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... them. It is my opinion that Audacity should also do so. I think he was worried about potentially unpredictable results I can see that if we asked FFmpeg to handle the conversion to the default sample format, there could be difficulties, but we could let FFmpeg do its thing and then use libsndfile ...

... Sorry, I thought this was a problem so stupid I omitted it. Anyway, Windows 7x64, tried with both 2.1.1 and latest 2.1.2 nightly. Install FFmpeg from http://manual.audacityteam.org/o/man/faq_installation_and_plug_ins.html#ffdown . Then use File > Open... or File > Import > Audio... . Choose ...

I can open the file in Audacity using Import Raw Data, but I see the same problem with 'normal' import (without FFmpeg) - but then again, it's not really a 'normal' WAV file. Where did the file come from?

... essential information. Basically I can play it in MPC-HC, VLC and WMP. When imported in Audacity I get nothing. Sample is here and here Install FFmpeg from http://manual.audacityteam.org/o/man/faq_installation_and_plug_ins.html#ffdown . Then use File > Open... or File > Import > Audio... . Choose ...

... 5 second gaps are just missing not silent. And here's the log after I tried exporting as an MP3 19:59:15: Audacity 2.1.0 19:59:15: Trying to load FFmpeg libraries... 19:59:15: Trying to load FFmpeg libraries from default path, '/Library/Application Support/audacity/libs/libavformat.55.dylib'. ...

... nothing happens, it just sits there as if I did not click export. Here is the log: 11:09:24 PM: Audacity 2.1.1 11:09:24 PM: Trying to load FFmpeg libraries... 11:09:24 PM: Trying to load FFmpeg libraries from system paths. File name is 'avformat-55.dll'. 11:09:24 PM: Looking up PATH environment ...

... the carpet ;) I don't think it's being brushed under the carpet, but by the same token I don't think this rates more than P4 on the whole. Where FFmpeg is causing imports at 16-bit in defiance of Default Sample Format, perhaps that could be argued as P3 because of the repetitive dithering that ...

... because it minimised quality loss. (and it is impossible to get that lost quality back - when it's gone, it's gone.) The developer who implemented FFmpeg (LRN) thought we should not attempt to modify FFmpeg import sample formats. A) It has been suggested that we switch from FFmpeg to GStreamer. ...

... quality than the preference? For WAV imported through libsndfile, we never downconvert to the preference quality. The developer who implemented FFmpeg (LRN) thought we should not attempt to modify FFmpeg import sample formats. Gale

... . Note that you can download YouTube videos using your web browser. Use your favourite search engine to find out how. To edit the audio, add FFmpeg to your computer then drag the video into Audacity and it will extract the audio for you. This way you will get the audio into Audacity exactly ...