Phenomenon:
After using a macro created in Audacity for Mac and applying ‘loudness normalisation’ to multiple wav files, the macro is set to export the files in ‘wav format’. However, although the exported files have a ‘.wav’ extension, the actual file format is AIFF format.
Original file information (wav format):
- File format: Wave (PCM)
- Bit depth: 16 bits
- Sampling rate: 44.1 kHz
- Endian: Little-endian
File information after conversion (actually in AIFF format):
- File format: AIFF (PCM)
- Bit depth: 16 bits
- Sampling rate: 44.1 kHz
- Endian: Big-endian
Expected behaviour:
Files exported with the extension ‘.wav’ should remain correctly in wav format.
Usage environment:
- OS: macOS 15.1.1
- Audacity version: 3.7.1
Questions:.
1. is this behaviour a bug?
2. we would like to know if there is a setting or solution to export in the ‘correct wav format’ in the Mac version.
3. are there any special restrictions on the processing in the macro?