On Tue, 20 Aug 2002, Pete Turnbull wrote:
> On Aug 20, 7:50, Sellam Ismail wrote:
> > On Tue, 20 Aug 2002, Pete Turnbull wrote:
>
> > > mpg123 tells me that Galaxians.mp3 is MPEG 2.0 layer III, 16 kbit/s,
> 22050
> > > Hz mono, it's 520kB long, and "plays" for 1 min 25 secs, including the
> > > header.
> >
> > Isn't that just a linear recording?
>
> I don't think so, an equivalent duration WAV (uncompressed) or AIFF file
> would be 10-15MB (maybe 6-8MB for mono).
That doesn't sound right at all. Typical MP3 recordings at around
128Kbps end up at around 1MB per minute.
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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