Wierd noises when converting .wave to mp3

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Hey guys,

This is really starting to annoy me. After I finish finalizing my mixes I save it to .wave through Cubase LE4. Well when I convert it to mp3 using GoldWave I get a strange noise that almost sounds like a flanger has been placed into the mix. I was thinking that it may be because I have some clipping after I finished finalizing the mix, though it it only clipped just slightly, just a few times. Which from what I read here shouldn't be too much a problem.

I even tried to put through the Lame encoder in Audacity and still the problem persists. So I'm not sure what it could be. I'll try to lower the levels in Cubase to where there is no clipping to see how that fairs.

I'll post the audio clip here to see if maybe you guys can figure it out by listening to it.

http://www.lightningmp3.com/live/file.php?id=26361
 
Yep - sounds like clipping on the guitars. Bass is really flubby and phasey. Must be the conversion. Cool song tho....
 
I lowered the levels in Cubase to where there is no notable clipping at all from the overall mix. I even lowered some of the lower end bass, but still when I do the conversion the wierd-flangerish-annoying-sound is still notable through mixing headphones, but not so much through regular speakers.

Very strange.

Do you think slapping a limiter or a gate on the bass will help solve the phasiness? This may what is causing the sound when compressed and converted.
 
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