WAV file OK, double-speed MP3

[TulsaTV]

I have a Dell X51 Pocket PC and the Resco Radio software.

I am able to record internet radio as MP3. It appears to be at 32 KBPS.

I can listen to the recorded file and it sounds perfect.

I import it to Audacity and it sounds fine. I try to export it as MP3 and the result is always double speed.

I export as WAV, no problem. I import that WAV, try to export as MP3, double speed.

I change the project rate in Audacity, makes no difference.

Any idea how to get a normal speed MP3 out of it?

[waxcylinder]

I assume that the WAV you export plays at the correct speed - right?

If so then you could try using an external program to convert the WAV to MP3 - there are any number available out there just Google for "WAV to MP3"

WC

[TulsaTV]

Yes, the exported WAV sounds correct. And thanks, I will use an outside converter if Audacity can't do the job.

I wonder if it could be the lame_enc.dll file.

[steve]

I wonder if it could be the lame_enc.dll file.

That's possible - you could try downloading a fresh copy from the link on this page: http://audacityteam.org/wiki/index.php? ... structions
In step 6 of the installations instructions, be sure to select the new version of LAME.

[TulsaTV]

Thanks, I tried that, but no dice.

I downloaded iTunes, hoping to convert with it. iTunes info about my WAV file: mono, 16-bit, sample rate 22,050.

I went back to Audacity and tried to export based on that, but same story.

[steve]

I generally export from Audacity as WAV, burn a copy to CD as a backup, then use LameDrop (a free mp3 encoder that is quick and easy to use) to convert from WAV to MP3. iTunes could also be used for the encoding, or any one of the other mp3 encoders available.

[TulsaTV]

I got it to work, but it wasn't easy!

In Audacity, I set the parameters as 11,025, 16-bit PCM. The WAV then played back slow, but when I exported, the MP3 was at the correct speed.

Surely there must be a better way, but that's one way.

[TulsaTV]

However, the file size is huge, so back to the drawing board. I'll try other encoders.

[TulsaTV]

FreeRip Basic did the job with no muss or fuss.

[Rookie]

I'm having exactly the same problem! I can create the MP3 file, but it plays at double speed. I have the sample rate set at 44100 Hz as recommended by some other posts, but nothing seems to work.