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... in 32-bit = the best option would be to select "other uncompressed files" as file type and select the 32-bit float? I'll give you an ...

... Not for production. MP3 is a delivery format not intended to go any further than listening. The original work should have been recorded in an uncompressed perfect format to make it possible to easily produce any other format. The problem with MP3 masters is multiple compression damage. If ...

... get the "Libsndfile says" message. That error message was added as far back as 1.3.12 Beta. Libsndfile is the native exporter for WAV, AIFF and uncompressed files. The specific check is whether the number of audio samples written in the exported file matches with the number of samples being ...

... WMA probably isn't PCM... Anyway, if possible with your equipment, you should record to a higher-quality format... i.e. At least 44.1kHz, 16-bit, uncompressed. Then, do all of your "work" in an uncompressed format, and if you want/need a compressed format, compress once as the final step. 32kbps ...

... but the process is painful and it doesn't have a good success rate. You can go into Audacity > Preferences > Import/Export > "Make a copy of uncompressed audio files...." If you do that, all the music data will be in the /DATA folder and Audacity will no longer reference external files. You ...

... obvious: PCM16.png others are accessed via the "other uncompressed files" Save as type: : WAVs.png Did anything there export (the 32 ...

In the Export dialog http://manual.audacityteam.org/man/File_Export_Dialog choose "Other uncompressed files" in the "Save as type" dropdown, then click the "Options" button and choose the header and sample format you want.

-- Bill

... bit rate during compression which will give a very much larger MP3 sound file. You can avoid MP3 altogether and stay in WAV or one of the other uncompressed sound formats. If you have simple edits, cutting or simple volume control, you can use one of the native MP3 editors that don't ever leave ...

... In the "Save as type:" dropdown menu choose "Other uncompressed files". Click the "Options" button. In the "Header" dropdown choose ...

... folder will make the project unreadable. If you want to save the raw recording for editing later, export the recording as an audio file in an uncompressed format such as WAV. This will be smaller than the Audacity Project and a lot more robust. If you want perfect quality audio, Export as ...