song won't export properly

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kaslou
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song won't export properly

Post by kaslou » Tue Sep 13, 2016 11:30 am

hey, im using audacity 2.1.2 on windows 10

i've been trying to export a song that i've edited the bass and treble on but when it exports the effects i've added aren't put into effect, the song is exactly the same as before i edited it. how do i fix this?

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Re: song won't export properly

Post by steve » Tue Sep 13, 2016 12:11 pm

Try exporting with a different name from the original file.
Two good reasons to do this: 1) It is less likely to confuse 'smart' music libraries, 2) If you make an error in Audacity, you don't destroy the original.
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kaslou
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Re: song won't export properly

Post by kaslou » Tue Sep 13, 2016 1:22 pm

just tried to no avail. any other suggestions?

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Re: song won't export properly

Post by steve » Tue Sep 13, 2016 2:49 pm

Let's try an experiment to find out what's going wrong.
1) Generate 5 seconds of "White noise" (see: http://manual.audacityteam.org/man/gene ... html#noise)
2) Listen to what it sounds like (warning: with default settings it will be LOUD)
3) Apply the Bass and Treble effect and reduce the treble by -15 dB.
4) Listen to the track again. You should hear that it is less "hissy" (less treble).
5) Export the track as a WAV file.
6) Upload the exported file and attach to your reply (see: http://forum.audacityteam.org/viewtopic ... 49&t=64936)
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Re: song won't export properly

Post by Gale Andrews » Tue Sep 13, 2016 3:45 pm

kaslou wrote:hey, im using audacity 2.1.2 on windows 10

i've been trying to export a song that i've edited the bass and treble on but when it exports the effects i've added aren't put into effect, the song is exactly the same as before i edited it. how do i fix this?
Could you hear the difference before you exported?

Where are you listening when you judge the exported file? If you increased the bass, small computer speakers won't register that change because they won't be able to reproduce lower frequencies.


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