Since I put together this new rig and installed Win7 on it, I've been using Windows Media Player to play backups of old mp3's and to rip CD's. In the past I've always used 3rd party software for ...

If you are searching for the best WAV to MP3 converters, please read through this article. The WAV or Waveform Audio File Format store data in segments much larger than regular file types.

An MP3 file is smaller than a WAV file, so people assume they have less detail and a less rich sound. The term “lossless audio” also casts a shadow on MP3s, which sound like they’ve lost ...

Maguire salvaged the sounds from “Tom’s Diner” as it was shrunk from an uncompressed .wav file to a 320kbps MP3. He chose the song because it was the same one used in the ‘90s as a control ...

MP3 WAV Converter. By PCWorld Staff. May 28, 2009 12:00 am PDT. When it comes to digital music, sometimes you want the compactness of MP3s, and sometimes you want the quality of a CD.

A part of the problem is that the number of audio samples in an MP3 file can not be an arbitrary number, It’s always some multiple of (I guess) the chunks on which the MP3 algorithm does its thing.

Users of the web-based PowerPoint competitor can embed MP3 and WAV audio files. Google notes that support for these additional media types have been a popular request.

Key digital music retailers in the U.K. have joined together in support of a new campaign to increase consumer awareness about the MP3 format.

Dear Lifehacker, I know MP3 is the most popular audio format out there, but there are so many others—like AAC, FLAC, OGG and WMA—that I'm not really ...

The phrase “MP3 player” is bound for the dictionary’s endangered species list -- if it hasn’t arrived there already. These days, consumers can store and listen to music on their cell phones.