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| 701293 | 2008-08-29 22:14:00 | I want to extract a portion of an MP3 recording, using Audacity, but am having some basic problems. I can open the file, and select the section I want to extract. But I'm confused about what to do next. Any guidance would be appreciated, thanks. |
Greg (193) | ||
| 701294 | 2008-08-29 22:24:00 | Copy, File - New, Paste, Export as mp3. There are some good info on their site - I'm only just coming to grips with this at this stage! Hope that helps. |
R.M. (561) | ||
| 701295 | 2008-08-29 22:47:00 | Are you getting the file to show as sound squiggles in Audacity? If so, you can just click on the part where the file begins and paint (left click and drag) the file portion you want to keep and then you will EXPORT SELECTED FILE AS: (take your choice here ie: MP3, WAV or Ogg Something-or-other, which I don't use . You can also . . . JUST BEFORE THAT CHOICE set the preferences to save it in whatever bitrate you want . . . from about 16 to a gazillion or so . I usually use 128 or 256 unless it's an archival copy and I shoot for 1,000 . A card will then pop up asking you the name of the artist, song, and a lot of other stuff . . . but I usually leave the rest after the first two blank . Once it's done exporting the file, you have to go to the file and decide the engine you want to play it in . . . I use WMP10 . . . use the right click to select your fav playback device or drill through the programs until you get the one you want . but there are others . Unfortunately Audacity will NOT remember this choice next time . It's kinda frustrating that way . You will also have to drill down through the folder/hdd areas to find your exported file . . and Audacity won't remember this folder area next time . I then make it play in WMP and while that's happening, I add it (The currently playing item) to the WMP library . It will then show up in WMP as a capture of it's own and will be playable and recordable from there . Audacity is a lot more than you see on the surface . You can split tracks, add bass or treble, speed changes without changing pitch, add click tracks, fade in/out, batch amplify, clip over-volume and change bit rates, go from MP3 to WAV or That Ogg-thing or a lot more . Don't forget to have LAME somewhere that Audacity can find it . . . and once it's there and used by Audacity once, LEAVE IT THERE . . . or Audacity can't find it again . :dogeye: |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 701296 | 2008-08-29 23:01:00 | Thx folks! | Greg (193) | ||
| 701297 | 2008-08-30 02:27:00 | audacityteam.org is one place to look for help. Another is: www.picturestoexe.com this is a guide for audio-visual workers. |
R.M. (561) | ||
| 701298 | 2008-08-30 02:36:00 | Audacity tutorials here audacity.sourceforge.net |
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