Audacity Forum

Thank you for your time putting that last post together, very much appreciated. I have a feeling I tried VLC once as I still have the exe file in my downloads folder, but I think I got rid of it due to it freezing if my memory serves me well. Do you know if it would have worked on windows 98 though?...

stevethefiddle wrote: What media player is that?

I use Windows Media Player 9.00.00.3349

stevethefiddle wrote: Where did that message come from? As far as I know ACM codec is obsolete, so I don't know why anything these days should require it.

Can't remember now. if it asks again I shall remember and let you know.

I don't think that you need the ACM codec. Why do you think that you do? Because I downloaded a Wave file, but it was 48,000 and not 44,100, but it would not play in my media player, the only thing it would let me do was to convert it to mp3, but I really just wanted to change the PCM frequency, a ...

I tried to burn the 32bit float wave files, Do you mean "burn" as in "burn to a CD"? For making audio CDs you must use 16 bit. Audio CDs only use 16 bit audio at 44.1 kHz. Hi, Yes, burn to a CD. I found that out after I had posted re 16bit for audio CD's. I wonder where I get this ACM codec though....

I tried to burn the 32bit float wave files, and it looks like I need an ACM codec. I tried various methods to convert the wave but no luck using dampower, Switch. Nero would not touch it either I use Audacity version 1.2.6 I know I can use the 16bit fine PCM, but I did notice the music sounded softe...

stevethefiddle wrote:For best quality, you would use 32 bit and this would allow you to edit, process and manipulate your recording 'till the cows come home (as my Grandmother used to say) with virtually no loss in fidelity.

In most other cases you are likely to find that 16 bit is perfectly adequate.

Thank you.

kozikowski,

Thank you for your reply.

So you would recommend if it's for music audio use only to use the 16bit PCM and that there wouldn't be much of a difference to the ear?

I had a large mp3 file of various tracks, I then wanted to break them up into separate files which I know how to do, but the next thing I wanted to do is export them all as separate wave files. I see there is an option to export either as 16 or 32 bit float, so I experimented and went for 32bit floa...