Editing audio files with iTunes

It's been many years since I've done any editing with iTunes, and iTunes itself has gone through many versions. Anyway, today I Downloaded a 25-minute CD into my iTunes library, and I have a few questions.

(1) Supposedly, the CD sound file is a 256 MBs in the AAC format, but the size of the file in my iTunes library is only 47.7 MBs in the AAC format. This reminds me that iTunes can convert sound formats and can also be used to change their sizes (compress/expand). Question: where are the controls for doing this?

Well, let's stop here for now. As more questions rise, I'll be back with more questions.

iPad (4th gen) Wi-Fi, iOS 9.3.1

Posted on Sep 2, 2016 4:13 PM

36 replies

Niku Author

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Sep 5, 2016 5:53 PM in response to dialabrain

Having put a tracer on my attempts to contact Audacity, I've learned that it is Audacity that is blocking me. Because of this, your link was most welcome. Unfortunately, the Audacity program won't accept it. I'm told the usual, that it's in a format that that Audacity can't handle.What about this "unzip" business? Tell me more.

dialabrain

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Sep 5, 2016 5:57 PM in response to Niku

Double-click on the file and it will extract into a folder. Inside the folder are three files. The one you want to place in the Audacity folder is named ffmpeg.

Niku Author

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Sep 5, 2016 7:16 PM in response to dialabrain

Well, I knew that, and I tried to upload the "ffmpeg" file, but Audacity would't accept it. That's why I thought that I might have missed the "unzipping"part. Is there a step that I missed?

dialabrain

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Sep 5, 2016 7:26 PM in response to Niku

No one said anything about "uploading" the file. What I said was the file gets moved into the Audacity folder. That's it.

Niku Author

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Sep 5, 2016 8:08 PM in response to dialabrain

Is there difference between "uploading the file" and "the file gets moved into the Audacity folder"? Sounds like semantic quibbling/nitpicking to me.

dialabrain

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Sep 5, 2016 8:13 PM in response to Niku

I can't say I'm surprised you were banned from Audacity's site. You're on your own.

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Editing audio files with iTunes