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... float AIFF (Apple) signed 16-bit PCM MP3 files M4A (AC) files (FFmpeg) Ogg Vorbis files FLAC files ------------------------------------- other uncompressed files other compressed files external program custom FFmpeg Export This would place (what I am guessing) all the most commonly used export ...

More of the lower bit depth choices that are inside "Other uncompressed files" should be placed in the main export choices dropdown, as per http://bugzilla.audacityteam.org/show_bug.cgi?id=982 . Now that Leland has removed the "Options" ...

More of the lower bit depth choices that are inside "Other uncompressed files" should be placed in the main export choices dropdown, as per http://bugzilla.audacityteam.org/show_bug.cgi?id=982 . Now that Leland has removed the "Options" ...

More of the lower bit depth choices that are inside "Other uncompressed files" should be placed in the main export choices dropdown, as per http://bugzilla.audacityteam.org/show_bug.cgi?id=982.


Gale

In the upcoming 2.1.2 release it should get a little easier to find - you'd still need to realize that you needed the "Other uncompressed files" option - but the options are now integrated on the initial dialog hopefully making them easier to spot. As a taster see this page from ...

To fix it, choose "Other uncompressed files" when you export, click the "Options..." button then choose "WAV (Microsoft)" for "Header" and "Unsigned 8-bit PCM" for "Encoding". ...

... file is 88 kbps because it is 8-bit and the file you exported is 176 kbps because the WAV you exported was 16-bit. To fix it, choose "Other uncompressed files" when you export, click the "Options..." button then choose "WAV (Microsoft)" for "Header" and ...

Select "other uncompressed files", then in the options, set the header to "RAW (headerless)" and the encoding to "VOX ADPCM". Before you export, ensure that the project is all mono, and the "project ...

If your audio editors support it, you can also export as one lossless FLAC or RF64 file. Those formats do not have the 4 GB file size limit.

RF64 is accessed by choosing "Other uncompressed files" then clicking "Options...".


Gale

... Afer I've made a recording in Audacity, and I'm going to export the file to my PC, should I choose: 1. 32 bit float or 2. 24 bit (under 'other uncompressed files). If the app you in which you want to process audio accepts 32-bit float or 32-bit PCM, export to that. There would be no advantage ...