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It is in the "Other uncompressed files" settings (assuming you are using Audacity 1.2, click Edit > Preferences: FIle Formats tab). I assume you want 8-bit PCM. To set 8000 Hz sample rate, change the "Project Rate" bottom left of the Audacity window.


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... button; other times it will open with a double click on the file name. It does seem to help sometimes to choose to open WAV and aiff and other uncompressed files rather than all files but I still can't figure out any rhyme or reason for what's happening; however I am slowly getting my files ...

Audacity exports WAV with standard WAV (Microsoft) headers by default. When you click File > Export, choose "Other uncompressed files", then click the "Options" button. Choose WAVEX (Microsoft) header, then click OK. Then export and choose the channel mapping as ...

... export. So i tried it. When using Wav or Aiff as the export format there are no options. So i chose the WAV(Microsoft) option under "Other Uncompressed Files". It's Options are only for 16-bit, 24-bit, etc. Nothing about stereo or mono. I still tried several choices (which all gave ...

... USB mic. I recorded in Mono input and Speakers (High Definition). I trimmed the area I wanted to keep. I then did a Export and Save type as Other uncompressed files. I then choose the Options button and choose WAV (Microsoft) in the Header and U-law in the Encoding. I then get a window to add ...

In the Export dialog, go to the "Save as type" dropdown menu and select "Other Uncompressed files" and the click on the "Options" button and you should be able to select "WAV" in the "Header" dropdown and "ULAW" ...

8-bit PCM WAV files can be imported in the normal way. To export 8-bit PCM WAV files, select "Other uncompressed files" as the file type. Then click the "Options" button and select "WAV" as the Header and "Unsigned 8 bit PCM" as the Encoding. ...

In the Export dialogue screen, (where you select the export format), select "other uncompressed files" as the file type, then click on the "Options" button.
Select "WAV (Microsoft)" as the Header, and "Signed 24 bit PCM" as the Encoding.

... see the original encoding type of the file in Audacity, though. If the file was originally U-Law encoded (for example) and you have "Other uncompressed files" in Audacity set to export as CAF/16-bit PCM, then the file size will be doubled (or thereabouts) even if the project rate is ...

How are you exporting the CAF file exactly - using "Other Uncompressed Files"? If you click "Options" with "Other Uncompressed Files" selected, what does the "Encoding" say? If the file you imported is at one particular ...