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* Change the [http://manual.audacityteam.org/index.php?title=Effect_Menu#List_of_Built-in_Effects speed or pitch] of a recording. | * Change the [http://manual.audacityteam.org/index.php?title=Effect_Menu#List_of_Built-in_Effects speed or pitch] of a recording. | ||
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| + | Exporting audio as an [[MP3]] is easy to do in Audacity and uses [[LAME]] as the in-built encoder. If you want to make use of extra LAME settings, such as the [https://wiki.themixingbowl.org/LAME#lowpass_Advanced_Setting_for_FM_.26_Satellite_recordings lowpass] setting, then you'll need to do the following: | ||
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| + | ''File > Export > Save as type: (external program)'' | ||
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| + | Then in the ''Format Options > Command:'' field enter: | ||
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| + | C:\Path\To\Lame\lame.exe - -V 0 --lowpass 16 "%f" | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
Revision as of 16:40, 1 April 2021
Audacity is a free, easy-to-use, cross-platform audio editor and recorder for Windows, Mac OS X, GNU/Linux, and other operating systems.
You can use Audacity to:
- Record live audio.
- Convert tapes and records into digital recordings or CDs
- Edit Ogg Vorbis, MP3, and WAV sound files.
- Cut, copy, splice, and mix sounds together.
- Change the speed or pitch of a recording.
Use LAME
Exporting audio as an MP3 is easy to do in Audacity and uses LAME as the in-built encoder. If you want to make use of extra LAME settings, such as the lowpass setting, then you'll need to do the following:
File > Export > Save as type: (external program)
Then in the Format Options > Command: field enter:
C:\Path\To\Lame\lame.exe - -V 0 --lowpass 16 "%f"
