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V-Solas1689
V-Solas1689
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May 11, 2018
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When exporting multitrack to mp3 time of track is changed

  • May 11, 2018
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Hi everyone.  I am not compute savvy at all so forgive me.  I created secer multi tracks and then saved them.  When I export them to mp3 the time of the track changes.  For example I got the track in the program at 55 minutes but after export it is 52.  I have no dead air before or after so why does it do that?  Any help?

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    Correct answer ryclark

    But what length does the file actually play for? Does your file show the proper time if you re-open it in Audition?

    Due to the way the audio data is compressed some playback software can report incorrect times, especially if you used VBR (variable bit rate) rather than Constant. This is because they try to calculate the time of the file using the amount of data against included metadata showing the sample rate and bit depth which doesn't always give the correct answer.

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    ryclark
    ryclarkCorrect answer
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    May 12, 2018

    But what length does the file actually play for? Does your file show the proper time if you re-open it in Audition?

    Due to the way the audio data is compressed some playback software can report incorrect times, especially if you used VBR (variable bit rate) rather than Constant. This is because they try to calculate the time of the file using the amount of data against included metadata showing the sample rate and bit depth which doesn't always give the correct answer.

      V-Solas1689
      V-Solas1689Author
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      May 12, 2018

      Yes when I open it in Adobe it is right at the 55 minute mark but when I send it in a Dropbox file it is 52 minutes.  So do I export it in a constant format or something? 

      SukiW
      SukiW
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      May 1, 2023

      Are these MP3 files?


      No, they are screenshots of what the files look like when I inspect them. Player believes that they are shorter than the file inspector believes they are.

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