Importing a sound file - problems!

[bobzy]

Hi There,

Fairly basic one this but I've just recorded a voice clip from a webcam microphone which is excellent. I want to import either a wma or an mp3 from a file already on my computer so I can start with this, fade it out and then fade in the voice stuff. When I import the track currently it is a terrible screech sound that lasts about a quarter of a second. I can't seem to grow the length of it or import tracks even on their own.

OS is Windows XP

[waxcylinder]

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.

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

[bobzy]

Waxy actually you're wrong. A) It is a supported file and B) Don't try and tell people what to post and what not to post.

[bobzy]

Waxy it is actually a supported file. ALso dont tell me what to post and what not to post

[waxcylinder]

bobzy,

I have removed the swearing from your post - if you insist on continuing in this manner you will be banned from the board. This is a friendly place where women and children hang out too.

I repeat my advice to you - you may think that you have a supported file type - but Audacity is telling you that it can't handle the file you have given it. 1.2 does this with the impolite short screech that you described. If you download 1.3.7 and try importing the same file you will get a more informative error message.

It is possible that you have an MP3 with metadata tags that Audacity can't handle - try stripping the metadata (on a copy of the file) and then try the import.

WC

[steve]

I want to import either a wma

Audacity does not support wma files.

Audacity 1.3.7 (and later) is able to use ffmpeg to import wma files provided that they do not have DRM protection (and provided that ffmpeg support has been correctly configured).

When I import the track currently it is a terrible screech sound that lasts about a quarter of a second.

That is precisely the result of trying to play a compressed audio file that Audacity is unable to decode (aka an unsupported file type).

and B) Don't try and tell people what to post and what not to post.

That is part of the job description for a forum moderator.

[shermanbaldwin]

I need help! I am sorry but I just can't figure this out. When i try to record something off-line it does it thorugh my microphone hearing my speakers as opposed direct into audacity. I read all the info on it and i still can't figure it out. I have been to my device manager to try to enable my nvidia hdml plug but it won't do it. I am not even sure that is the correct avenue.
Thanks for your feedback. You can email me at sherman248 [at] aol [dot] com.

[kozikowski]

<<<You can email me at sherman248 [at] aol [dot] com.>>>

We could, but probably won't. We like to keep the conversations here on the forum so the maximum number of people can benefit.

You probably need to mess about in the Windows Control Panel -- assuming you're in Windows.

Windows Control Panel
http://audacityteam.org/wiki/index.php? ... trol_Panel

Koz

[steve]

Posting your e-mail address on a busy forum is an open invitation for spammers to fill your mail box.
Removing the "@" and the "." and replacing them with something like "[at]" and "[dot]" is a little safer as it is a little more difficult for automated spam systems to read.
Generally it is better to not post your e-mail address on public forums.