You’re looking to dive into the world of audiophilia, and you’re instantly bombarded with terms that you don’t know. Hey, it ...

(2) The speed that digital audio and video files are encoded (compressed), measured in kilobits (Kb) and megabits (Mb) per second. For example, MP3 audio files can be created with bit rates from 16 ...

The absolute lowest MP3 bit rate you should consider is 128kbps. This was often referred to as being CD quality, but it's far from being so. This bit rate will allow you to get much more music on to ...

Bit rate is typically seen in terms of the actual data rate. Yet for most serial transmissions, the data represents part of a more complex protocol frame or packet ...

Audacity provides an effective, minimally destructive way to lower the bit rate of an audio file. Lowering the bit rate lessens the quality of the audio file, but also decreases the file size. This ...

Reader Gino Vogt’s question allows me to wear two hats—one as Macworld’s Mac 911 guy and the other as the host of Macworld’s podcast. He writes: [ Black ...