Read my pictures above, go to Edit->preferences->Libraries and locate the avformat-52.dll file in the FFMpeg directory.
now, music plays, that's good. I was in the older version of Audacity. I got the new one now. so now I can just convert and edit? or do I just need to edit and then "tadaa" it's a ringtone? what other steps are involved? I know, I know. I'm an "expletive" noob. I appreciate the tips and advice.
If you want to get really technical, you follow this guide: http://wiki.audacityteam.org/index.php?title=Making_Ringtones All I do is cut the part that I want from the track and save it as an mp3(since the phone accepts mp3's as ring tones). Onc you have the edited part, just click "Export" it as mp3 or whatever other format you want. The easiest is to select the part you want to keep and then "Export Selection". You can change the output quality in "Options".
To save the file as an mp3, you can try "Save as custom FFmpeg", and then choose mp3, or easier, download Lame mp3 encoder: http://manual.audacityteam.org/inde..._download_and_install_the_LAME_MP3_encoder.3F
