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Size comparison: wav versus MP3
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How much space do I save with MP3 compression of audio compared to .wav files? In particular I'm looking for voice recordings, not so much music. Any benchmark data about this? Links?
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It depends on the bitrate you select when you convert the .wav to .mp3. For some basic stats, ripping a CD to MP3, you start out with: 2 channels of 16bit audio at 44.1KHz = 2 x 16 x 44,100 = 1,411,200 bits/sec, or 172kbyte/sec Traditionally, wav->m…
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