Hi. Using version 1.2.6 on XP.
I'm recording an audio presentation that has background music. When I export to mp3, the person's voice sounds somewhat muffled and the music somewhat the same. But when I export to .wav, the person's voice is clear. I tried exporting to mp3 using ID3v1 and ID3v2, but it didn't fix it. Any ideas? Thanks.
voice muffled when exporting to mp3
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Audacity 1.2.x is now obsolete. Please use the current Audacity 2.1.x version.
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Audacity 1.2.x is now obsolete. Please use the current Audacity 2.1.x version.
The final version of Audacity for Windows 98/ME is the legacy 2.0.0 version.
Re: voice muffled when exporting to mp3
You probably have the MP3 format set to too low a bit rate. 128kbps is generally considered the lowest for good quality music - 160kbps or higher is better. I can't remember exactly where the setting for this is in Audacity 1.2 I think it is something like "Edit menu > Preferences > Export options"
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