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General Media Info random .mp3
Complete name : what.mp3
Format : MPEG Audio
File size : 618 KiB
Duration : 15 s 804 ms
Overall bit rate mode : Constant
Overall bit rate : 320 kb/s
Track name : Recognize This?
Writing library : LAME3.100

Audio
Format : MPEG Audio
Format version : Version 1
Format profile : Layer 3
Format settings : Joint stereo
Duration : 15 s 804 ms
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 320 kb/s
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Sampling rate : 44.1 kHz
Frame rate : 38.281 FPS (1152 SPF)
Compression mode : Lossy / Lossy
Stream size : 617 KiB (100%)
Writing library : LAME3.100
Encoding settings : -m j -V 4 -q 3 -lowpass 20.5
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General MyTest.mp3
Complete name : MyTest.mp3
Format : MPEG Audio
File size : 199 MiB
Duration : 3 h 37 min
Overall bit rate mode : Constant
Overall bit rate : 128 kb/s

Audio
Format : MPEG Audio
Format version : Version 1
Format profile : Layer 3
Format settings : Dual mono
Duration : 3 h 37 min
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 128 kb/s
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Sampling rate : 44.1 kHz
Frame rate : 38.281 FPS (1152 SPF)
Compression mode : Lossy
Stream size : 199 MiB (100%)

I'm not sure why that file won't import. It looks like it should, but for some reason the MP3 import library (libmad) can't recognise it.

I think the next thing to try is to install FFmpeg. It should actually be very straightforward to do so.
Instructions for Windows are here: https://manual.audacityteam.org/man/ins ... ndows.html

Use the text link to download "ffmpeg-win-2.2.2.exe" (check the file name carefully).
When downloaded, double click on the file to run the installer, and accept any default options in the on-screen instructions.
Restart Audacity.

Audacity should automatically find FFmpeg after being restarted.

If for some reason you cannot get ffmpeg to run for you, you can try converting the .mp3 to .wav using another program such as VLC.