Adding Sound > Compressing sounds for export > Using the Raw compression option
Using the Raw compression optionThe Raw compression option exports sounds with no sound compression.
To use raw compression:
1 | In the Sound Properties dialog box, choose Raw from the Compression menu. |
2 | For Preprocessing, select Convert Stereo to Mono to convert mixed stereo sounds to mono (monaural). (Mono sounds are unaffected by this option.) |
3 | For Sample Rate, select an option to control sound fidelity and file size. Lower rates decrease file size but can also degrade sound quality. Rate options are as follows: |
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5 kHz is barely acceptable for speech. |
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11 kHz is the lowest recommended quality for a short segment of music and is one-quarter of the standard CD rate. |
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22 kHz is a popular choice for Web playback and is half the standard CD rate. |
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44 kHz is the standard CD audio rate. |
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Note: Flash cannot increase the kHz rate of an imported sound above the rate at which it was imported.