exported now x2 file size and lower bitrate!?

Audacity Help Forum Windows
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Audacity Version 2.4.2 Windows 10 Pro build 19042 I imporanted an file it was a .flac don’t know the bitrate but I 100% know it was higher then 320kbps cut it by like 4 minutes exported it as .flac now its not only x2 the file size now seems to be 320kbps?

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I don’t think that’s right. What makes you think the FLAC file is 320 kbps?


That’s probably due to “dither”. See: https://manual.audacityteam.org/man/dither.html
You may want to temporarily disable dither (set it to “None”) if you are only trimming the file.

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You can check the format and bitrate of your 'before" and “after” files with [u]MediaInfoOnline[/u].

EXPORTED NOW X2 FILE SIZE AND LOWER BITRATE!?

File size is determined* by the bitrate and playing time. kbps is kilo_bits_ per second. There are 8 bits in a byte so you can divide by 8 to get file size in kilo_bytes_ per second.


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  • Embedded artwork or other metadata adds to the file size without affecting the audio bitrate.