What is an mp3?
MPEG layer 3 is a type of audio codec whereby significant compression can be achieved while maintaining most of the fidelity in the original audio source -- compression ratios of 12:1 can be achieved with very little loss in sound quality.

Example:

Ben Folds Five -Battle of Who Could Care Less - 3:16
WAV/CD TRACK =34,661,468 (33MB)
MP3/Mpeg layer3 = 3,114,724 (2.99MB)
As you can see..it's much more practical to trade MP3 files than it would WAV files.

 

What requirements do I need to play these .mp3 files?

  1. Mpeg3 player
  2. Sound card (16bit for best performance)
  3. Fast enough CPU (486 dx2 minimum...)
  4. enough hard drive space to store your mp3 files (anywhere from 1MB - 6MB per .mp3)
  5. get a Pentium...no wait, get a Cyrix they're cheaper ;)
  
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