Audacity Forum

... I think that info would be of some interest in the import window only. Note that having this information in file open/import windows doesn't help when using File > Recent Files to import the file, or dragging it in. So tell me where you want the media information displayed and I can remove ...

The sample format indicated on the Track Control Panel is not the actual sample format of the file. It indicates the resolution at which Audacity imports the file into a project. OGG can only be represented by Audacity as 16-bit when imported. Once imported as lossless PCM audio (similar to WAV), th...

I've been reading the help, especially the part on 'Projects', and suspect that editing is done at an analogue level. So saving back to MP3 would introduce a second compression and loss of quality. You are correct that MP3 is lossy ...

I think they want to do it on the phone. The music is on the computer already, but I could be mistaken.
Koz

... the computer to play to the speakers again. You can also tell Audacity to do that in the Audacity Device Toolbar. http://manual.audacityteam.org/help/manual/man/device_toolbar.html Koz

... collection of 78rpm records to MP3, and catching the exact start point is difficult, so I will start early and then edit. I've been reading the help, especially the part on 'Projects', and suspect that editing is done at an analogue level. So saving back to MP3 would introduce a second compression ...

... is excellent. However I'm confused about the upload. Should I convert a short section to a WAV file to upload ? I don't understand how this would help since it would not be in AUP format. Or should I use a storage website to upload part of the AUP file. Do you need both pre and post pitch conversion?

I don't understand your question.
Do you just want to play an MP3 file on your computer? Windows Media Player can do that.

Oh no, sorry
I mean .mp3 format on the music

... file is larger (144 MB)...would this cause a problem?? I also tried changing the file extension to .ogg and it still didn't open. Thanks for your help =) Mac OS v10.6.8 Audacity v2.0.0 installed from the dmg