Exported MP3 sounds different than previewed in Audacity

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Alduin's Khajiit
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Exported MP3 sounds different than previewed in Audacity

Post by Alduin's Khajiit » Sat Jun 22, 2013 2:07 pm

I loaded a wav file then did some editing and normalizing and previewed the sound to make sure it is what I want. then exported as MP3. But the sound of the MP3 is different than what it previewed to be in Audacity. the sound is a lot deeper and has a different sound to it as well VS what was previewed in Audacity.
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Re: Exported MP3 sounds different than previewed in Audacity

Post by kozikowski » Sat Jun 22, 2013 7:36 pm

Is it slower, too? Is the length of the show the same as in Audacity?
Are you listening to the show by importing the MP3 back into Audacity?

Do you know what a very low MP3 quality sounds like? When you exported the MP3, did you use the standard quality rate of 128?

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