Audio quality settings

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Audio quality settings

Sample rate
Increasing the audio sample rate improves sound quality, but increases file size. These examples were recorded in mono using 16 bit samples.

Sample Rate (Hz) Quality Size (KB) Example

44,100 Audio CD 791 example

22,050 AM Radio 396 example

11,025 Telephone 203 example

Sample size
Increasing the sample size improves sound quality, but doubles file size. These examples were recorded in mono at 44,100 Hz.

Sample Size (bits) Size (KB) Example

16 791 example

8 401 example

Mono versus stereo
Stereo doubles file size. These examples were recorded at 44,100 Hz using 16 bit samples.

Mono versus stereo Size (KB) Example

stereo 1,602 example

mono 791 example

Samples are from As Long as I'm Singing by the Brian Setzer Orchestra: http://www.briansetzer.com

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