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Producing the headerless raw files would, I think, be a case of trial and error, and I'm not sure if Audacity can do it, even with "Custom FFmpeg Export". You can do that by selecting "Other uncompressed files > RAW > uLaw", however I'd recommend trying the "WAV (Microsoft) ...

... Producing the headerless raw files would, I think, be a case of trial and error, and I'm not sure if Audacity can do it, even with "Custom FFmpeg Export". -- Bill

You should download and install the FFMpeg software from here... http://audacityteam.org/download/ That should allow you to open the movie sound and edit it. Export as WAV which should drop right into your Music CD Authoring Software -- such ...

... It will always work. No proprietary or weird formats like SoundStudio produced. Glad that Max was able to do the job. Since Max uses the same FFmpeg libraries as Audacity I'm surprised Audacity was not able to do it. Audacity's ability to link to WAV and AIF files is (IMO) mainly a boon to ...

... with audio. Yes, it uses a lot of space but you now have two copies of your audio - inside Audacity and in the FLAC files. Have you installed the FFmpeg extension? It may be able to open those Apple Lossless 4-track files. http://manual.audacityteam.org/man/FAQ:Installation_and_Plug-Ins#ffdown ...

Thanks!

LAME enables Audacity to export MP3 files. FFmpeg provides Audacity with Import/Export support for various formats including WMA version 2, AC3 and AAC. See these two pages: http://manual.audacityteam.org/man/FAQ:Installation_and_Plug-Ins#How_do_I_download_and_install_the_LAME_MP3_encoder.3F ...

I installed Lame_v3.99.3_for_Windows.exe for Audacity 2.0. Do I also need to install FFmpeg_v0.6.2_for_Audacity_on_Windows.exe? On the download site, http://lame1.buanzo.com.ar/ , it looks sort of like Lame_v3.99.3_for_Windows.exe includes both.

Thanks for your help

Install FFmpeg according to the instructions here: http://manual.audacityteam.org/index.php?title=FAQ:Installation_and_Plug-Ins#installffmpeg With FFmpeg installed you will hopefully be able to import the .mov file. Note that ...

... Record using RAM" enabled (checked)? If so, try unchecking it. Are the files that have no waveform always that large? Have you tried using FFmpeg to import the troublesome MP3's (File > Import > Audio, choose "FFmpeg-compatible files" in "Files of type")? Can you upload ...