WAV files won't import into Audacity

Audacity Help Forum Windows
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Windows 7, Audacity 2.0.6

I created my four audio files recording on the Zoom H6. Partway through the recording, the power went out. The files wouldn’t play in the recorder after that but I imported them onto my computer and they’ll play as WAV files in the Windows Player perfectly. However, if I try to import them into Audacity, no audio will show up. I tried importing as Raw Data and that just came out as static.

Any solutions to how to get Audacity to recognize the audio in these files?

Thank you!

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As an alternative to figuring our the correct Raw Data settings, you can try installing FFmpeg from http://manual.audacityteam.org/o/man/faq_installation_and_plug_ins.html#ffdown. File > Import > Audio… then choose “FFmpeg-compatible files” in the “Files of type:” dropdown before selecting the file.

Given Media Player plays the files, the headers must be largely correct, so FFmpeg is quite likely to be able to decode it.


Gale