Table of Contents
Audio File Editing
Audio file editing refers to opening, editing, and saving audio files.
File Handling in the Audio Editor
This section describes the principal editing operations within the Audio Editor.
Encoding Audio Files
Audio can be saved in different formats. The process of converting audio to another format is called encoding. When saving audio files, you can specify various encoding options for some file formats.
Ogg Vorbis Dialog
You can edit the encoding options when you save an Ogg Vorbis audio file.

Ogg Vorbis Dialog

You can edit the encoding options when you save an Ogg Vorbis audio file.

You can open the Ogg Vorbis dialog from most places where you can select an output file format. For example, open an audio file, select File > Save As, click in the Format field, and select Edit. In the Audio File Format dialog, select Ogg Vorbis as type, click 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. Because the file size is proportional to time, the localization of a given point is 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 will vary during encoding, depending on the complexity of the material. This can give a better quality/size ratio in the resulting file.

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