Interesting....after reading similar posts here, I exited Sonar X3, then changed my Windows settings. Regardless of bit depth settings, if I set the Windows Playback device sample rate to 48kHz, the exported files play at normal speed. If I set the sample rate to 44.1kHz, they play fast and at a higher pitch, as explained earlier. However, when I exported the various MP3 and WAV files to disk, my export settings were for CD...44.1kHz, 16-bit.