directed. The name contained nothing else. Audacity would not load it. However, another mp3 loaded fine. ******************************************************************...

Vers 2.4.2 Thanks for the reply. The chirp loads into Audacity and plays without problem in Win. Med .Player The File I am trying to import to Audacity also plays on WMP. The data from Mediainfo: Container and General Info. MPEG Audio: 199MiB, 3hr 37 min 1 Audio Stream: MPEG Audio 1st Audio Stream: ...

Thanks for your reply. Have downloaded Mediainfo. What a neat app. Ran file through and learned it was an MPEG 1/2 Level 3. Doesn't seem like Audacity would need a plug-in for this? Could the file size, 198 mb, all in one file (speaking voice) be causing the problem?

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I have copied an audio cassette converting it to MP3. Used one of the commercial devices that do that. I have a file listed as an MP3 (235K). When trying to import the file to Audacity I get a message that I need to install FFmpeg in order to do so I have read all the info provided on Audacity and f...

Windows 10, Ver 2.4.2
I have several mp3 on a thumb drive that I want to import to Audacity. Could not find info in Manual. Thank you.