An MP3 file is your best option when optimizing sound files used for non voice applications. Here is a short outline of the MP3 file format.
There are certain sounds that the human ear cannot hear.
- The human ear hears some sounds much better than other sounds.
- If there are two sounds playing simultaneously, we hear the louder sound but cannot necessarily hear the softer one.
It's True! MP3 uses a technique called perceptual noise shaping. This is good for creating music files.
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Tip You can maintain quality while using well-known compression techniques to shrink the sound files by up to a factor of 10.
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