How to Fix 'Cannot Import MP4 to Audacity' Issue?

Overview

I am trying to import an MP4 file to Audacity to get the audio from MP4 file, but get the error message saying that Audacity can not open this type of file. I got no luck either when trying to import other MP4 files to Audacity. I have got FFmpeg installed, but still failed to import the MP4 file to Audacity. Any advice?

Well, Audacity is a popular multi-track audio editor which can help users to alter individual sample points, fade the volume, change the pitch, tempo, remove various noise, alter frequencies, etc, but recently many users have complained that they can not import MP4 file to Audacity for editing and asked if Audacity supports to import MP4. Well, as a popular audio editor, Audacity supports to edit audio formats, like WAV, AIFF, OGG, FLAC, MP2 and MP3. And if users have got FFmpeg installed they can also import audio from most video files. But from many users feedback, they still can not get the MP4 file imported to Audacity even with FFmpeg. So any workable solution to import MP4 to Audacity for editing? Yes, the following will recommend a workable solution to you.

MP4 to Audacity Converter - iDealshare VideoGo

• iDealshare VideoGo is just the workable solution with which users can easily convert the unsupported MP4 to Audacity best supported MP3, WAV, AIFF, etc. And after the conversion, users can successfully get the converted MP3, WAV, AIFF, etc to Audacity for editing.
• iDealshare VideoGo also works to get other unaccepted MOV, AVI, FLV, MTS, WMV, etc to Audacity more supported MP3, WAV, AIFF, etc.
• Also, iDealshare VideoGo supports to convert any unsupported APE, WV, AAC, etc to Audacity more supported audio formats.
• There will be no quality loss during MP4 to Audacity, MOV to Audacity, APE to Audacity or any other video format or audio format to Audacity MP3, WAV, AIFF.
• Batch converting from MP4 to Audacity, APE to Audacity, etc is also available.
• MP4 or any other video format or audio format to other audio editors conversions, like FCP, iMovie, Windows Movie Maker, etc are also well supported by this MP4 to Audacity converter.

How to Convert MP4 to Audacity?

The converting MP4 to Audacity steps are provided as below for users references.

Make Preparation: Free download MP4 to Audacity Converter

Free download the powerful MP4 to Audacity Converter - iDealshare VideoGo (for Windows, for Mac), install and fire up, the following interface will pop up.

Step 1 Import MP4 files

Users can easily get the MP4 file imported to this MP4 to Audacity converter by simply clicking the "Add file" button. Directly using the drag and drop feature also enables the MP4 import to this MP4 to Audacity converter.

Step 2 Set Audacity supported audio format

Click the "Profile" drop-down button to choose Audacity support MP3, WAV, AIFF etc as output profile from the "General Audio" or "Lossless Audio" category.

Click "Browse" button to select a folder to save the will be converted files.

Step 3 Advanced settings (Optional)

Click "Setting..." button to open the "Advanced Settings" Window, then go to the "Advanced" tab where you can change audio codec, increase or decrease audio bitrate and sample rate, change audio channel, adjust audio volume to desired level.

Step 4 Convert MP4 to Audacity

Click "Convert" button to start and finish converting MP4 to Audacity more supported audio format.