[RESOLVED] Increase volume without clipping?

[AviUser]

Hi,

Sorry if this is a noob question, but my audio file is too quiet when exported to a .wav file.
But when I play it in Audacity, the audio volume is higher and the quality is really good.
What I want is for my exported .wav file to be high quality and louder.
I've tried:
1. Amplifying with clipping (leads to horrible audio quality)
2. Gaining the audio, which also leads to horrible audio quality:

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3. Putting up the volume of my speakers, which doesn't lead to horrible quality, but doesn't solve my problem because I will be using this audio in a video to be given to others.

Anybody have any solutions?

Thanks.

[waxcylinder]

Have you tried using the Amplify effect?

Just select all the audio (CTRL+A will select the left - as will clicking in the Track Control Panel). The use Effect > Amplify - it will calculate a default level to get you to 0db, but personally I would choke that back a little to say -6db. Then do your WAV export.

WC

[AviUser]

Whoops. Sorry, seems there was no problem in the first place

It just turns out that Vista decided to make the audio volume for my media player very quiet.

Thanks anyways.