This will open the dialogue box shown in the image below. For Mac users, the Preferences option is accessed under the Audacity Menu. To download and install the FFmpeg libraries click on Edit followed by the Preferences option in the drop-down list. Get Audacity to Open Alternate File Types The first and third solutions are workarounds that will not solve the key problem which is the absence of the FFmpeg libraries. Convert the file to a supported format like MP3 then try importing it again.In these two cases, Audacity recommends solutions and procedures to follow in the second pop-up box. This was when I tried importing an AMR format. Other times like in the image below it would not be able to have a read at what file is being imported thereby having a pop-up box with the statement: Audacity did not recognize this type of file. The pop-up box came up when I tried importing an M4A file. In the case above, Audacity acknowledges that this is an audio file. In this box, audacity describes the file as an Advanced Audio Coding file which is coding for uncompressed audio files. When I click on OK I will get another pop-up box. It also describes how you can download the FFmpeg libraries. This is because the FFmpeg libraries have not been found on your computer. This image shows a pop-up box that comes up when I tried importing M4A, WMA, and AMR formats.įrom the box, you can get a brief description of why the file cannot be imported. What files Aren’t Recognizable in Audacity? So if you try and open a PDF file in Audacity, then this error will show up, and in that case, the prompt will be valid.

Also, trying to open a file that is not audio or video is not possible with Audacity.

You may sometimes even run into this error when opening an MP3 file. Please note that this error is not isolated to the not-so-common and lesser-known file types such as FLAC. However, in most cases, there is always a workaround and that is what we will cover in the remainder of this post. As a result, you’re unable to import them and use them in your workflow. This article goes into file formats that are not recognized by Audacity. Recommended Read: Open M4A, Convert M4A to MP3, M4A to WAV Audacity

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