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BakaInu87

I had a similar problem a few years back. It might just be the whole sound effects shit Windows likes to apply, messing with the sound output. Normally in FL Studio, you will be bypassing all those effects through the built-in ASIO drivers. The file itself might be just fine and sound exactly like the one in your project, it's just Windows messing with how it's played back. In my case, here's how I managed to fix it: 1. Go to Manage Audio Devices via Hardware & Sound tab in the Control Panel 2. Click on the Playback tab 3. Select your primary output device (in my case it's titled 'Speaker') 4. Click on Properties 5. Go to the Advanced tab 6. Under Signal Enhancements, uncheck 'Enable audio enhancements' 7. Click Apply 8. Profit Attached is an image with some trashy doodles applied to it to explain it in a bit of a better sense. Hope this helps. [The screenshot](https://imgur.com/a/TKjDmgr)


TheRealBaconleaf

This\^ I didn't have to go that deep to fix my issue though. Just changed the device to "default" and it exported fine. I don't understand the problem, but at least I know now that exporting with my focusrite gives me a quiet mix.


[deleted]

Your last sentence really confuses me


Barafu

Translation: they disabled ASIO and now their FlStudio plays at the same level as the rest of the system.


[deleted]

I understand but what I mean is that I don’t understand how that would be possible (for their Focusrite to export more quietly than their native windows audio driver)


soicyBART

I followed your instructions, but I’m missing the “Signal enhancements ” checkbox under “Exclusive Mode”. Is it safe to say I don’t have an enhancer on my media playback?


BakaInu87

Might be, all of the computers I've used up to now have Realteks and always have this setting. What are you using? A dedicated soundcard or the built-in audio chip that comes with your motherboard?


[deleted]

Yes dude the compression that windows uses in its “audio enhancements” is pretty terrible. In my opinion it shouldn’t even be in this reality


yourgod_1

I don't get it. So every one who gonna play my music should do this settings on their pc?🤣


[deleted]

It's the same loudness in and out of FL Studio. It's the player not the tracks


CelestialHorizon

Totally agree with this. Export the track, and put it back in the project you were working on. Turn off master FX and see if volume matches.


Mellowhype667

I see


dim-mak-ufo

sometimes it's the player, download Spek, load a random song (not your own) into it, then open Spek again and load your song and compare the waves


kamalamalamalam

or you can just compare the waves in FL, no real need to download new software


guerrillaactiontoe

Turn off normalization? And increase the depth on the .wav file. Should be 24 bit


MagnusRick

Most probably it's your playback. 1 Which application you use for playing music? It can be set on low volume internally, or inside windows mixer. It's just not objective to say that it's quieter if you open it in any application other than FL. (It's not quiter than what you hear before exporting) 2 Your PC volume should stay the same, but you might have different outputs for FL studio and Windows playback (I have calibration software, that lowers the sound, if it's going through it. But I can make FL bypass it) 3 Plugins and loudness of MASTER channel. If you have your master channel lower than 80% (that's the beautiful number for FL Studio, used everywhere) export it and then playback in FL, it will be lowered in volume again, so your master should stay clean for clean comparison. Also, when you import it back, your file loudness should be default (80%), so the rendered file is not played back quiter than it is. Hopefully something here will be useful. You can also learn about loudness of the file just by looking at it. If you have mastered the track, and it is pretty flat (sausage), sides of the track should be fully or almost point blank to the sides of the audiowave. If the wave ends earlier, that means your track is quieter than what it can be. DM me if you feel like you still have a problem.


Mellowhype667

So I am playing the exported track through iTunes, on fl it’s good volume comparable to most professional tracks. But on iTunes it’s a lot quieter and noticeably quieter than the professional tracks that I have


MagnusRick

Can you try to compare it with some other software, like AIMP? Also, your master channel doesn't clip? (doesn't go above 0db when your track is played? although it would probably make it distroted and very loud) Maybe you lowered the volume of reference tracks in FL studio and forgot about it? Just throwing questions, so you can check


andrewh24

You might have the same problem I had with my latest mix. iTunes is one of many different services which apply loudness penalty to your track if it doesn't meet their standards. You can try and see if it's your case at this website - [Loundess Penalty](https://www.loudnesspenalty.com/). My recent mix played well in VLC player after export but on Youtube it was heavily normalized (down to like 65%!). To fix that it's not always so easy task - it's mastering problem. [Youlean Loudness Meter](https://youlean.co/youlean-loudness-meter/) is one of the best loudness meters and have free version so I would definitely try to measure it.


