EXtracting audio from mkv

Audacity 3 Help Forum Windows
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New to forum.

Have an mkv file from which I would like to extract the audio track, preferably to flac. Where might I find a detailed procedure?

Thanks in advance.

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You will need to install FFmpeg: http://manual.audacityteam.org/man/installing_and_updating_audacity_on_windows.html#winff

Matroska (MKV) is a container format, so it is not guaranteed that FFmpeg will be able to decode the contents, but for a ‘normal’ MKV file, once you have FFmpeg installed, it’s just a matter of:

  1. Launch Audacity
  2. Import the MKV file (For Audacity 2.2.0: “File menu > Import > Audio”)
  3. Export as FLAC (For Audacity 2.2.0: “File menu > Save Other > Export Audio”)
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Or drag’n’drop the MKV file into Audacity window …
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You will need to install FFmpeg: http://manual.audacityteam.org/man/installing_and_updating_audacity_on_windows.html#winff

Bad link :frowning:

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It’s from a 7 year old post. It literally took me 1 minute to find Installing FFmpeg | Audacity Support via Google.