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It's difficult to tell what the problem is from that sample because of the low quality of YouTube sound.
Could you post a similar short sample in WAV format direct to the forum. See here for instructions: http://forum.audacityteam.org/viewtopic ... 49&t=72887

Try installing the current version of Audacity (2.1.2). You can download it from here: http://www.audacity.audio/download/windows/ During the installation, look for the option to "Reset Preferences". Select that option when you see it. On first run you will be asked to confirm resetting pr...

It 'looks' like you are using "File > Import > Audio" rather than "File > Open".
You need to use "File menu > Open" for Audacity projects.
(that's the "File" menu at the top left of the main Audacity window)

What happens if you use "File menu > Open", then select the AUP file?

Which version of Audacity are you using? (look in "Help > About Audacity")
Which version of Windows?

Dik Raaben wrote:In what way can I get the raw data out off the stored datafile?

With a Hex Editor (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hex_editor)

See: http://forum.audacityteam.org/viewtopic ... 90#p305990

Was the hard limiter not included in Audacities new version 2.1.2? The old LADSPA limiter is no longer included, but unlike the new limiter, it wasn't a proper "limiter". It was actually a kind of "soft clipping". What it did was to apply "hard clipping" to the selecti...

How about this one? http://manual.audacityteam.org/man/limiter.html
You can limit by 10 dB, plus you've got up to 10 dB gain before the limiter, so that gives you a total of 20 dB (which is a lot).

Sprinterdriver wrote:Your answer confirmed what I suspected - that I need to convert the text file by using another software - wich by the way doesn't seem to exist

Please read all of my previous answer.

However, when I follow these directions, my file ends up with an AIFF extension, and will not work. There's a minor bug in the current version where ".aiff" is sometimes added incorrectly to the file name, but it's easy to fix: For files that you have already exported, simply change the n...