HELP!
I imported a file and pressed the play button as instructed, but all I hear is a quick static noise that ends quickly and then no more sound at all.
I am only using audacity because I wish to slow down recordings so I can transcribe them.
I can't play files at all! PLEASE HELP!
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The final version of Audacity for Windows 98/ME is the legacy 2.0.0 version.
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waxcylinder
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Re: I can't play files at all! PLEASE HELP!
You are almost certainly trying to import a file type that Audacity does not support. Audacity Supports WAV, MP3, OGG and FLAC & MP2 in 1.3.
The screech/static noise is Audacity 1.2's inelegant way of telling you that it can't handle the file type you've given it - in 1.3.x a more appropriate and informative error message appears.
If this is the case you have two basic options:
1. find and use some converter software to convert your file to a type that Audacity supports
2. play the file in any music software that supports that particular file format and record it in Audacity.
The screech/static noise is Audacity 1.2's inelegant way of telling you that it can't handle the file type you've given it - in 1.3.x a more appropriate and informative error message appears.
If this is the case you have two basic options:
1. find and use some converter software to convert your file to a type that Audacity supports
2. play the file in any music software that supports that particular file format and record it in Audacity.
WCstevethefiddle wrote:There's a free program called SUPER by erightsoft that can convert most media file types. If you can convert the files to WAV files that should fix the problem.
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