Premier Elements 9 - Exported file, poor sound quality

As it says on the tin really.
Sound quality is fine when in premier elements, sounds like the speakers are broken when I export.
I've tried messing with the properties before exporting but nothing seems to be working. To be fair I'm not sure what I'm supposed to be changing properties wise so it's been mostly trail and error (or mostly error)
Any advice appreciated!!

Open the Audio Meters (under the audio icon on your timeline) and watch them as you play your timeline. Your movie's sound should peak at zero.
It sounds as though your audio is overmodulated (too loud).

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