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Audio File Editing
Audio file editing encompasses opening, modifying, and saving audio files.
File Handling in the Audio Editor
Before you start editing files in the Audio Editor, we recommend that you familiarize yourself with some basic file handling procedures, as editing in the Audio Editor is not non-destructive, unlike editing clips in the Audio Montage window, which leaves the source files untouched.
Encoding Audio Files
You can save audio in different formats. The process of converting audio to another format is called encoding. When saving audio files, many file formats allow you to choose from a variety of encoding parameters.
Ogg Vorbis Dialog
On saving an Ogg Vorbis audio file, you can adjust the encoding settings.

Ogg Vorbis Dialog

On saving an Ogg Vorbis audio file, you can adjust the encoding settings.

You can open the Ogg Vorbis dialog from most places where you can select an output file format.

Example

Open an audio file. Select File > Save As. Click in the Format field, and select Edit. In the Audio File Format dialog, set Ogg Vorbis as the type. Click in the Encoding field, and select Edit.

Average Bit Rate

If this option is activated, the average bit rate in the file remains constant during encoding. As the file size is proportional to the time, this makes the localization of a given point easier, but it can result in a lower quality, compared to the Variable Bit Rate option.

Variable Bit Rate

If this option is activated, the bit rate in the file varies during encoding, depending on the complexity of the material. This can produce a better quality/size ratio in the resulting file.

In the Quality field, select the quality. Lower quality settings result in smaller files.