Audacity Forum

Windows 7, Audacity 2.1.1,.exe installer. Two questions: (1) I recently obtained an audio cassette player that converts the music or dialogue over to the MP3 format. As this player does not have an auto-reverse feature, I ended up with two MP3 files. When I imported the both files onto audacity and then played what I had transferred, I received two identical versions playing at the same time.How do I go about combining both files into one?;(2) I have a voice cassette that I had loaned to someone many years ago, and they inadvertently managed to get music over the dialogue.Is there any way to eliminate the music? Thanks for your help!

kurier44 wrote:.. two identical versions playing at the same time.
How do I go about combining both files into one?

Audacity has an option to "split stereo to mono" ... http://manual.audacityteam.org/o/man/sp ... racks.html
If the tracks are truly identical , (a/k/a dual-mono) , you can split the "stereo" (dual-mono) pair , than delete one of the two tracks created.

If they are not truly identical , actual stereo, not dual-mono , then the option to go for is "Stereo track to mono", which is in the "Tracks" menu ... http://manual.audacityteam.org/o/man/tracks_menu.html

kurier44 wrote:... music over the dialogue.Is there any way to eliminate the music? ...

Generally no.