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Everytime I play the song in audacity, instead of playing it. it goes through the song in super sonic speed only making a sound like "tii". Please help me I am begging you.

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.

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.

stevethefiddle 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.

WC

Nope. I import the MP3 file and it still does it!

jcool123 wrote:Nope. I import the MP3 file and it still does it!

Then it's not an MP3 despite the extension someone gave it, or there is something wrong with it.

Convert it to WAV with SUPER thus:

Drag the file in then:

1) in the output container list top left choose "WAV (audio only)"
2) in the output audio codec list top right "WAV pcm 16 little endian"
3) In the "audio" panel select 44 100 in "Sample Freq" and choose either
"1 channel" if your file is mono or "2 channel" if it's stereo. If you do not
know, choose "2 channel".
4) Right-click > Specify the Output Folder Destination and choose a location
for the exported WAV that you can remember. Click "Save Changes".
5) Ensure the check box by the name of the file you dragged in is checked
then click "Encode (Active Files)". When a file size appears to right of the
file name under "Output Status", you're done.

Or use Audacity Beta 1.3.7 and add the optional FFmpeg library to your computer. Then click File > import > Audio, choose "FFmpeg-compatible files" in the "Files of type" dropdown, select the file and click "Open".

FFmpeg will let Audacity import many more file types including MP4, WMA and AC3 (providing the files are not purchased files encrypted so they can only play in a licensed program).


Gale

This is my first post on the forum, and I'm glad that I can offer advice--because I mostly have questions

Regarding your problem, I had basically the same issue. The problem was solved once I downloaded and imported the FFMpeg files. Check under "preferences" to see whether it is installed. If not, do so and see whether that solves the problem.

Good Luck!

<<<The problem was solved once I downloaded and imported the FFMpeg files.>>>

Right. Because FFMpeg recognizes other types of music files and can manage them.

Did you change Windows so you can see file extensions? Windows defaults to hiding the three-letter filename extension and it creates all kinds of problems. "Music" may say it's an MP3 file, but when you change Windows preferences so you can see the whole filename, it turns out to be "Music.m4a," not an MP3 file at all.

I don't remember how to change the settings in Windows, but one of the Windows helpers will be along.

Koz

kozikowski wrote:
I don't remember how to change the settings in Windows, but one of the Windows helpers will be along.

Koz

In Windows Explorer: Tools > Folder Options > View and uncheck the box that says "Hide Extensions for known file types"

and while you are there you may want to slect the radio button thay says "Show hidden files and folders"

Then click the botton that says "Apply to All Folders" - and then click the OK button

WC