Audacity Forum

Actually, I just googled the issue and it says NOT to simply change that Projected Rate, which is only for playback. It said to find "Resample" under "Tracks".

To me, changing the sample rate is a big deal. I'm doing it now, changing a 4-hr wav from 48000 to 44100, and will take about 8 min. But there's nothing talking about this conversion in the GUI anywhere (that is, it doesn't label anything as being "Change sample rate" or something). Can you assure m...

Thanks. Will check it out. While we're here, can you please tell me where I look to find the feature to convert my loaded file from 48k to 44.1k sampling rate? I don't see anything like it in "Effects".

I wouldn't use Audacity for "merely" converting the file type. I'd use a format converter such as LameDropXP or Foobar2000 (both free applications). This avoids the unnecessary intermediate conversions from WAV -> Audacity Project (32-bit float format data) -> MP3. Hi Steve. I downloaded both. I've...

I had suggested a checkbox, but other systems include a dropdown where the default value is *.flac (in this case) or *.mp3. And the other value in the dropdown is "all file types"... Actually, before I reported the situation, I had looked for such an option under preferences. If such a switch was t...

Thank you all for the insightful replies. Yes, I realize this is a freebie, so should not expect the kind of support that one might expect from a giant like Microsoft or something.

I believe my problem came up when editing a "raw" 4 hour .wav, i did trimming, normalizing, etc. Then saved (exported) back to .wav with a carefully built "long name" (not approaching 240, but way more than 8.3). Then in theory, I should dump my project (I don't need a "project", I just work with a ...

Very long file names are also risky if you ever use devices (such as thumb drives) that often have a maximum length for the full "file path + file name" of around 255 characters. Yes, I ran into that problem in 1997 when I found that the Novell file server I was accessing had 255 limit INCLUDING fu...

Example: You have a .wav file with a 100-character filename. You merely want to convert it (via Audacity) to MP3. I wouldn't use Audacity for "merely" converting the file type. I'd use a format converter such as LameDropXP or Foobar2000 (both free applications). This avoids the unnecessary intermed...

You have a .wav file with a 100-character filename I wouldn't use such extreme length file names. If I need to store information about a file, I'd use metadata (which is what metadata tags are designed for). I just checked around my drive. I regular use (and need to use) filenames length 90 (includ...