# Sound files
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sound-files/11554
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [January 19, 2003, 1:53am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sound-files/11554 "2003-01-19T01:53:15Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@victim](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/victim)
#### Post date: [January 19, 2003, 1:53am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sound-files/11554/1 "2003-01-19T01:53:15Z")
just added an MP3 track to my movie, im using action script to run it and everything works fine.
the sound file is an MP3 at 5.2 meg and I can’t seem to get it much lower without compromising serious sound quality. Also when i publish the movie, flash doesn’t seem to compress the sound and I’m left with a SWF that’s 5.2 meg.
how can I fix this?
am i going about it the right way?
thanks.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [January 19, 2003, 2:25am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sound-files/11554/2 "2003-01-19T02:25:17Z")
Don’t upload entire MP3s. Use smaller sound loops. you can find many at [www.flashkit.com](http://www.flashkit.com)
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [January 19, 2003, 3:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sound-files/11554/3 "2003-01-19T03:04:55Z")
An mp3 is already a compressed file and That is as far down as you can get without losing quality.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [January 19, 2003, 3:22am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sound-files/11554/4 "2003-01-19T03:22:25Z")
cheers…