Audacity Forum

stevethefiddle wrote:"Edit > Preferences > File Formats"
Check that the "Uncompressed Export Format" is set to "WAV (Microsoft 16 bit PCM)".

ahh, that was the problem - the other aspect (16 bit, 44100 Hz) was correct, i simply had left this part on 32 bit.

thank you!

i have found that when exporting completed tracks as wav files they tend to be more than twice the size than they would be were they to originate from a standard audio cd; for instance, a 12 minute track (comprised of 5 individual tracks, mixed down to two stereo tracks, and recorded in standard 16 ...