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Exporting to MP3 issues
Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2008 2:16 am
by littlwrstlr
The file i'm trying to export is a mp3. what i'm needing to do is extend a 10 second audio file to about 5 minutes and when i do that i export as mp3. well when done the audio doesnt work, i cant hear anything. i have never had this issue before. what am i doing wrong?
Re: Exporting to MP3 issues
Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2008 7:05 am
by kozikowski
<<<extend a 10 second audio file>>>
Audacity will act funny if it can't figure out what the original audio file type was. Not all internet audio files are MP3 and if you got one of the others by accident, Audacity 1.2 will edit into a mess and then fail to export. I understand Audacity 1.3 warns you that there are storm clouds ahead, but 1.2 has no warnings. It just lets you wade in over your head and drown.
I bet if you download and loop either of these two short MP3 files and then export, it works just fine.
http://www.kozco.com/tech/soundtests.html
You can have both 1.2 and 1.3 on your machine as long as you only use one at a time.
Koz