Re: loading mp3 files

Audacity can import MP3 by default.

To export MP3s, you need to have LAME installed. See here for more
information:
http://manual.audacityteam.org/man/faq_installation_and_plug_ins.html#lame

On Windows, when a USB audio device is plugged in, Windows will usually
set it as the default device for both recording and playback. If you do not
want to, or cannot use the USB device for playback, you can tell audacity
to use a different output (such as the computer's built-in sound card) by
selecting it in the "Device Toolbar". See here for details:
http://manual.audacityteam.org/man/device_toolbar.html

Steve

On 25 March 2018 at 07:15, Dave Blanchard <[email protected]> wrote:

> I'll butt in with a thought, if you don't mind. I recall that there is an
> extension that must be loaded for Audacity to be able to save as mp3 files.
> Could you be missing that? I'm able to save both wav and mp3. (I'm on a Mac
> running OS 10.12, so it may be different if you on Windoze.)
>
> On Sat, Mar 24, 2018 at 10:44 PM, <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> hello
>>
>> when i open the mp3 with audacity i have a waveform
>> when i convert it to wav i can play it with winamp but have no sound
>>
>>  greetings
>>
>> ----- Oorspronkelijk bericht -----
>> Van: "Lin Sprague" <[email protected]>
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>> Verzonden: Zaterdag 24 maart 2018 18:07:22
>> Onderwerp: Re: [Audacity-users] loading mp3 files
>>
>> On 3/24/2018 12:36 AM, [email protected] wrote:
>> > the music comes from the audacityplayer (cassettes) i can export it to
>> > my computer as an mp3 file but when i load the mp3 file into winamp or
>> > groovy music there is no sound
>>
>> When you open the mp3 with Audacity, do you see the waveform, or is a
>> straight line?
>>
>> When you export the audio as WAV format, is that playable by Winamp?
>>
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