Audacity Forum

but now when I want to upload that file to my blog or something like that, in order to reduce the download size, I will be forced to re-encode again to .mp3, thus decreasing the overall file quality. Koz is right. If you want to edit MP3s directly without re-encoding you are limited to cut, copy, p...

Audacity works internally with 32 bit (float) uncompressed audio files. This allows Audacity to perform many kinds of complex manipulations of the sound with very high quality. To export without loss, just export in an uncompressed (or lossless) format such as WAV. Why do you want to split the audi...

Audacity does not re-encode on "Save", and I don't think it ever has, but it does encode if you "Export" as mp3. Spliting into seperate tracks can be done withing Audacity using "labels" and "Export Multiple". For more information see http://audacityteam.org/help/faq?s=files&i=split I meant to say ...

I know that in previous versions Audacity would re-encode mp3 files upon saving. I wanted to know if this has been changed. I want to create a mix using various mp3's and would like for them to not be re-encoded, thus degrading their quality in the process. Also, is there a way to add markers to som...