I have a MKV file with 4 MPEG AAC audio streams. I would like to extract one of those streams into a separate audio file, but the “Convert” feature in VLC does not seem to have an option to select the audio stream, and if I proceed, the generated file is not playable.
I’ve tried to google the solution, but I haven’t found any results about multiple audio streams in a single video file.
4 Answers
The best program for singling out audio tracks - or any others - from an MKV container is the freeware MKVtoolnix. You select/deselect the tracks by checkbox ...
I do not know of any official links other than the one above.
I use it on a daily basis and can verify it's ease of use for this type project.
1You can change audio track in VLC Preference menu.
VLC Preference Audio Show All Input Codec Track Setting Audio Track -1
change -1 to 0 for audio track 1, 1 for audio track 2, save it and do convert as usual.
Don't forget to set -1 again before you quit!
1I believe you can use Handbrake for this.
Download it for your platform at .
Once installed, click the "Source" button. Select the MKV file. It will load, and in the menus underneath "output settings" you can select audio. A list will come up with what audio tracks you want to want to extract.
1Items needed : mkvtoolnix and inviskamkv extract
Install two software above. Next, open inviska and drag the file(s) into that. Finally, select the tracks you want to be extracted and click start :)
