WWW FAQs: Why Do My MP3 Files Sound Bad in Flash Player?

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. WWW FAQs: Why Do My MP3 Files Sound Bad in Flash Player?
Good description of why some MP3s sound funny when played using Flash applications. Boutell says "Audacity and Flash don't always play nicely together," which isn't quite accurate. the reality is, Flash only plays certain types of MP3 files. "The problem is that Flash Player only supports two sampling rates: 22,050 samples per second, and 44,100 samples per second." Which is really stupid and something Adobe should fix. More...