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MP3 (MPEG-1 Audio Layer III): A widely used compressed format known for its balance of quality and file size. WAV (Waveform Audio Format): An uncompressed format that preserves the original audio quality but generates larger files. M4A (MPEG-4 Audio): A compressed format often used with Apple devices, similar to MP3 but potentially offering ...
An audio conversion app (also known as an audio converter) transcodes one audio file format into another; for example, from FLAC into MP3. It may allow selection of encoding parameters for each of the output file to optimize its quality and size.
The .ra format allows files to be stored in a self-contained fashion on a computer, with all of the audio data contained inside the file itself. .raw: A raw file can contain audio in any format but is usually used with PCM audio data. It is rarely used except for technical tests. .rf64: One successor to the Wav format, overcoming the 4GiB size ...
The VLC core creates its own graph of modules dynamically, depending on the situation: input protocol, input file format, input codec, video card capabilities and other parameters. In VLC, almost everything is a module, like interfaces, video and audio outputs, controls, scalers, codecs, and audio/video filters.
The iTunes Store accessed via a mobile phone, showing Pink Floyd's eighth studio album The Dark Side of the Moon (1973). A music download is the digital transfer of music via the Internet into a device capable of decoding and playing it, such as a personal computer, portable media player, MP3 player or smartphone.
In popular usage, MP3 often refers to files of sound or music recordings stored in the MP3 file format (.mp3) on consumer electronic devices. Originally defined in 1991 as the third audio format of the MPEG-1 standard, it was retained and further extended—defining additional bit rates and support for more audio channels —as the third audio ...
BitTorrent is one of the most common protocols for transferring large files, such as digital video files containing TV shows and video clips, or digital audio files. BitTorrent accounted for a third of all internet traffic in 2004, according to a study by Cachelogic. [ 5 ]
Both mp3 files and wav files are provided for all titles; the mp3 files are placed under a non-commercial license, so only conversions of the wav files are appropriate for Wikipedia use. Recent recordings