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Handling a very large mp3 file

Posted: Sun May 22, 2016 6:52 pm
by Motim
Hello forum
Recently I have downloaded a very huge (620 mb - 1.2 gb) mp3 files, they are collections from the 60's (my favorite music), I loaded one of them into Audacity, had in mind to draw out several songs. When I first pressed the 'play' button. it played so fast - several seconds - to the end, it sounded like a cartoon movie, could not recognize anything. In a media player (mpc-hc) it playes normal, about 4 hours.
Is there some way first to make it play normaly so to select something I can draw out and make several mp3 files.
I even tried to zoom the file in the editor, but the play was just the same.
Answers will be appreciated.
Thanks
Motim

Re: Handling a very large mp3 file

Posted: Mon May 23, 2016 1:06 am
by kozikowski
Audacity can do that if the files aren't MP3. Not all sound files are.

You can install the FFmpeg add-on software to let Audacity open up more different sound file formats.

Scroll down.

http://www.audacityteam.org/download/windows/

Koz