@benjamin.groff: 👉 Visit BenjaminGroff.com for more free resources for artists and songwriters. You won't believe how many times this happens! You've poured your heart and soul into the song, production, and mix. Don't blow it at the finish line with a substandard MP3 bounced at 112 kbps! Have you checked the bitrate of the files you're pitching? In a creative meeting, a few songs sounded off. I heard digital compression and artifacts, particularly in the vocals. I checked the MP3 bitrate. Sure enough, this MP3 of a potential hit had been bounced at 112 kbps. Consequently, it sounded inferior when it shouldn't have! A standard MP3 should be 256 or 320 kbps (ideally). At 112 or 128 kbps, you're throwing away clarity (like almost literally 50% of the fidelity, technically) after all that work. That's an avoidable loss of quality. Producers and writers: Check your DAW bounce settings and make sure your MP3s are at least 256 kbps. For full quality, send a WAV file. Update your default settings, too, so you don't have to think about it next time. It's a small detail, but it can make a big difference. Don't let a low-quality file undermine a great song and production. Hope this helps. #MusicProducer #MusicProducing #MusicProduction #Songwriter #Songwriting

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