Audacity Forum

I will NOT need to edit the MP3s at all. No further editing required. With that said, the Insane MP3 format should suffice? I incorporated 10 second pauses between tracks which should work nicely

Thanks all. So just go from Audacity file and export straight to WAV if WAV is what I want?

I did it as MP3 INSANE quality yesterday and think it sounds fine. Not looking from Grammy-quality; just need a clear sound to get me thru the wedding

If converting MP3 to WAV, do I make sure the MP3 is INSANE quality first? Does the delay in MP3 files matter?

If exporting as a WAV, should I use 16-bit or 32-bit? I am exporting from Audacity to WAV, not from MP3 to WAV, right?

...And .wav is preferable to mp3? Why? mp3 employs lossy compression : file-size is reduced (usually by a factor of ~5) at the expense of sound-quality. No compression with WAV, (but file-size will be much bigger than mp3). Thanks. Lastly, what's a good volume range to use in Audacity? Is it best t...

Thanks. And .wav is preferable to mp3? Why?
Also, whats a good volume range to use in audacity. Is it best to be close to 0.5 with volume spiked, or closer to 1.0 and volume down? Is there any real difference?

Thanks. You said to use Insane for when making an MP3 from an MP3. However, I should just use Insane in all instances?

Thank you all for your help.

When I export as an MP3 from a project file, are the default settings fine ({Reset, Standard, Fast Variable Speed, Joint Stereo)? This is for a classical guitar. I just want the best quality possible.

If I want to make the same volume level for all tracks, what’s the best way? I envision having different MP3s and a 10 second pause between them. Which function do I use for this (decibel level?)?

Thanks. So just use the standard pre-set recording settings that are already there? If you want maximum quality, don't re-encode* the mp3s, just leave them as they are. Make an audio-file with ten seconds of silence and insert that in the device playlist between each mp3 ... 1.mp3 silent-10s.mp3 2.m...