Digital audio stream terms?
"DaveC" wrote in message
al.net...
I'm listening to a stream via WMP. The Get Info box says:
Bit Rate: 24 Kbps
Audio Codec: Windows Media Audio 9
20 kbps, 32kHz, mono 1-pass CBR
Can someone please clarify what the bit rate means and what the audio
codec
numbers (20 kbps & 32 KHz) mean?
I believe they mean...
20 kbps = 20,000 (or 20480?) bits per second of data
through the network into your computer for this stream.
32kHz = the (original?) sample rate implying absolute
maximum 16KHz high frequency limit (likely lower).
CBR = constant (vs. variable/dynamic) bit-rate.
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