Help! I have a recording sent to me in a wma format. I tried to convert it to a wav file using Audacity, but when I load it in Presenter I still get the static sound. I tried following one one of the tutorials under product support but the Audacity version I used was a more recent version than in the tutorial, so I am thinking there is something I did or did not adjust properly in the preferences. I had some one else try iTunes for me but it saved it in a mpeg4 file.
I do not know much about audio editing as I usually record directly into Presenter 09. Any other suggestions to try? Thanks in advance for any help!
I'm sorry to hear that you're experiencing this issue with the audio. Have you already checked the settings for bit rate, etc. on the wav file you created in Audacity?
I'm not sure if this is what you've already seen, but hopefully it helps:
Thank you for sending that along. Yes, that is the one that I have previously viewed. The Audacity version that he uses is different than the current one I downloaded and does not offer a separate "preference" setting for format. It may be selected somewhere else in the rpeference now and I might have overlooked that. The Audacity version I downloaded is 2.0.2.
If you think of anything else, please let me know. Thanks!
Thanks for getting back to me! I found the manual for Audacity 2.0.2 here, and the preferences should still be available in that version. This page provides a little more information on the options.
You should be able to access the preferences by doing the following:
Edit Menu > Preferences
Using the shortcut CTRL+P on a PC
Using the shortcut CMND+, on a Mac.
Once you're in the preferences, it should look like this in 2.0.2:
Let me know if this is what you see in your version
I think the preferences were set right based on your image below. However, the information you sent got me trying the import process differently and that seemed to do the trick.
Thanks so much for your help! I knew it was user error on my part, just didn’t know what to correct.
It turns out that I was importing my wma file incorrectly into Audacity. In addition, I believe intially when I loaded Audacity, it didn't have the FFmpeg library loaded so I had to go somewhere else to get a free download for that. I am not sure if that changed anything or not.
In audacity, before I imported each file, I made a few edits to in Preferences (see attached screen shots). Then I went File menu - Import - Audio and imported my first file. On the left, it should show that thecorrect file criteria. I did not edit the file at all, but if you wanted to then you would do that next. Then I went File menu - Export. I changed the name of the file to differentiate from the original. The file type should be WAV (Microsoft) signed 16 bit PCM and then clicked Save.
I continued to follow the remaining steps and then saved the file (please see attached).
That worked for me. I hope you have the same luck.
Would you believe I did the same thing? So much for rushing/skimming through directions and taking twice the amount of time to do a simple task if I would just slow down and read it.
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Hi Susan!
I'm sorry to hear that you're experiencing this issue with the audio. Have you already checked the settings for bit rate, etc. on the wav file you created in Audacity?
I'm not sure if this is what you've already seen, but hopefully it helps:
Hi Christine,
Thank you for sending that along. Yes, that is the one that I have previously viewed. The Audacity version that he uses is different than the current one I downloaded and does not offer a separate "preference" setting for format. It may be selected somewhere else in the rpeference now and I might have overlooked that. The Audacity version I downloaded is 2.0.2.
If you think of anything else, please let me know. Thanks!
Hi Susan!
Thanks for getting back to me! I found the manual for Audacity 2.0.2 here, and the preferences should still be available in that version. This page provides a little more information on the options.
You should be able to access the preferences by doing the following:
Once you're in the preferences, it should look like this in 2.0.2:
Let me know if this is what you see in your version
Thanks!
Hi Christine,
I think the preferences were set right based on your image below. However, the information you sent got me trying the import process differently and that seemed to do the trick.
Thanks so much for your help! I knew it was user error on my part, just didn’t know what to correct.
Regards,
Susan Rehm
Training & Special Projects Manager
Fender Musical Instruments Corporation
"Proud to be a Fender Band member since 2008."
That's wonderful Susan, I'm so happy to hear you got it working!
Have a great evening!
Susan,
Can you please share what you did differently because I'm experiencing the same issues and I have a lot of files to convert from .wma to .wav. Yikes!
Thanks,
Amparito
Hello Amparito,
It turns out that I was importing my wma file incorrectly into Audacity. In addition, I believe intially when I loaded Audacity, it didn't have the FFmpeg library loaded so I had to go somewhere else to get a free download for that. I am not sure if that changed anything or not.
In audacity, before I imported each file, I made a few edits to in Preferences (see attached screen shots). Then I went File menu - Import - Audio and imported my first file. On the left, it should show that thecorrect file criteria. I did not edit the file at all, but if you wanted to then you would do that next. Then I went File menu - Export. I changed the name of the file to differentiate from the original. The file type should be WAV (Microsoft) signed 16 bit PCM and then clicked Save.
I continued to follow the remaining steps and then saved the file (please see attached).
That worked for me. I hope you have the same luck.
regards,
Susan
Thanks for the prompt response, Susan.
Would you believe I did the same thing? So much for rushing/skimming through directions and taking twice the amount of time to do a simple task if I would just slow down and read it.
Thanks again for taking the time to respond.
Amparito
Happy to hear it helped!
I do not use the tool you mention to convert WMA to WAV. I often use Bigasoft WMA to WAV Converter to get WAV files from WMA.
Maybe this guide can help you to convert WMA to WAV for using in Presenter 09.
I used to use it to batch convert WMA to WAV with Excellent Output Quality.
Hope it will help you more or less.
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