Audacity Forum

billw58 wrote:

redlemon wrote: Export is greyed out in the new version.

Export will be greyed out if there is nothing to export. Import or record a file and try again.

-- Bill

it rather looks like there was something to export.

From the screenshots it is apparent that you are using Audacity 1.2.x. Upgrade to 1.3.12 http://audacityteam.org/download/beta_mac and see if your problems go away. -- Bill Export is greyed out in the new version. edit: ok, it's mysteriously allowing me to export now. result: much the same. maybe n...

have you tried again with the troublesome file? If not, open Audacity, import the file, but before you export as WAV, look in the "Project Rate" box in the lower left corner of Audacity. Set this to 44100 if it is not already set at that, then Export as 16 bit WAV. it's 44100. dunno how to set it t...

It would be more useful to have a "before and after" of a known good file. This is why we suggested importing then exporting the piano.wav file. If you export in wav format it should be virtually identical to the original. When exporting in a compressed audio format (such as MP3 or OGG) then it is ...

i didn't replay it in itunes, only VLC.

i think i'll just do without that music file (and audacity)

i tried importing/exporting the piano file from audacity:

a very noticeable increase in volume, and possibly an increase of resonance as notes, particularly the last one, decayed.

but certainly not like the file i was originally working with.

i've only ever used audacity for this one job. it's a piece of music that starts very quietly, then builds to much louder at the end. sounds fine when replayed in audacity, but the dynamics are totally screwed after export in wav, mp3 or ogg when replayed in VLC or iTunes. maybe i should reload the ...

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in VLC and iTunes.

i have successfully edited out the piece of music i require from a much larger audio file. it plays fine in audacity, but when i export it, the exported file sounds like it's been the victim of some hideous auto gain control. the quiet sections are hugely amplified, to the extent that background noi...