For
the newcomer.
Mp3 are
audio files compressed from 4 to 70 times with respect to the original, 16
Bit, 44.1 KHz CD quality ones. Compression is achieved by withdrawing
details that are more or less hardly perceivable, then efficiently coding
the remaining information. Audio quality depends on the compression ratio
(more compression means worse quality), on the encoder quality, finally on
the kind of music. It doesn't instead depend on the decoder.
In order
to be able to listen at these files, you need a mp3 decoder (a software in
your computer) or a mp3 player (a sort of walkman by which you can listen
mp3 files when walking around).
A
page about audio, image and video compression.
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By the courtesy of Maestro Katz.
A.Borodin, Pétite Suite.
P.I.Ciajkovskij: from Seasons
op. 37: June - Barcarolle; August - The reaping.
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These
files can be freely copied and reproduced for personal use and for your
friends, provided that no profit nor commercial use is made. They
must also be left unchanged in their original form.
Commercial
or profit use needs instead the agreement of the performers.
All these
files are featured in this column by the courtesy of the performers.
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