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Can audacity change the file type? Yes, you can export as MP3 or other formats. If you install the optional FFmpeg Import/Export Library, you can export as almost any valid audio format. since it was recorded on my phone, it is a .wav file. WAV is actually a good format for ...

... And the front page in the Manual s an entry that reads: LAME MP3 export and FFmpeg import/export libraries for more formats Clicking on the LAME link there takes you to the above FAQ WC

... opened a cue file with Audacity (2.3.2). It opened the corresponding flac file but then gave an error about not recognizing the cue file (... try ffmpeg...) Unrelated question: can the artist name be set from the label when exporting multiple? From what I know only the Track field is set. Example ...

Can you suggest a debug procedure to follow with a defective install, especially of FFmpeg 2.2.2 for Audacity 2.3.2 under Windows 10? I successfully installed FFmpeg 2.2.2 under Windows 7 and 10 plus macOS 10.14.6, but a friend tried to follow apparently the same ...

My guess is the two mp3 files I played were really m4p files that had been saved using the mp3 extension erroneously. VLC and Quicktime were able to play anyway, and Audacity didn't yet have FFmpeg installed so it was unable to play and just fizzled.

I just added LAME or FFmpeg If you're using Audacity 2.3.2, Lame for making an MP3 is built-in. FFMpeg is the one you need to open unknown file types. When you open a file that Audacity doesn't understand, it opens as a high-quality ...

I just added LAME or FFmpeg and then I had the mp3 also saved as an m4p. I was then able to open the m4p file that is identical otherwise to the mp3 and the m4p plays normally. I haven't solved the original problem, but I have a work around. Thanks.

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... "import" "audio" and select the .m4a file to import and click "open." I get the error message "To use FFmpeg, go to Preferences>Libraries to download or locate the FFmpeg libraries. When I go to Preferences>Libraries I see "FFmpeg library not found" ...

... was a little outdated (it's sometime difficult for documentations to keep up with all the new releases of a software), so getting the latest FFmpeg would be better. We actually work very hard on keeping the documentation bang up to date, particualry with new stuff - it's my main task on Audacity ...