If you want MP3, ideally you should compress ONCE as the last step. If you then re-export as MP3 you are going through another generation of lossy compression and SOME “damage” accumulates. When you open a compressed file in Audacity (or any “regular” audio editor) it gets decompressed. Data is thrown-away to make a smaller file. MP3 isn’t necessarily “terrible” (depending on the bitrate) but it is lossy compression. If that app will record to WAV you’ll get better quality (although you may not hear any difference, especially with voice) and hopefully the WAVs will open in Audacity.
There is also software for repairing MP3s but it’s rather “technical”.Ī purchased Voice Recorder App on my phone, There is a “trick” to importing with FFmpeg and that will usually work, but I’ve lost the link and I’m too lazy to search and it’s just easier(and maybe more reliable) to convert to WAV. MP3 compression is a lot like encryption and the raw data will sound like garbage.Īudacity doesn’t normally use FFmpeg to import or Export MP3s. There are a lot of “imperfect” MP3s around and Audacity is more picky about MP3s than most other software… And occasionally you’ll run-across a file that’s named MP3 but it’s actually something else, and that confuses Audacity. Audacity is going to decompress the MP3 anyway so it’s basically the same process, although it’s an extra step for you. Usually the most straightforward is solution is to convert the file to WAV with a 3rd-party conversion program such as Kabuu Audio Converter or TAudioConverter. I assume you can play the file with Windows Media Player (or whatever you normally use)? I was able to import the Raw Data only, but the file came across as static noise.Ĭan someone please let me know what I’m doing wrong?! I don’t think my files are corrupt as I’ve recorded them myself. I have followed the Help instructions to try to open the file as FFmpeg-compatible type file, same result. The MP3 files are recorded personally by me on a purchased Voice Recorder App on my phone, in 44 kHz sample rate and 128 kbps encoder bitrate (I’m not sure if that makes any difference when importing into Audacity?).
I just downloaded the latest Audacity Version 3.2.4, and I’m using Windows 10. “Audacity did not recognize the type of the file ‘C\Users\Owner\Downloads\file name.mp3’.įor uncompressed files, also try File > Import > Raw Data.” Recently, I have not been able to import any of my MP3 files. I do not know much about audio files but I have used Audacity successfully in the past to trim MP3 files.
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