I uploaded an interview I wanted to edit, but Audacity zips through it in a blip of sound. The whole hour-and-a-half interview takes less than five seconds for the program to scan. I read the manual and the troubleshooting guide without finding a way to slow this down. Also, the sound waves appear very wide, not thin with occasional bunches of long lines as they do in the pictures on the manual. What am I doing wrong? How can I fix this?
To play WMA files on audacity you need to install FFmpeg libraries (after you install Audacity 1.3) …
http://manual.audacityteam.org/index.php?title=FAQ:Installation_and_Plug-Ins#How_do_I_download_and_install_the_FFmpeg_Import.2FExport_Library.3F
https://forum.audacityteam.org/t/digital-recorder-direct-into-audacity/18613/7