Audacity Forum

it is a correct mp3 file
just that no wave patterns are showing up which is weird....
all my media players can play this mp3

when i try to make a backing track from mp3 How exactly are you doing that? If you Import an audio file (File menu > Import > Audio) then you should see the waveform appear. Are you sure that the audio file really is an MP3 file? Does the MP3 file play correctly in your media player? i did do that ...

... under Win 7? These sound like basic questions, but that's pretty much sums me up - a basic type of person who has a question or 2. Thanks for any help.

... that I often go to it first and foremost. Maybe some day in the future -- if I ever have any free time -- I might like to get more involved and help out around here. Best Wishes, Thanks Again and Cheers!

... the other. I have tried everything I can think of but it happens every time. Any one else have this problem or know how to solve it? Any and all help appreciated, as I am a newbie with this software.

... sudo make install <password> If you find that Audacity still does not find FFmpeg after doing this, please post the contents from Audacity "Help menu > Show Log".

Please help me! My file won't open!

I receive the error message:

Reference to invalid character at line 7. ???????????????????

I attached the file below.

I'm using Windows 7 64 bit, but also dual boot onto Ubuntu (Linux) .... the file was created in Windows

... has failed to start because the application configuration is incorrect. Reinstalling may fix this problem. I have no idea to fix this. Can anyone help? Thanks! rpagett

Hey guys. Newbie here. Sorry that my first post is a request for help but I'm almost literally going insane over this. I've been programming a sound format that achieves 32:9 compression by the use of linear prediction. It's basically a challenge to myself ...

@PGA, you can check easily whether different Audacity versions open with each icon in "open with" - look at Help > About Audacity. I suspect, since right-click over the file > Open with only produces one icon, you are opening different Audacity versions. The registry cleaner ...