Exporting combined stereo tracks saves as mono

Audacity 3 Help Forum Windows
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Hello,
I am combining a bunch of MP3 files into one large file and when I go to Export, I get a warning that they will be exported as a mono file, even though I selected Stereo in the export dialog.

Is there a reason for this? Is there a way for me to actually do the export as Stereo?

–Jim

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If the project is all mono, then the exported fill will be mixed down to a mono file.
For MP3 and other “lossy compressed” formats, this produces better sound quality and / or smaller file size. There is no down side.


Yes. Add some stereo content to the project.