Can't Export Wav - Time Remaining Unknown

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Can't Export Wav - Time Remaining Unknown

Post by In_Correct » Fri Nov 05, 2010 9:49 am

Hello.

Every time I try to export as .wav and .ogg it will say "remaining time: unknown" and it won't save the file. What should I do?

Also...how do I export as .mp3?

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Re: Can't Export Wav - Time Remaining Unknown

Post by kozikowski » Fri Nov 05, 2010 10:08 am

<<<Every time I try to export as .wav and .ogg it will say "remaining time: unknown">>>

How long is the show?

<<<Also...how do I export as .mp3?>>>

You need to add software to do that. Out of the box Audacity will not Export MP3.

http://wiki.audacityteam.org/wiki/Lame_Installation

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Re: Can't Export Wav - Time Remaining Unknown

Post by kozikowski » Fri Nov 05, 2010 10:10 am

<<<"remaining time: unknown">>>

One more. Did you use any forbidden characters in the file name? Upper and lower case letters, numbers, dash, and underscore. That's it. All other characters may create problems in new files.

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Re: Can't Export Wav - Time Remaining Unknown

Post by kozikowski » Fri Nov 05, 2010 10:12 am

More one more.

Audacity 1.2 is not supported on modern Macs and may be unstable. Download and use Audacity 1.3.12.

http://audacityteam.org/download/beta_mac

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