Normalize Chain different from Normalize effect

Audacity Help Forum Windows
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I’m not sure why exactly, but applying Normalize in a chain is producing a very different waveform from applying Normalize in audacity.
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This shows the results. Top is original .mp3, middle is normalized in audacity (-16db, apply offset=1/yes), the last clip is the result of the same normalize parameters applied in a chain.

The sound itself seems to be offset by .05 seconds.

Wondering what the problem is here exactly and how to fix it?

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I’m guessing that the offset is because you exported as MP3. Did you?
MP3 always has a bit of padding at the beginning - it’s a limitation of the MP3 format.