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... http://www.freemake.com/ . Be careful, unless you like toolbars and possible home page/search engine redirection. It's far safer to install FFmpeg ( http://manual.audacityteam.org/o/man/faq_installation_and_plug_ins.html#ffdown ) to import MP4 videos or M4A audio into Audacity, and to install ...

Make sure you are really using OGG. If you are exporting OGG using FFmpeg, use the built-in OGG exporter instead. Zoom in and make sure there is not a small clip at zero before the real audio starts. Also upgrade to the current 2.0.5 from http://audacityteam.org/download/windows ...

... 2, "Entire Solution", "*.cpp" srcMenus.cpp(4627): gPrefs->Write(wxT("/NewImportingSession"), true); srcimportImportFFmpeg.cpp(307): gPrefs->Read(wxT("/NewImportingSession"), &newsession); srcimportImportFFmpeg.cpp(315): gPrefs->Write(wxT("/NewImportingSession"), ...

... without installer, because the installer may have malware. If the CAF file contains AAC, then Audacity should be able to import it if you install FFmpeg: http://manual.audacityteam.org/o/man/faq_installation_and_plug_ins.html#ffdown . Gale

... I tried using that option and sending the file to my (E:) drive, but there are two command options to choose from, lame - "%f" or ffmpeg -1 - "%f", but I can only select lame - "%f". I am assuming that is because ffmpeg -1 - "%f is a video file format, ...

... FLAC, WAV, or whatever format you prefer. Just to note that Audacity as shipped cannot import MP4 files on Windows. To import MP4 files, add the FFmpeg library to your computer: http://manual.audacityteam.org/o/man/faq_installation_and_plug_ins.html#ffdown . Gale

You probably need to enable source code for debian main non-free, though with all of those non-standard repositories I'd be very cautious about changing anything. There's always a strong temptation to enable lots of repositories, but if you want a stable machine it's advisable to resist. You may be ...

I couldn't get past sudo apt-get build-dep audacity. Why not? What errors did that produce? Have just tried it again to answer that question and get: $ sudo apt-get build-dep audacity Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done E: You must put some 'sour...

westwind wrote:I couldn't get past sudo apt-get build-dep audacity.

Why not? What errors did that produce?

Thanks, but those are the instructions I was trying to follow.
I couldn't get past sudo apt-get build-dep audacity.