MP3 file not supported? Wha?

[Gone2TheDogs]

Okay...this is odd. I created an MP3 audio file and tried to import into Moho and got an error message that it wasn't supported.
I first tried MP3 Audio Mixer. Nope. Tried using Audacity. Nope. Tried using Cyberlink Audio Director. Nope.
I finally gave up and made it a 'wav' file instead, which works, but I prefer MP3.

Thoughts?
What tool do you use to create and mix audio? (Please keep it under $100)

[synthsin75]

Moho dropped Quicktime, that is no longer supported on Windows. Technically, we're better off not using compressed audio formats, but I miss mp3 too.

[heyvern]

When you said you used those apps and they "didn't work" or "nope", what were you using them for? To create mp3?
You used them create MP3 format for import in Moho? Yes as has been answered, unfortunately Moho doesn't support mp3 at the moment.

I use Audacity all the time for quick simple down and dirty editing. It works great, has a bazillion cool filters, has multitrack support works on Mac and Windows and has multiple formats for export. I almost never use mp3 for in Moho because it is a "lossy" format. I prefer wav.

[synthsin75]

If you really want to work with smaller, compressed audio, for animating to, even if not rendering, Moho can import OGG, and Audacity can convert MP3 to OGG.

[SimplSam]

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I first tried MP3 Audio Mixer. Nope. Tried using Audacity. Nope. Tried using Cyberlink Audio Director. Nope.
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By the statement above - I assume that you created the MP3's with those tools? As you have noted you can use WAV as an alternative, or create/convert to OGG format which is more similar to MP3. You can definitely use Audacity for the creation/conversion of OGG.

I too hope that they bring back MP3s because they are handy for quick experimental setups that incorporate MP3 audio or MP4 audio/video clips.

[Greenlaw]

Yeah, I agree that mp3 should be supported in a future as a matter of convenience. (I'm sure this is on their 'to do' list.)

But when frame accuracy is critical (which is most of the time for me, especially animating for lip sync or when timing to music and SFX,) then I always use .wav or .aiff with little or no compression.

Naturally, for the sake of quality, you want to avoid using compressed files when rendering your final footage.