What are the file types for a recorded audio file?
You can save audio that you record in Sound Recorder so that you can edit the audio file in a sound editing program, transfer and play it back on a portable device, or play the recorded audio file on your computer. The following table shows technical information about audio files.
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Audio file type
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File name extension
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Bit rate (in kilobits per second)
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Size of a recorded file (in kilobytes per second)
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Sample rate
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Approximate file size for 5 minutes of recorded sound
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Windows Media Audio
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.wma
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96 Kbps
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11 KBps
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44.1 kHz
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3.5 megabytes (MB)
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WAVE form audio format
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.wav
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96 Kbps
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1,378 KBps
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44.1 kHz
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51 MB
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Note
If you are using Windows Vista Home Basic N
or Windows Vista Business N, your Sound Recorder files are saved as .wav files rather than .wma files.
