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chatgroslegrande
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Re: FFmpeg

Post by chatgroslegrande » Fri Apr 30, 2021 7:02 pm

General Media Info random .mp3
Complete name : what.mp3
Format : MPEG Audio
File size : 618 KiB
Duration : 15 s 804 ms
Overall bit rate mode : Constant
Overall bit rate : 320 kb/s
Track name : Recognize This?
Writing library : LAME3.100

Audio
Format : MPEG Audio
Format version : Version 1
Format profile : Layer 3
Format settings : Joint stereo
Duration : 15 s 804 ms
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 320 kb/s
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Sampling rate : 44.1 kHz
Frame rate : 38.281 FPS (1152 SPF)
Compression mode : Lossy / Lossy
Stream size : 617 KiB (100%)
Writing library : LAME3.100
Encoding settings : -m j -V 4 -q 3 -lowpass 20.5
*******************************************************************************************
General MyTest.mp3
Complete name : MyTest.mp3
Format : MPEG Audio
File size : 199 MiB
Duration : 3 h 37 min
Overall bit rate mode : Constant
Overall bit rate : 128 kb/s

Audio
Format : MPEG Audio
Format version : Version 1
Format profile : Layer 3
Format settings : Dual mono
Duration : 3 h 37 min
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 128 kb/s
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Sampling rate : 44.1 kHz
Frame rate : 38.281 FPS (1152 SPF)
Compression mode : Lossy
Stream size : 199 MiB (100%)
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steve
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Re: FFmpeg

Post by steve » Sat May 01, 2021 1:09 pm

I'm not sure why that file won't import. It looks like it should, but for some reason the MP3 import library (libmad) can't recognise it.

I think the next thing to try is to install FFmpeg. It should actually be very straightforward to do so.
Instructions for Windows are here: https://manual.audacityteam.org/man/ins ... ndows.html

Use the text link to download "ffmpeg-win-2.2.2.exe" (check the file name carefully).
When downloaded, double click on the file to run the installer, and accept any default options in the on-screen instructions.
Restart Audacity.

Audacity should automatically find FFmpeg after being restarted.
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jademan
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Re: FFmpeg

Post by jademan » Sun May 02, 2021 11:56 am

If for some reason you cannot get ffmpeg to run for you, you can try converting the .mp3 to .wav using another program such as VLC.

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