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MP3/WMA
About MP3/WMA
MP3 (MPEG-1 Audio Layer III) is a standard format for audio compression technology. By
using MP3, a file can be compressed to one-tenth the size of the original.
WMA (Windows Media
TM
Audio) is the audio compression format by Microsoft. This can
compress files to a smaller size than MP3 can.
This unit has limitations on MP3/WMA file standards and recorded media and formats that
can be used. Be aware of the following points when recording MP3/WMA files.
Supported standards : MPEG-1 Audio Layer III
Supported sampling frequencies : 16, 22.05, 24, 32, 44.1, 48 (kHz)
Supported bit rate : 8 to 320 (kbps)
* Supports VBR.
* Does not support free format.
* Bit rates vary for MPEG-1 and MPEG-2.
Supported channel modes : stereo, monaural, dual channel, joint stereo
Playable MP3 file standards