Best way to prepare Spotify audio files for editing in Audacity?

Hi everyone,

I’m working with Audacity and wanted to ask about the best workflow for editing audio from Spotify. If I have an audio file that I’m legally allowed to use, should I convert it to MP3 before importing it into Audacity, or is WAV a better option for editing?

I’m mainly interested in maintaining good audio quality while trimming, normalizing, and making other basic edits. Any recommendations for the preferred format and workflow would be appreciated.

Then, if you have a choice, never use a lossy format like MP3.

If the file you have to edit is MP3 or AAC, there are lossless audio editors, e.g. …

[ Audacity is not a lossless editor of MP3 ]