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... how I would have figured out this routine by myself. One question: you said: "If you want to export to 4-bit ADPCM WAV, choose "Other uncompressed files" when you export..." Am I correct in assuming that even though the Export category is called "Other uncompressed files", ...

... WAV files as backups. Yes, 32-bit WAV's are better if you want to do a lot more editing on those backups. To export 32-bit WAV, choose "Other uncompressed files" when you export then click "Options...". WAV files (not Projects) should always be used as long-term storage of your ...

... Audacity exports the file to something that is FIVE TIMES the size of the original! If you want to export to 4-bit ADPCM WAV, choose "Other uncompressed files" when you export, click "Options...", choose "WAV (Microsoft)" header then choose an ADPCM encoding. See ...

If you want to export an 8-bit WAV, choose "Other uncompressed files" in the "Export File" dialogue, then click "Options..." then choose your required encoding. It turns out the original files are unsigned 8-bit PCM. Thanks ...

... I do have one question. I'm recording them as 32 bit float and saving them as 24 bit wav. Since there is no option for 24 bit wav, I select other uncompressed files and then Microsoft Wav and signed 24 bit PCM. It works fine but I figured it would be better to use FLAC. When I tried exporting ...

... rate, so I suspect the WAV's you have are actually 8-bit (either PCM or U-Law/A-Law). If you want to export an 8-bit WAV, choose "Other uncompressed files" in the "Export File" dialogue, then click "Options..." then choose your required encoding. Gale

... OK, I sent you a Private Message with details. As I explained there, all the patched build does is add a chain command for exporting as other uncompressed files, so you will have to set the parameters for that export type in the Export File dialogue before running the Chain. Gale

... any audacity project files to achieve that 100% lossless quality. One question on saving 32 bit wav - I noticed that when I export to "'other uncompressed files" and look in the options dialogue, with 'Header:' field set to "WAV (Microsoft)", there are at least 2 different 32 ...

... > Stereo Track to Mono" if necessary). File > Export (http://manual.audacityteam.org/o/man/file_export_dialog.html) and select "Other uncompressed files" as the file type. Select *8-bit" and "A-Law" in the Uncompressed Export Options http://manual.audacityteam.org/o/man/wav_aiff_and_uncompressed_export_options.html

... . In "Save as type", choose "WAV (Microsoft) signed 16 bit PCM". If you want some other type of WAV, choose "Other uncompressed files" instead, then press "Options..." to change encoding parameters. See http://manual.audacityteam.org/o/man/file_export_dialog.html ...