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When the tracks are playing, the stereo tracks will go out of sync, then it sounds like it tries to readjust it but it just keeps going out of sync from the click that's playing and starts playing with partial skips in it. It'll start like that or with a small bit of audio missing and then it throw...

The issue with the virus happened yesterday and I ran AVG, the full updated one today with nothing found. When the tracks are playing, the stereo tracks will go out of sync, then it sounds like it tries to readjust it but it just keeps going out of sync from the click that's playing and starts playi...

... have? This will not solve the problem: "It would play, then cut out and get all mixed up." but there are instructions for installing FFmpeg in the manual: http://manual.audacityteam.org/o/man/faq_installation_and_plug_ins.html#ffdown Note that the version of FFmpeg needed for Audacity ...

Yeah, I went ahead with an AVG scan not too long ago. I have the free version and it didn't find anything.

I don't remember installing any FFmpeg. Where could I get a compatible verision or update the one I (apparently) have?

Thanks.

FFmpeg is an optional extra that provides support for importing/exporting a wide range of audio formats (in addition to those that are supported as standard). FFmpeg is not required for Audacity to run, and FFmpeg is not included ...

... I might have gotten a virus the other day, would that be an issue that could mess up audacity? 16:11:02: Audacity 2.0.5 4:11:03 PM: Trying to load FFmpeg libraries... 4:11:03 PM: Trying to load FFmpeg libraries from system paths. File name is 'avformat-52.dll'. 4:11:03 PM: Looking up PATH environment ...

... not detected. Using a hex editor I verified that the LIST/INFO chunk is present. After all that, I followed your instructions to make Audacity use FFmpeg for importing. Now I find that both IPRD and ITRK are seen but not IART nor ICRD. That seems totally crazy to me. Of course Audacity now sees ...

Perhaps you could try the Audacity-freeworld package?
There is one limitation with that version, which is that it probably won't support LAME and FFmpeg, which is not a problem if you stick with free/open audio formats.

... 1.0.24) sees that tag on Windows. See what happens for you on Linux. As another solution, your packaged version of Audacity may be built with FFmpeg support (look in Audacity's Libraries Preferences, or if there is no Libraries Preferences then Audacity was built with FFmpeg). If you have ...

So is the option to set the "quality" for M4A files non-functional Yes. It's a limitation (bug) in the FFmpeg build, as described in the Audacity 2.0.6 release notes That one actually is a bug in Audacity and not in libvo-aac. If you use (external program) to export then ...