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Digital audio formats - Coggle Diagram
Digital audio formats
WAV
Filename extension
.wav
Features
With high quality
Take a long time to copy and process
Not suitable for portable players or streaming
Used for
Musical and speech
Professional recording studios
MP3
Used for
Storing audio on personal devices
Streaming audio over the internet
For dristibution to listeners
Filename extension
.mp3
Features
Uses less storage than WAV
They are compressed
Make file sizes smaller
FLAC
Features
Lossless compression
Filename extension
.flac
Used for
Storing audio on laptops and PCs