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Exporting same .ogg file over and over - Worse quality?
Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2011 9:32 pm
by ResidentLeever
Hi, I have a simple question about exporting.
I finished a project joining a few .wavs together, exported it to .ogg but later on realized I forgot to add a fadeout to it.
Does opening and exporting the .ogg again after editing reduce* sound quality, or should I re-export from the .wav files after editing them instead?
Edit: *I meant maintain here
Re: Exporting same .ogg file over and over - Worse quality?
Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2011 9:47 pm
by Gale Andrews
ResidentLeever wrote:Hi, I have a simple question about exporting.
I finished a project joining a few .wavs together, exported it to .ogg but later on realized I forgot to add a fadeout to it.
Does opening and exporting the .ogg again after editing reduce* sound quality, or should I re-export from the .wav files after editing them instead?
Edit: *I meant maintain here
Yes encoding to a lossy format like OGG or MP3 always reduces quality. Re-export from the WAV files (or from the Audacity project if you saved one). That is a good example of the benefits of saving a project: a) you don't have to re-import files b) the project audio always retains the same quality.
Back-up exports to WAV though are always a good idea, nonetheless.
Gale
Re: Exporting same .ogg file over and over - Worse quality?
Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2011 10:00 pm
by ResidentLeever
Well that came much quicker than I expected, thanks for the help!
/Alex
Re: Exporting same .ogg file over and over - Worse quality?
Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2011 1:47 am
by kozikowski
But do remember that Projects do not save UNDO layers.
Koz