[plonter]

when encoding wav to mp3,information is being removed from the file and as a result the file size is greatly reduced.   and like the saying goes...you can't recover that information.
 
so far so good.  but what happens when i try to convert the mp3 back to wav??  does the file size return to big wav size?  and if it does..how exactly?   if that information is lost as a result of the mp3 encoding process than how can it be recovered?
 
hope i got the question right

 

[Head Injury]

Yes, 16/44.1 WAV files are always 1411kbps. It just fills all the missing info with empty info as far as I know. It's not the same information.

 

[nick_charles]

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when encoding wav to mp3,information is being removed from the file and as a result the file size is greatly reduced.   and like the saying goes...you can't recover that information.
 
so far so good.  but what happens when i try to convert the mp3 back to wav??  does the file size return to big wav size?  and if it does..how exactly?   if that information is lost as a result of the mp3 encoding process than how can it be recovered?
 
hope i got the question right

 


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Yes, 16/44.1 WAV files are always 1411kbps. It just fills all the missing info with empty info as far as I know. It's not the same information.

 
 
an excellent description of the process.....http://oreilly.com/catalog/mp3/chapter/ch02.html

 

[plonter]

thanks nick