No wave patterns... HELP HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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No wave patterns... HELP HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Post by apple_pepper » Thu Mar 22, 2012 4:14 am

I use Windows Vista Business on my laptop and I downloaded audacity 2.x how ever when i try to make a backing track from mp3 files the wave patterns are missing... all i have is just a line...


Also when i tried recording my voice for a Japanese project.. the wave patterns were there for a milisecond then it became a straight line

HELP please

it is very urgent as my project is due tomorrow

Thanks

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Re: No wave patterns... HELP HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Post by steve » Thu Mar 22, 2012 1:55 pm

apple_pepper wrote:when i try to make a backing track from mp3
How exactly are you doing that?

If you Import an audio file (File menu > Import > Audio)
then you should see the waveform appear.
Are you sure that the audio file really is an MP3 file?
Does the MP3 file play correctly in your media player?
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Re: No wave patterns... HELP HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Post by apple_pepper » Sat Mar 24, 2012 6:35 am

steve wrote:
apple_pepper wrote:when i try to make a backing track from mp3
How exactly are you doing that?

If you Import an audio file (File menu > Import > Audio)
then you should see the waveform appear.
Are you sure that the audio file really is an MP3 file?
Does the MP3 file play correctly in your media player?
i did do that
and the mp3 works in my media player
and im sure on that
But idk why the waveform isnt there

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Re: No wave patterns... HELP HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Post by apple_pepper » Sat Mar 24, 2012 7:40 am

it is a correct mp3 file
just that no wave patterns are showing up which is weird....
all my media players can play this mp3

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