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Audacity - how to use songs from iTunes?

Hello,
I'm trying to create some song clips to use in a music quiz - using songs from my iTunes library. I've downloaded Audacity and the MP3 encoder but am completely stuck - not sure that the encoder is even installed yet as I can't click on anything when I try and 'find' it.

I can't get most of my songs to play in Audacity - I think they're in an unsuitable format - .mp4? But how do I convert existing songs in iTunes into a format that I can edit in Audacity? AND then, do I burn them onto a CD in a particular format so that they will play on a PC (for the quiz)?

Any help would be great - many thanks.

ibook, Mac OS X (10.4.9)

Posted on May 29, 2007 4:30 AM

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May 31, 2007 1:30 AM in response to Richmonk

The guide to installing the Lame encoder is here

http://audacity.sourceforge.net/help/faq?s=install&item=lame-mp3

I just saved mine to my Audacity folder in Applications then pointed Audacity in the right direction 1st time I used it.

Right click on a track in iTunes and select "convert to mp3" does the trick.

PCs read MP3's so all should be well. If not, save the tracks as WAVs (audio files).

Audacity - how to use songs from iTunes?

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