Audacity Forum

If there is a "All files (*.*)" option, then there must also be a robust mechanism to enable the correct file extension to be used. NotePad does not have this, and that is well known for causing problems (which MS still refuse to fix). "Correct file extension"?? Who's to tell ME what is correct? I ...

The problem is exacerbated by the fact that both MS and Apple hide file extensions by default, so many users are totally unaware of the significance of file extensions. I may respond to more of what you've said later. (Thank you for your attention.) But this item is something I've been against from...

I've done some further tests and it appears that if I load a wav with a long name, then I can rapidly export to one or more formats and it defaults to the same long name but with the target extension. This works fine. I'll have to recreate the scenario where it's not adequate and that dropdown is ne...

Workaround 1) Start saving the project as a WAV 2) select the WAV with the filename you want 3) change the "Save as type" to be, say, FLAC Then the filename should remain but with the changed extension WC Thank you, Wax, but after further thought, I don't think this is practical. I'll have hundreds...

I didn't have to look far for an example. Our ubiquitous Notepad (which I use often) does it correctly. Here's a shot:

Workaround 1) Start saving the project as a WAV 2) select the WAV with the filename you want 3) change the "Save as type" to be, say, FLAC Then the filename should remain but with the changed extension WC Thanks, I'll look into it. But I've never "saved a project" and don't see why I need to. I jus...

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". SO simple for the programmer to add, yet SO helpful for us users. The arguments in those contexts are whether to let *....

I've described my simple need in detail. How do YOU suggest I avoid the tedium I described? (And how does everyone else avoid it?) I CAN'T be the only one needing this option (to be able to see existing files of other types when I'm exporting.) Example: You have a .wav file with a 100-character file...

I've been using Audacity for a few months now and is very helpful. (I was CoolEdit96 user for years.) Been working only with .wav files til now. Now I am saving some to Flac and to Mp3. (You all seem to want to call it "exporting" instead of the conventional "saving".) The problem is simple but very...

So... the correct sequence of actions to replace the right channel with the left channel making it dual mono are: 1. "Split stereo track" 2. In right channel, "X" (upper left corner) to remove the right channel track. 3. Double click anywhere on the remaining (left channel) waveform to select the wh...