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Jill3267338189hc
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January 13, 2025
Question

Audio Compressed on Import to Premiere

  • January 13, 2025
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I've scoured the internet for an answer to this issue, and can't seem to fix the problem. 

When I import a song that I'm using for a project into Premiere, it is automatically compressed and sounds horrible. It sounds fine in the source file and super compressed in Premiere. I've used two different files. The first one is 192 kpbs and the second is 320kpbs. Both are compressed upon import. My sequence settings are set at 48000 hz, so neither file should be compressed as far as I know. 

Files attached are media details in Premiere vs file details in my file explorer (x2 for each song) and my sequence settings.

Any ideas?

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    Jill3267338189hcAuthor
    Participant
    January 13, 2025

    ETA: It also did this to the actual audio from the wedding ceremony, so it's not just the songs. The officiant's audio sounds horrible.

    Ann Bens
    Community Expert
    Ann BensCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    January 13, 2025

    Make sure Default Input in the Audio Hardware in the Preferences is set to No Input.

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    Jill3267338189hcAuthor
    Participant
    January 14, 2025

    I tried that, then imported again and it's still compressing.

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