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What do you understand by MP3 File Format?

MP3, being the most common format for digital music and audio files, it is supported by virtually all digital audio players. MP3 was innovated by the Moving Picture Experts Group. Generally, The MP3 file format is actually MPEG-1/2 audio layer 3, but is abbreviated as MP3 when used in a window file suffix or referred to in a nontechnical sense. It is a standard technology. MP3 is one of the most common music file types. MP3 was the first popular format for creating audio libraries on the home computer and sharing and distributing audio files on the internet. It is a form of data compression that eliminates frequencies that the human ear can’t hear. Most MP3 encoders give you the ability to create MP3 files of varying size and sound quality. The most common MP3 file is encoded at 128kbps or 128,000 bits per second. MP3 files are the lossy format.

MP3 format

Application that Open MP3 File

For Windows:

  • Microsoft Groove Music
  • Microsoft Windows Media Player
  • Microsoft Windows Music
  • Nullsoft Winamp
  • VLC media player

For Mac:

  • Apple iTunes
  • Eltima Elmedia Player
  • Roxio Toast 15

For Linux:

  • Amarok
  • XMMX
  • VLC media player

Advantages of MP3 File

  • It takes less time to download and upload MP3 files.
  • MP3 files can be easily shared via an online medium.
  • MP3 technology has eliminated the need of a recording studio.
  • This file can be played by several types of devices such as iPods, cd/DVD player.
  • The best benefit of MP3 file, its file size is very low data size.

Reasons of MP3 File Corruption


  • Due to power failure while copying the MP3 file from another device to your computer.
  • Due to virus and malware attack on the MP3 file header.
  • Due to incomplete downloading of the MP3 file.

How to Open MP3 File?

  • STEP1:Go to MP3 file, right click on this file.
  • STEP2:Select Open with an option.
  • STEP3: Select the compatible application that open MP3 file. (If compatible application not available to open MP3 format file, So go to STEP 4)
  • STEP4: Use some famous tool (VLC, Winamp) to open MP3 format file without the need of any framework installation.

Digital Documentos of MP3 File


  • STANDARDS- It developed under sponsorship by MPEG, formalized by ISO.
  • USES- MP3 most widespread form of audio on the Internet
  • BITRATE- The bitrate of MP3 is variable but typically files are saved at 128Kbps
  • SUPPORT- MP3 file support in several types of player, such as real player, windows media player and VLC player.

MP3 Supports Several Bit Rates


  • 320 kbit/s
  • 256 kbit/s
  • 224 kbit/s
  • 192 kbit/s
  • 160 kbit/s
  • 128 kbit/s
  • 112 kbit/s
  • 96 kbit/s
  • 80 kbit/s
  • 64 kbit/s
  • 56 kbit/s
  • 48 kbit/s
  • 40 kbit/s
  • 32 kbit/s

Structure of MP3 File


Structure of MP3 file

How to Reduce MP3 File Size?


  • STEP1: Firstly, download the MP3 compressor and install it.
  • STEP2: Now, choose the MP3 file and compress it.
  • STEP3: Go to project rate option and select lower value.
  • STEP4: Adjust the value and click ok.

Conclusion

In this article describe the concept of MP3 file format. MP3, being the most common format for digital music and audio files, it is supported by virtually all digital audio players. MP3 was innovated by the Moving Picture Experts Group. It is a broadcast and streaming format.