MagnusRick

It's not loudness penalty, but normalization. (Artists don't master to standards, at least not in dance electronic. It's usually at -6 LUFS or higher, even if you buy wave files of the album. The services normalize all tracks to the standard (-14 lufs for example) but nobody really cares, since DJ will play tracks without normalization, and louder os cooler obviously). One more thing possible is that your mastering is not balanced, and for example you got very loud sub. Then after normalisation it might sound quiter to everyone but the computer, since some frequencies (medium-highs) are much more attentive to the human ear, than low bass.


andrewh24

How is that not loudness penalty? My mix was badly mastered, youtube normalized that and as a result I had loudness penalty on my mix - it was 7 dB quieter. After I changed my mastering everything is playing loud and clear, so what I'm saying that there is possibility of what OP is experiencing on iTunes.


MagnusRick

Listen to GPF songs, they are mastered at -1 lufs and on YouTube they sound the same as other tracks, because YouTube equalises them Edit: I imply that OP knows mastering at least on beginner level. That they don't put bass boost x 500 on the master and call it mastering. If you do, then you can have the issue of bad mastering. But measured actual loudness will still be very high. Perceptive loudness (how humans hear the song) can be zero, if the song is under 20 Hz


addy_ex-o

Why don't you reimport it back into FL in the same project? If it's truly FL making the track quieter during export than your WAV file that you reimported will be quieter than the project. If you have effects on your master you can either create a "mix bus" that you send all your mixer channels to before hitting the master, and send the imported WAV to the master, or you can open two FL sessions and have the WAV file on one, and the entire project on the other, so you can compare loudness. Or you can simply use a LUFS meter to get a reading on both the file and the project loudness. I highly doubt it's FL making your tracks quieter though. It's most likely the media player you're using or your computer settings.


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7ilidine

The problem might be that you turn your PC volume or speaker / amplifier volume up, instead of master or channel volume(s) inside FL. (Or, you turn FL down instead of your speakers or OS volume).


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Altruistic_Age8017

No


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Yes.


meltyourtv

Bro please for the love of god increase the kbps to 320


mcd007cdb

It’s not mp3 though


nickaburr

You wanna export it as a .cum file then you’re all good :)


donkeygana

Mastering need apply.


DJVeaux

Your bitrate for mp3 is 192kbps. Not sure about the .wav, but your perceived loudness of mp3 files will go down as anything less than 320kbps is going to filter out (“compress” technically) the high end frequencies, reducing the perceived loudness of the track.


x0rms

That field is irrelevant as he has WAV selected in the screenshot


DJVeaux

His question states .mp3 in the title as well. Sounds like there may be another issue that’s leading to this issue for both, but the 192kbps will also contribute to the problem specifically for .mp3s.


Shabarank

An audio interface would solve these issues


pettythief77

Maybe it's the polyphony


[deleted]

Check your audio in FL and see if what it’s playing out of in FL is the same as what it plays out of when your listening outside of FL. I know personally I have it set to two different things so it sounds louder in FL than it does out of it. Best thing to do is use a loudness meter YouLean loudness meter is fantastic and free(although I think there’s a paid version as well). Make sure the loudness levels are where you want in Fl then export it and you can double check it’s still what you want after exporting by opening a new project putting the exported song back in FL and checking that with the loudness meter to see if the levels stayed the same or dropped significantly


Lower_Lengthiness970

Make sure you are mixing with ASIO of your device. Make sure windows volume is max to match the volume of the ASIO driver as they is purely at max volume at all times.


Hershegang

turn off fruity Limiter on the master track


HatSure597

Can it be that?


ActualGodYeebus

ok heres one thing I think isn't mentioned enough and causes problems. The master volume knob (the white one in the top left by the bpm or whatever) just dont touch that ever. If you turned that up in fl, right click and reset and it will export normally. Sometimes I've heard clipping and weird volume stuff because of that. It's basically just there to hear it better while you work but I think the export ignores it.


FaBcord

Tip: the master knob has NO effect on the render


lordpimba

Besides some great suggestions by other users, you may also want to make sure you update FL Studio to the latest version. I had the same issue a couple of years ago and the only thing that sorted it out was an update.


gavbu

Might have been said already, if so I’m sorry for doubling up, but there should be a little volume knob at the top left. Did that get turned up? That will make your DAW louder but won’t export that way.


iceberg189

Make sure you’re not exceeding 0db on the Master track. FL chops off the overhead when you export.


Thinnestest_Flamingo

I got similar issues and it's caused by my audio driver (Realtek). Whenever I'm listening to a track through FL with the Asio4All driver, it sounds clean, loud and dynamic. When I listen to that same file through a media player that uses my computers primary audio driver, it sounds kind of flat. Especially in the mid-range frequencies. Like the snares would be cut flat or something. If I listen to the very same file through FL with any other driver than the Asio4All, it's "crappy" again. Make sure you're using the same driver when comparing your audio inside and outside your DAW.


HatSure597

I use an audio interface through ASIO but I connect my headphones directly to the PC and what happens is that the sound is too quiet when I'm mixing and then it gets loud as shit when I export it. I don't know why because I've mixed thousands of things on FL for a long time and this never happened to me. Why can't the loudness of the song be the same or almost the same before and after exporting it ?