This question has been nagging me as well. It seems there are two main factors in ALL audio types. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audio_data_compression">Compression</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sample_rate">sample rate</a>. If you follow the links Wikipedia gives a great description of the how and why of it.
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The .mp3 file format is known to be one of the smallest sound file formats due to its compression techniques that reduce the file size without compromising too much on the audio quality.
"WAV" stands for Waveform Audio File Format. It is a standard audio file format used for storing audio data in a digital format. WAV files typically contain high-quality, uncompressed audio data.
Audio Interchange File Format was created on 1988-01-21.
wav is a file format or more precicely a container for audio files, it is a Microsoft and IBM audio file format standard for storing an audio bitstream on PCs. It is an application of the RIFF bitstream format method for storing data in "chunks".
Mp3 is a file format commonly used for audio files. This is not the only format but is a very common one. An MP3 file, an audio file, is already a song. There is no possible way of converting an MP3 song to an audio song because 'audio' is not a format to convert to.
To change your Windows Movie Maker audio file name extension (format) to .wma all you need to do is Publish/Finishit.Published video is exported in .wmv format, while audio is mixed-down into .wma format.Simple. Publish/Finish the project audio.
You can change the file name extension (format) with an Audio Converter. Free audio converters are available online. Simply Google: free audio converters.
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There are several audio standards such as PCM, WAV and many ohters, but STORING the audio is usually done to harddrives that are formatted to FAT32 or NTFS format.
WAVE or WAV is short for Waveform Audio File Format. It is a Microsoft and IBM audio file format standard for storing an audio bitstream on PCs.
There are different types of sound recording which a user opt for their recording. Audio is a format which is used to record different sounds ie Music or any purposeful recording. Types of recording includes: 1. Compressed format of Audion 2. Uncompressed format of audio 3. Compressed lose-loss audio format 4. Compressed audio for lossy format