arnmh1 Posted April 1, 2010 Report Share Posted April 1, 2010 I am trying to convert music audio cassettes to CDs using Audacity. After recording thru Audacity to my desktop in WAV format, which Roxio Easy Media Creator 9 supports, I was able to burn just one CD. After success with the first CD, attempts with others result in the following window: "This is not a valid or supported music file. The following audio file formats are supported: mp3, wav, cda, flac, mpga, ogg." The music files on my desktop all read WAV so the format should work, but does not. Any suggestions why one is successful and others not? Thanks, arnmh1 Dell 531s, Vista Home Basic, 2Gb memory, 250 Gb HDD, Easy Media Creator 9, Audacity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendon Posted April 1, 2010 Report Share Posted April 1, 2010 Without all the details from you I can't be sure of the cause, but I do know that the Roxio software will not handle WAV files where the 'bitrate' is not standard. Is it possible that there is a difference in bitrate between your WAV file which worked, and the ones which won't work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sknis Posted April 1, 2010 Report Share Posted April 1, 2010 ITunes or DRM protected music (bought from an on-line store) involved in this in any way? Roxio would give you a warning but I don't know if audicity would. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d_deweywright Posted April 1, 2010 Report Share Posted April 1, 2010 It also doesn't support a 24 bit sample size, you need to keep it to 16 bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnmh1 Posted April 1, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2010 Without all the details from you I can't be sure of the cause, but I do know that the Roxio software will not handle WAV files where the 'bitrate' is not standard. Is it possible that there is a difference in bitrate between your WAV file which worked, and the ones which won't work? Hi Brendon, I was using Audacity for the first time, trying to learn how different types of music sound with this software. I used WAV 16 bit on all three recordings. Further, each project was set at 44.1 KHz stereo sound. When WAV was rejected, I substituted OGG since this format is accepted by Roxio, to see what would occur. It was also rejected with the same message. Is there anything else you need? arnmh1 ITunes or DRM protected music (bought from an on-line store) involved in this in any way? Roxio would give you a warning but I don't know if audicity would. Hi sknis, The audio music cassettes I was copying were purchased back in the 1970's. Nothing was purchased recently and certainly not from an online store. arnmh1 It also doesn't support a 24 bit sample size, you need to keep it to 16 bit. Hi Dave, I did use 16 bit, per Audacity's tutorial. Thanks all. arnmh1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sknis Posted April 1, 2010 Report Share Posted April 1, 2010 Next step/option, why are you using Audacity? You should be able to capture the cassete audio via the Roxio program. What you have is several versions old and I don't have it on my computer but there should be "Easy Media Capture" that will capture you audio files from that cassette. No need for a middle program. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnmh1 Posted April 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2010 Next step/option, why are you using Audacity? You should be able to capture the cassete audio via the Roxio program. What you have is several versions old and I don't have it on my computer but there should be "Easy Media Capture" that will capture you audio files from that cassette. No need for a middle program. Hi sknis, I use Audacity because it is free software, and because Roxio Easy Audio Capture is not a part of Easy Media Creator 9 so far as I can determine. If it is there, I would be grateful if you can tell me where/how to find it in my program. I know Easy Audio Capture is a part of Creator 2010, but I am not inclined to upgrade at this time. arnmh1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ogdens Posted April 2, 2010 Report Share Posted April 2, 2010 Hi sknis, I use Audacity because it is free software, and because Roxio Easy Audio Capture is not a part of Easy Media Creator 9 so far as I can determine. If it is there, I would be grateful if you can tell me where/how to find it in my program. I know Easy Audio Capture is a part of Creator 2010, but I am not inclined to upgrade at this time. arnmh1 This what it looks like on the Full retail version. Yours could be a OEM version (came pre-installed on your computer). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnmh1 Posted April 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2010 This what it looks like on the Full retail version. Yours could be a OEM version (came pre-installed on your computer). Hi Ogdens, You got it exactly right. It is OEM. anrmh1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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I am trying to convert music audio cassettes to CDs using Audacity. After recording thru Audacity to my
desktop in WAV format, which Roxio Easy Media Creator 9 supports, I was able to burn just one CD.
After success with the first CD, attempts with others result in the following window: "This is not a valid or
supported music file. The following audio file formats are supported: mp3, wav, cda, flac, mpga, ogg."
The music files on my desktop all read WAV so the format should work, but does not.
Any suggestions why one is successful and others not?
Thanks,
arnmh1
Dell 531s, Vista Home Basic, 2Gb memory, 250 Gb HDD, Easy Media Creator 9, Audacity
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