Audacity Forum

That is peculiar. Did you encode it yourself, or did you download it like that? Is it a so called "hi def" audio file? This webpage can analyze the file. https://mediaarea.net/MediaInfoOnline What does it say about the original flac file? I downloaded it like that. I have already the software Media...

Thank you for the information. I'm just a beginner with this and try to learn by myself.

Hello. Yes, it's from a CD. But don't be too hard on the explanations please, I'm not a sound engineer.
So, if I understand well, my file that is now 24 Megas with 989kbps is as good as the 34 megas with 1417kbps?

Hello, My question is very simple. I have a FLAC file that has a bitrate of "1417 kbps". The file is around 34 megas. Compression rate 100%. 16 bits. I wanted to make a small correction to it but then, when I export it, the kbps has been lowered to "989 kbps" with a compression rate of 70% and a fil...