hi
I just recorded a 2 min mp3 file by playing a song on U tube and recording it
live with audacity
I saved the mp3 file
Later I opened it with audacity and the whole window seems frozen
it wont play nothing seems to work..... the cursor will appear I can move it
around but no chance of playing the short 2 min file
MP3 FILE wont play in audacity
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This forum is for Audacity on Windows.Please state which version of Windows you are using,
and the exact three-section version number of Audacity from "Help menu > About Audacity".
Audacity 1.2.x and 1.3.x are obsolete and no longer supported. If you still have those versions, please upgrade at https://www.audacityteam.org/download/.
The old forums for those versions are now closed, but you can still read the archives of the 1.2.x and 1.3.x forums.
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stardust2003
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stardust2003
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Re: MP3 FILE wont play in audacity
Just tried a different approach.... instead of clicking on the file and open with audacity
I opened up audacity and then hit file top left then open
and I opened the mp3 this way ...
Bingo the file played OK !
I opened up audacity and then hit file top left then open
and I opened the mp3 this way ...
Bingo the file played OK !
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kozikowski
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Re: MP3 FILE wont play in audacity
Does the song play in Windows Media?
Koz
Koz