• Apple Final Cut Pro

  Audacity exports not recognized in FCPX

  Posted by Harrison Sim on May 25, 2012 at 6:34 am

  I’m trying to import an audacity export into FCPX, and encountering the following issues:

  First off, I exported the file in a variety of formats, including AIFF, MP3, and WAV, all of which are supported files according to the FCPX help guide.

  When I attempt to import the file, the following error message pops up:

  “Audacity” contains unsupported media or has an invalid director structure. Please choose a folder whose directory structure matches supported media.”

  I’ve tried exporting the files in different locations to no avail.

  Hope you can help! Thanks!

  Jeremy Garchow replied 14 years, 3 months ago 3 Members · 5 Replies
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  Nick Toth

  May 25, 2012 at 2:45 pm

  What version of Audacity and what OS are you on? I’m using Audacity 2.0 on Lion 10.7.4 and FCP X 10.0.4 and it works fine. Are you trying to import the Audacity project and not the actual audio file you exported perhaps?

  NT
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  Harrison Sim

  May 25, 2012 at 4:50 pm

  Hey Nick,

  I am also running Audacity 2.0, Lion 10.7.4, and FCPX 10.0.4.

  And no, I am definitely selecting the proper audio file.
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  Harrison Sim

  May 25, 2012 at 5:03 pm

  So, it turns out that FCPX isn’t recognizing ANY audio files whatsoever.
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  Nick Toth

  May 25, 2012 at 7:59 pm

  I’m having no such problem. Have you tried trashing prefs or re-installing FCP X?
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  Jeremy Garchow

  May 26, 2012 at 4:14 pm

  Sounds like you are trying to import a folder named “audacity” and not an audio file.

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