Audacity Forum

I'm using Audacity 2.4.2 with Windows 10. I download podcasts as MP3 files to my phone and listen to them through my car's radio using an auxiliary cable. Even with my phone's volume turned all the way up and the car radio turned all the way up, they are not loud enough to hear over the road noise. ...

Using Mac OS High Sierra with Audacity 2.1.2. I am trying to export a file as an mp3 and get the following message: https://i.imgur.com/dcAM3ts.png So I downloaded and installed lame_64bit_osx.pkg and followed the instructions to install the libmp3lame64bit.dylib file. I can see it in my Finder. htt...

Thank you. Yes, that should have been obvious but I don't use Audacity frequently enough to be familiar with its features. Much appreciated.

I am trying to select a section of an MP3 file to copy and play separately from the entire file. I select where I want the clip to begin, the audio begins playing, but the copy button is greyed out. When I press stop, my selection disappears. Maybe I'm doing something wrong. This should be a very si...

Thank you for your reply. I am not seeing where to change the bit rate mode on the Export screen.

I''m using Audacity 2.1.3 with Windows 10 but also the most recent release on my Macbook Pro at home. I download podcasts as MP3 files, save them to my hard drive and use Audacity to open and create tracks by inserting labels every 10 minutes or so. I use the Export Multiple feature to save the trac...

Gale Andrews wrote:...if you know what you are doing.

Well, quite honestly I don't, but I appreciate your help nonetheless.

You have an old version of Audacity, so there is no Effect > Manage... (or Effect > Add / Remove Plug-ins) as in recent Audacity versions. That is correct. In your case, restart Audacity after placing the "compress.ny" file in usr/share/audacity (assuming you are using a packaged version of Audacit...

OK, thanks. I'll give it a try. Thankfully the compressor download page also has installation instructions.

I use Audacity 2.0.5 with Puppy Linux (Tahrpup) to download podcasts, split them into tracks, and save the tracks on a flash drive. I then stick the flash drive into my FM radio transmitter that plugs into the cigarette lighter of my car and plays the wav files through my car radio. I wouldn't have ...