Audio Formats

Help with different audio file types

• Can't open Mixcraft projects with Mixcraft 9? Check the build number.

  If you're having problems opening Mixcraft projects in Mixcraft 9, check the build number in the upper left area of Mixcraft's screen.  If you don't already have build 470, download and install the la...

• I made an MP3 loop but it won't loop properly in my other software!

  MP3 is not a good format to use for looping, because MP3 files contain an unspecified amount of silence at the start and end of the file. To achieve a usable loop, use WAV, WMA, or OGG formats....

• Mixcraft Won't Load The Sound

  There are many different types of sound file formats. Mixcraft currently supports the following formats: Wave (.WAV & .AIF) MP3 OGG WMA FLAC In addition, Mixcraft will work with the Window's Audio Com...

• What's the longest sound I can load into Mixcraft?

  If the sound is sampled at 44,100 Hz, the maximum length is about six hours and 45 minutes. With a 22,050 Hz sample rate, the sound could be twice as long. ( 14.5 hours ) The higher the sample rate, t...

• Rendering to OGG is real slow!

  OGG is slow to encode. However, you can speed up the encoding if you switch to Specify settings and select a quality level. 60% is the default and is relatively fast, although the file sizes are unpre...