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(Created page (as always, from my own words). This ought to be useful)
 
(Huh. So Corbax made a similar page in 2013 that I couldn't find from the search. I like the brevity there, applying that here.)
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{{wikipedia|Bit rate|MP3#Bit rate}}
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{{wikipedia|MP3#Bit rate|Bit rate}}
  
A '''bit rate''' is a measure of bits transferred per unit of time.
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The '''Bit rate''' or '''bitrate''' of media measures the bits used to store the data per second (kilobits per second, kbit/s or kbps). It is formally defined as the product of (bits per sample) × (samples per second).
  
As it pertains to music, bit rates are measures of the samples in an electronic music rendition. The ''de facto'' unit is kilobit per second or kbit/s. Common bit rates with [[mp3]] files include 128 kbit/s (standard), 192 kbit/s (medium quality), 256 kbit/s (high quality) and 320 kbit/s (highest quality). A high bit rate does not necessarily make the sound better but a low bit rate (e.g. 32 kbit/s) sounds bad.
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Some common bit rates for [[mp3]] files are 128 kbit/s (standard), 192 kbit/s (medium quality), 256 kbit/s (high quality) and 320 kbit/s (highest quality).<br>
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A low bit rate (below about 128 kbps) makes for poor audio quality.
  
 
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Revision as of 01:19, 22 January 2019

The Bit rate or bitrate of media measures the bits used to store the data per second (kilobits per second, kbit/s or kbps). It is formally defined as the product of (bits per sample) × (samples per second).

Some common bit rates for mp3 files are 128 kbit/s (standard), 192 kbit/s (medium quality), 256 kbit/s (high quality) and 320 kbit/s (highest quality).
A low bit rate (below about 128 kbps) makes for poor audio quality.