Audacity Forum

... really is and Windows hiding the filename extensions doesn't help any. If Audacity mysteriously doesn't open the show, you may need to install the FFMpeg software to help out. http://manual.audacityteam.org/o/man/faq_installation_and_plug_ins.html#ffdown Assuming a stereo show, you have the best ...

... it from VLC player to Audacity. Once I drag that is not going to Audacity.Audacity cannot import all file types as shipped. I suggest you install FFmpeg then Audacity can import most types of file. See http://manual.audacityteam.org/o/man/faq_installation_and_plug_ins.html#ffdown for instructions. ...

CZghost wrote:... 3GP videos have this characteric 8 kHz samplerate sound ...

Audacity does offer phone codecs [like AMR and GSM] if you install FFmpeg ... http://manual.audacityteam.org/o/man/fa ... rt_Library[/u].3F

FFMpeg doesn't support MP3. That's what Lame does. To be strictly correct, FFmpeg can import MP3 (if you choose "FFmpeg-compatible files" when you import). FFmpeg can export MP3 if the FFmpeg build includes libmp3lame, ...

... You installed it on D: or pasted it into D: - I am not sure which you did when you say you saved it there. If you used the installer for LAME and FFmpeg then Audacity should still find those. Note that you don't save more than about 20 MB of space on C: by installing Audacity on D: - what matters ...

Ah, yes. As Koz says, you could export to AIFF, import into iTunes then do the conversion to MP3 there. Or you could download Max (it's free) and use that to do conversion to MP3. That's what I do, since it is faster than Audacity since it will do batch conversions. Exporting to AIFF in Audacity is ...

LAME is different from FFmpeg.

Have you looked in /usr/local/lib/audacity/ to see if libmp3lame.dylib is actually there? To do that, in the Finder, click on the Go menu then type "/usr/local/lib/audacity/" into the box (without the quote marks).

-- Bill

FFMpeg doesn't support MP3. That's what Lame does.

http://manual.audacityteam.org/o/man/fa ... ml#maclame

Since you're on a Mac, you can do it in iTunes.

Koz

Whenever I attempt to export my edited audio as an MP3 file it prompts me to download and install lame, although I have already installed FFmpeg. I'm not sure what the problem is! Audacity recognizes I have FFmpeg installed but does not allow me to export audio in MP3 format with it. Please ...

... Files. I cancelled the run because I assumed it would go to the default C:/Program Files. I have not done anything further to install Lame or FFmpeg. The objective is to save, run and operate Audacity,Lame and FFmpeg on drive D:, if that is possible. I would appreciate any direction and/or ...