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Schnitzel

UPDATE: I downloaded a .mogg file from the internet. It works with Audacity. This specific file I am trying to open is indeed broken in some way. Sorry!

Schnitzel

In case there is a problem with the file itself, I've uploaded a copy. It looks to me like there's a problem with that file. Have you found any app that can open that file? No app I have tried so far can open this file. I have also tried opening this in Reaper. I found some software called OggSplit...

Schnitzel wrote: ↑
Wed Jan 01, 2020 7:08 pm
In case there is a problem with the file itself, I've uploaded a copy.

It looks to me like there's a problem with that file. Have you found any app that can open that file?

Schnitzel

Hello, I've extracted an audio file from a game that is in .mogg format. Even with FFmpeg installed, it will not open in Audacity, giving me the following error message: Audacity could not recognize the type of the file '<path>'. Try installing FFmpeg. For uncompressed ...

PunkyBrew

Well I tried that. No Luck The problem is the file is "corrupt", missing header data so I think ffmpeg doesn't know how to deal with it. I think my best bet is still to import the file as raw but with a 4bit depth instead of 8. Just can't find 4bit as an option for ...

If you have FFmpeg installed, you may be able to convert the files to normal PCM WAV with something like:

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ffmpeg -acodec adpcm_ima_wav -i input-file.raw output-file.wav

cazorla

or

ffmpeg
(non-GUI option, command line, more programming/technically advanced)

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ffmpeg -i input.wav -af silenceremove=1:0:-50dB output.wav

see
stack overflow - using ffmpeg with silencedetect to remove audio silence
stack overflow - using sox to detect silence
ffmpeg doc's

how do I get the not included manual ? Since you mention that, I see that it is not at all clear on the website where to get the manual from - I'll have to improve that. By default, the portable version links to the on-line manual. If you prefer to use a local manual (for example if you are running...

whykai

Hi steve,
it is the one from portable apps.
I was not aware that possibly different portable versions exist.
If the zip-file at fosshub is the official "portable" version,
how do I get the not included manual ?
Could not find a separate download option for the manual.

whykai wrote: ↑
Sun Dec 22, 2019 6:13 pm
Just installed Audacity 2.3.3 portable

Is that the official Audacity ZIP package from https://www.audacityteam.org/download/windows/
or is the "Portable Apps" version from https://portableapps.com/

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