When I saved my 1 song recording, it broke it up into 28 different WMV files and now I can't sync them together. I'd like to upload the song to my YT page (I own the rights to the music), but I have no idea whats going on.
A little help please.
Multiple WMV files?
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Multiple WMV files?
First time user here.
When I saved my 1 song recording, it broke it up into 28 different WMV files and now I can't sync them together. I'd like to upload the song to my YT page (I own the rights to the music), but I have no idea whats going on.
A little help please.
When I saved my 1 song recording, it broke it up into 28 different WMV files and now I can't sync them together. I'd like to upload the song to my YT page (I own the rights to the music), but I have no idea whats going on.
A little help please.
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kozikowski
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Re: Multiple WMV files?
Audacity doesn't Save sound files. To get one single sound file for YouTube, Export As MP3 from the File menu.
You need the "lame" software to do that in Audacity.
http://audacityteam.org/help/faq?s=install&i=lame-mp3
Koz
You need the "lame" software to do that in Audacity.
http://audacityteam.org/help/faq?s=install&i=lame-mp3
Koz
Re: Multiple WMV files?
Thanks for the quick reply. I'm a complete newbie when it comes to this stuff.
Are you saying that I need to re-record the song and export it before I "save" the project?
It breaks it up into many AU (?) files when I save it.
Are you saying that I need to re-record the song and export it before I "save" the project?
It breaks it up into many AU (?) files when I save it.
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kozikowski
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Re: Multiple WMV files?
No. You're fine right where you are. Audacity doesn't Save sound files. It saves Projects. Projects are collections of files -- some collections with quite a few different files -- that can be made into one good sound file or show file later on. Audacity does it this way because you can edit a very complex show with a modest, slow computer.
Anyway, just from right where you are, you can Export > WAV (Microsoft) signed 16-bit PCM. If you have Windows showing you file extensions, it will look something like ViolinRehersal.wav. If you have normal Windows, you'll get ViolinRehersal and the wrong icon. That file should play just fine in Windows Media and, of course, in Audacity.
You can use Audacity to Export an MP3, too, but Audacity is required to be missing the software to do that. You can install the "lame" software to your Audacity yourself and that will let you Export (not Save) an MP3 file.
http://audacityteam.org/download/plugins
Scroll down to the lame software. It's what passes for a joke in the programming community. It's a recursive phrase. "Lame Ain't an Mp3 Encoder." Programmers don't get out much.
If you start having serious problems getting this to work, we're probably going to send you to version 1.3.12 of Audacity instead of 1.2. Audacity 1.2 is seriously old and can have problems on newer computers.
Koz
Anyway, just from right where you are, you can Export > WAV (Microsoft) signed 16-bit PCM. If you have Windows showing you file extensions, it will look something like ViolinRehersal.wav. If you have normal Windows, you'll get ViolinRehersal and the wrong icon. That file should play just fine in Windows Media and, of course, in Audacity.
You can use Audacity to Export an MP3, too, but Audacity is required to be missing the software to do that. You can install the "lame" software to your Audacity yourself and that will let you Export (not Save) an MP3 file.
http://audacityteam.org/download/plugins
Scroll down to the lame software. It's what passes for a joke in the programming community. It's a recursive phrase. "Lame Ain't an Mp3 Encoder." Programmers don't get out much.
If you start having serious problems getting this to work, we're probably going to send you to version 1.3.12 of Audacity instead of 1.2. Audacity 1.2 is seriously old and can have problems on newer computers.
Koz