Version 2.0.3
Every time I try to export a file to MP3, the program insists on saving it at 128. I’d like to be able to change that to 192 (or even better). I have checked preferences and see no place to set this. Nothing is offered at the time of saving, just a filename box, then a metadata box, then it automatically saves to 128 and mp3 file. I’m sure there is a simple way but am overwhelmed at the amount of “stuff” this program has that I do not understand nor need!
I admit it I am a dummy. So now that I have that out of the way, can anyone help this dummy?
(I sincerely wish there was an “Audacity Lite” program with just the most basic features for us who like a simpler version!)
Thanks!
cv
File > Export > MP3 Files > Options > Quality. You can go right around the metadata box if you want to by OKing it. You can set Audacity so that box never appears.
The older Audacity programs forced you to dig in the System Preferences to set quality, but everybody moaned about that so much, they included it right in the Export dialog.
Yeah, I know. I missed it the first time, too.
Koz
(I sincerely wish there was an “Audacity Lite” program with just the most basic features for us who like a simpler version!)
There used to be. It got people in a lot of trouble, so I wouldn’t be surprised if it didn’t do that any more. Let me see if I can remember the spells…
Koz
Found it! Thank you for the extremely fast reply. I don’t know why people would have complained—I would have preferred it the way you say it was before, where I could set the preference in the menu and leave it. But it seems that the preference IS staying, after I set it in “option” in the drop-down. So I’m happy with it. Now to figure out how to do noise removal and click removal…so far I’m not seeing much difference, or I’m not even doing it right. Practice, I know!
Thanks again.
cv
You could tell us what the actual job is.
Koz
Oh, old 78rpm records, good-to-average condition. Mono of course. Strong musical level, but would love to be able to remove some of the noise (I’m not trying to audiophile quality LOL, just an improvement over the records. Trying to ‘save’ whatever I can before time takes its toll!!
cv
Thank you for pointing this out, I had skimmed it a long time ago but have re-read it, and it’s more involved than I had hoped but I’m willing to try it…It also recommends another program called GoldWave. WOW. I downoaded a trial version and without even ‘twiddling’ with anything, just their default one-touch ‘cleaner’ works amazingly well, so that may be more in tune with what I’m looking for (doesn’t have to necessarily be a simplistic one-button approach but I don’t want to spend hours on one record either tediously working on it!)
Anyone on this thread who is interested in this sort of ‘clean-up’ I highly recommend Goldwave, you can get the link from the Audacity help file mentioned above, or just google it. Works on everything from lps, to EARLY 78’s with heavy use/damage.
Thanks all for your amazing FAST help on this issue!
cv