hi. really don't understand the problem here. i have a zoom h2 which records in multiple mp3 bit rates. if i use audacity to edit, say a 256 bit rate mp3 file and save as 256 i don't lose anything to compression. only lose when saving to a lower bit rate ... william -- One Blind Guy ( www.oneblindguy.com ) The audacity4blind web site is at //www.freelists.org/webpage/audacity4blind Subscribe and unsubscribe information, message archives, Audacity keyboard commands, and more... To unsubscribe from audacity4blind, send an email to audacity4blind-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with subject line unsubscribe