Export options.

[Gps]

When I export an song to .wav format, am I right in understanding that the bitrate setting does nothing for a .wav file?
The 16 bit or 32 float however does?

I think the 32 bit sounds a little bit better, but wow about the file size, and I wonder if this is whishfull thinking.

(Sennheiser pc 160 headset)

[musikbear]

I think @diiz wrote the most valuable info on this
viewtopic.php?t=1174#p4683
I believed (know) i had added this to the wiki, but i cant find his byline anymore

[Gps]

Thank you.

Do you maybe mean this page ? I had read it, but it does not tell, if I get it right, which setting do work for a wave and which don't.

https://lmms.io/wiki/index.php?title=Exporting_the_Song

[st3aLth]

You always need to export to 32bit float

[musikbear]

You always need to export to 32bit float

yes, diiz also recommend 32 float
But @Gps, you are correct about bitrate
afaik bitrate is only relevant for ogg, so in a wave export, you can ignore it.

[Gps]

Thank you guys.

Now I am gonna search this forum about processing the song after it is finished in lmms. Sounds very interesting.

I am thinking of using Ardour for that. I have to figure out though how to go from lmms to ardour, and especially because diiz wrote, that export one track does not work right.

Or if people have different or better suggestions ? (linux)
Why I have been thinking about lmms + ardour is because of this vid.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JR6mRkFkoBQ

Not looking forward to learning yet another program, and it does not look easy to me at all.

[StakeoutPunch]

You always need to export to 32bit float

This is not necessarily true. 32 bit has advantages over 16 bit, but it will also hide mixing and mastering mistakes more than 16 bit will. For lack of better words, it is more forgiving by smoothing out dynamics (and can deal with clipping without sounding "bad"). For final renders, 32 bit is a decent idea if you have the time and storage to deal with it, but if you did a great mixing and mastering job, you will likely not notice a difference between the two. If you are planning on CD distribution or streaming sites that aren't bandcamp, it will not matter as most streaming sites now transcode and down sample to 128kbps MP3 and CDs top out at 44.1kHz 16 bit integer.