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what are the steps needed to save a short segment of a song that (1) Is in Microsoft WAV format, (2) Bit depth of 8 bits, (3) Mono, and (4) 8000Hz sample rate. This is for nextel iden wav ringtones
I am using ubuntu/linux and have audacuty 1.3.7
thank you

Before selecting the Export command, set the project sample rate to 8000 (box in lower left of the main Audacity window).

1) File menu > Export (or Export Selection)
2) If the Metadata Editor pops up, click "OK"
3) Browse to the required export directory (should be somewhere in your Home directory)
4) Type in a name for the file
5) Select "Other uncompressed files" as the file format,
6) In "Options" Select "Wav (Microsoft)" and "unsigned 8 bit PCM"

To save typing next time we're asked this, there are instructions here for exporting to low quality WAV and MP3 in our "Making Ringtones" Tutorial.


Gale

can we move this thread to the "unstable" linux board.
I did not know that this wersion was unstable seeing as its the one in the repo for ubuntu

thankyou for moving this thread

same question as above (post#1)
for this build thankyou

weirdfate wrote:same question as above (post#1)

What is your issue exactly? Steve has already answered you, and the link I gave you when you e-mailed the same question to our feedback address (which should not be used for technical support) does specifically cover Audacity 1.3:
http://audacityteam.org/wiki/index.php? ... gtones#WAV

This means that you make the track mono if it is currently stereo:

"If you use Audacity Beta, it's much simpler to convert stereo to mono! Click in the Track Panel then Tracks > Stereo Track to Mono, which mixes in data from both channels to mono without distortion. "

then you do step 1:

Look at the Project Rate button at bottom left of the screen. If it is already showing "8000", skip to Step 2 below. Otherwise, click on the button and select the "8000" option. If there isn't an 8 000 Hz option, select "Other ..." and type 8000 in the box that pops up (or in Audacity Beta, select and type over one of the values). "

then in step 2, you follow the instructions in the second bullet point. Since you are on Audacity Beta, you ignore the instructions that say "1.2 versions of Audacity", right? So you do this:

"In Audacity Beta: Click File > Export and in the "Export File" dialogue, choose "other uncompressed files" in the file types dropdown, then a file name to export to. Click Options and in the "Format" dropdown, select "WAV (Microsoft 8 bit PCM)". Click OK then Save. If the Metadata Editor pops up at any stage, click OK. Metadata tags are not needed for WAV files in mobile 'phones."

We do offer 1.2 and 1.3 versions side by side so have to cater for both. If you want 1.2 on Linux, then you will have to compile Audacity from our 1.2.6 source tarball rather than relying on the package your distribution offers.


Gale