I have a Windows Media File, Audacity, and LAME

Audacity Help Forum Windows
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I have Windows XP Version 5.1 Service Pack 3
I have Augacity 2.0.3
I have an audio file that I have been using Windows Media Player to play. I also tried it on Real Player. The file plays OK on either player.

I have already read a lot of instructions on doing this, to no avail.

I want to edit the audio file, rearranging the order of the pieces, then make another audio file that I can play every day.

Please tell me exactly what to do to get the audio file into Audacity in a form that I can listen to it and edit it. I can probably figure out the editing and exporting part, as I have done that previously.

At one point I seemed to have gotten the 1 hour file into audacity, but when I played it, it lasted a couple of screechy seconds. Now I can’t even get it back into Audacity.

Also, if possible, notify me by email how to access the answer to this question. I am pretty illiterate when it comes to these forums.

Thanks a lot.

Tom Jansen

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Windows Media isn’t MP3 and lame only deals with MP3. You also need to download and install the FFMpeg software.

http://manual.audacityteam.org/o/man/faq_installation_and_plug_ins.html#ffdown


Koz

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Hello Koz,

That did the trick. Thank you for your quick and helpful reply.

Tom