Cannot import this flac file/s?

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ANMB
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Cannot import this flac file/s?

Post by ANMB » Tue Jan 09, 2018 5:56 pm

Good Afternoon,

I have been unable to import these flac files? And have installed the FFmpeg:

https://archive.org/details/Husary_Mual ... c/001.flac

When I attempted to import 'raw data' it is just noise.

What do you advise, please?

Thank you.

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Re: Cannot import this flac file/s?

Post by DVDdoug » Tue Jan 09, 2018 6:33 pm

It worked for me. Are you sure you have the FLAC file? 001.flac is 6.06 MB.

I'm not sure, but I don't think you need FFmpeg for FLAC. Did you try downloading MP3? I know Audacity can open an MP3 file without any add-ons, although you need LAME to make (export) an MP3.
When I attempted to import 'raw data' it is just noise.
Of course! The raw FLAC data is compressed and it has to be decompressed to get audio. (Compression is sort-of like encryption... It looks like... sounds like... garbage unless it's properly decoded.)

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Re: Cannot import this flac file/s?

Post by ANMB » Tue Jan 09, 2018 7:19 pm

Aha! I downloaded the wrong file. And it is working now. Thank you. How can I determine if it is an original flac file or if it was another file format and saved as flac?

And I also need to remove echo from the recording, please? I am unsure if it was part of the original or added as an effect. Nevertheless, I need to remove it.

Thank you.

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