Audio Formats
by Gerry MM
1. Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI)
1.1. 40--50 KB
1.1.1. Easy manipulation of sounds
1.1.1.1. Useless for listening music
2. Ogg
2.1. 1-2 MB
2.1.1. Open codecs
2.1.1.1. Not so developed as MP3
3. WaveForm Audio file (WAV)
3.1. 20-30 MB
3.1.1. Good for recording voices
3.1.1.1. Insufficient for music
4. MPEG 1 Layer 3 (MP3)
4.1. 3-4 MB
4.1.1. Can be reproduced almost in any player
4.1.1.1. Sound quality is not so good
5. Free Losless Audio Codec (FLAC)
5.1. 30-40 MB
5.1.1. High audio quality
5.1.1.1. Weighs a lot