change file form
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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.
change file form
Hi, I have audacity 2.1.2 and windows 7. I made an audio recording on an olympus ws 500m recorder. I tried to import the file but got a message saying change it to wave or aiff or go to ffmeg import>pref.libraries>download or locate. but Im still stuck. How can I convert this file so audacity will accept it. cheers
Re: change file form
From the online user manual I'm guessing it's a WMA file?
CORRECTED (Thank's Steve... Ooops!)...
Download and ffmpeg-win-2.2.2.exe to install FFmpeg. After installation, Audacity should find it automatically (you'll probably have to re-start Audacity) and hopefully your file will open.
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CORRECTED (Thank's Steve... Ooops!)...
Download and ffmpeg-win-2.2.2.exe to install FFmpeg. After installation, Audacity should find it automatically (you'll probably have to re-start Audacity) and hopefully your file will open.
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Last edited by DVDdoug on Thu Apr 11, 2019 3:01 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Re: change file form
That should be: "Download and run ffmpeg-win-2.2.2.exe to install FFmpeg".
More detailed instructions in the manual: https://manual.audacityteam.org/man/ins ... html#winff
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