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I keep getting "Audacity failed to read from a file in :." What is the full error message? What is the exact version of Audacity (look in "Help > About Audacity") Does the project play correctly all the way through? Also, this is a family friendly site, so please keep the langua...

Tried audacity for first time for my show.

Can't get the [profanities deleted] to export [profanities deleted].

I keep getting "Audacity failed to read from a file in :."

Went back downloaded LAME, and ffmpeg. Reloaded Audacity. Still get same message.

Help?

... Differences: 4. Configure Audacity: ../configure --with-lib-preference="local system" --with-ffmpeg="system" --disable-dynamic-loading 5. Build audacity; make -j8 Note that I'm building on an 8 core i7. This tells "make" ...

... composing box (not necessary on this occasion as the log is fairly small and I can see what I was expecting to see). A quick breakdown: The "FFmpeg" stuff shows that you don't have the optional FFmpeg library installed (not a problem - it's optional). There are 4 ".AU" files ...

Instructions for installing FFmpeg are provided in the Audacity manual. Windows: https://manual.audacityteam.org/man/installing_and_updating_audacity_on_windows.html#winff Mac: https://manual.audacityteam.org/man/installing_and_updating_audacity_on_mac_os_x.html#macff ...

Download BOTH the LAME and FFmpeg libraries. Extract the files. I manually put mine into this folder: C:\Program Files (x86)\Audacity\Plug-Ins Start Audacity.. Edit -> Preferences -> Libraries -> LOCATE For BOTH MP3 and FFmpeg click Locate ...

I don't think that opus format is supported yet, even though I see it listed as an option in the FFmpeg settings. I notice that opus is listed as a feature request here: https://wiki.audacityteam.org/wiki/Feature_Requests#New_Import.2FExport_Formats would you like me to ...

Hello, I get the following error when attempting to export to Opus format: FFmpeg : ERROR - Can't open audio codec 0x4f505553 Here are the parameters I was using: Custom FFmpeg Export Open custom FFmpeg export options Format = opus Codec = libopus Bit rate = ...

... follow the instruction from this page in the Audacity Manual: https://manual.audacityteam.org/man/installing_and_updating_audacity_on_windows.html#winlame I think you mean ... https://manual.audacityteam.org/man/faq_installation_and_plug_ins.html#How_do_I_download_and_install_the_FFmpeg_Import....

So I need to edit the audio in an mp4 file and at first I didn't have the ffmpeg files needed for more advanced files that audacity needed, so I went on youtube to figure out how to do it followed multiple videos step by step through installing. Even after the ...