"invalid sample rate" nag is invalid

Audacity Help Forum macOS
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Audacity 2.3.3
OSX Monterey 12.6.2

here’s what happens:

  1. import an mp3 created with a 22050 rate/32 bit float
  2. resample at 44100
  3. save project
  4. export mp3
  5. throw a shoe at monitor when audacity nags that 22050 is an invalid bit rate

after throwing several pair of shoes, i finally copied the entire track, pasted it into a new project (which correctly read the sample rate as 44100) and exported the mp3 with nary a nag.

clearly, something is b0rked. any ideas?

(yes. i know “upsampling” is nonsensical, but i have my reasons, and i can’t see how it is germane to this issue.)

thanks!

adam

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(The Audacity team is currently reworking its Export logic, so once this effort is completed this difficulty should no longer arise)

OK, so when you create a new Audacity project and import a file into it, the “Project Rate” gets set from your imported file. This Project Rate is later used to govern exports, etc. See Audio Settings Preferences - Audacity Manual (especially the pink box under Quality).