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Hi all I installed Audacity 2.1.0 and try to install the ffmpeg library However after few tries it seems that the library is already missing I followed the tuto on the wiki site I tested for Lame and it worked (Lame was recognized in the libray section) ...

... ? As regards YouTube, you can download the videos, install FFmpeg , then drag the videos into Audacity to get a perfect copy of the audio. Gale

... find tools for doing that. Once you have an audio/video file on your hard drive, Audacity can open the audio from it. (You'll need the optional FFmpeg import/export library for most audio/video formats.)

... and not the mic, right? It is better to import the songs into Audacity, as Koz said. But if the songs are M4A/AAC format, you;ll need to add FFmpeg to your computer. See this link http://manual.audacityteam.org/man/faq_installation_and_plug_ins.html#ffdown . If you must record playback, see ...

I'm trying to set up 2.1.2 on my new Win10home. I have it installed, Lame and ffmpeg located.
I thought I was getting close, but every time I touch the play or record button, I get an error message.
I'm kinda stuck. And sure would be grateful for a nudge in the right direction.

... http://manual.audacityteam.org/man/tutorial_recording_computer_playback_on_windows.html#wasapi . You can also download the YouTube videos, add FFmpeg to your computer, then drag the videos into Audacity. Use your favourite search engine to find out how to download YouTube videos. Make sure ...

Audacity can do that if it doesn't understand a sound file, which means chances are really good it's not an MP3. You can download and install the FFMpeg software package which will allow Audacity to open up many more different found formats. This is the software for Audacity 2.1.2. Scroll down ...

... it looks like)? That would make it a graphic problem rather than a sound problem. What sound format do the far performers send to you? Do you have FFMpeg installed? You didn't restart the machine, did you? Koz

So, I'm trying to build Audacity 2.1.2 on Fedora 24 with the following parameters: ./configure --prefix=$HOME --with-ffmpeg --with-lame --with-libflac --with-libid3tag --with-libmad --with-sbsms --with-libsndfile --with-libsoxr --with-soundtouch --with-libtwolame --with-libvamp --with-libvorbis ...

In Pinnacle saves your work in a wacky format, you may need to install the FFMpeg software package to open it. FFMpeg's job is to expand Audacity's list of accepted formats. http://www.audacityteam.org/download/windows/ Scroll down. Koz Forgive my computer illiteracy, ...