If you import CD tracks into Audacity from Finder and save them as a Project, the CD must be present next time you open the Project, unless you set Audacity to make a copy of the data. To do this choose Audacity > Preferences: Import / Export and where it says "When importing audio files", check the radio button: Copy uncompressed files into
Audacity is ready to use but you won’t be able to export to MP3 format audio, only WAV format unless you go back and DOWNLOAD AND INSTALL THE LAME MP3 ENCODER… SEE LINK ABOVE. WARNING: DO NOT DOWNLOAD THE AVS AUDIO EDITOR (IT’S NOT FREE!) After you click on the Lame MP3 encoder link a new window will open. Click on this link.
Will Audacity convert a Wav file into music notation? There appears no mention of this in the manual. There is a U Tube video supposedly showing how this is achieved but it is in a non English lanquage and the picture quality is virtually unreadable. I am using Windows 8.1. Thanks Ron Bastick
In this case, we recommend using the older version of Audacity to save your file in a different audio format, and then utilizing Renee Audio Tools to convert it to MP3. This free audio editing tool offers a variety of functions and a user-friendly interface, making format conversion a simple process.
Step 1. Go to Audio Converter and upload the audio in batch or individually. Step 2. Look at the wheel gear Settings of the audio and click on it. Pick the desired format for the output, from MP3 to WAV. Step 3. Find the quality you want. Or, if you want to edit the bitrate manually, go to Edit> Bitrate.
He advises how to download an digital audio virtual cable and other software to link your recording directly from Audacity to be transcribed to a file in Google.docs. I have tried it briefly and it works but there are some drawbacks: you have to convert WAV files to MP3 and switch your sound system to the virtual cable, etc.