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Project recording format (New Project Type)
MP2, MP3
Theseaudiofileformatsareapatenteddigitalaudioencodingformat
thatemploysaformoflossydatacompression.Thehighcompression
rateisachievedbyred u c ing thedetailofcertainpartsofthesoundthat
aredeemedbeyondth eauditoryresolutionabilityofmostpeople.MP2
andMP3areabbreviationsforMPEG‐1Aud
ioLayer2(extension.mp2)
andLayer3(extension.mp3)respectively.Theyareacommonaudiofor‐
matforconsumeraudiostoragesuchascomputers,aswellasportable
digitalaudioplayers.
WAV (BWF)
ThisisanuncompressedlinearPCMmulti‐bitaudiofileformat.The
samplingfrequencyandbit‐depthareselectedbythePCMFormatset‐
tingsdescribedbelow.
ThenameisanabbreviationofWaveFileFormat(fileextension.wav).
ThisformatiscompatiblewiththeBroadcastWaveFormat(fileexten‐
sion.w
av)us
edforbroadcastaudio.
Ahighersamplingrateandbitdepthallowshigher‐qualityrecording,
butwillrequiremorememorycardspace.
DSDIFF
Thisisa1‐bitaudiofileformatwidelyusedinprofessionalaudio
devicesforSACD(SuperAudioCD)production.
ThenamestandsforDirectStreamDigitalInterchangeFileFormat(file
extens
ion.
dff).
DSF
Thisisa1‐bitaudiofileformatusedinsome“VAIO(ASoundReality
deploymentmodel)”personalcomputersmadebySony.
ThenamestandsforDSDStreamFile(fileextension.dsf).
WSD
Thisisa1‐bitaudiofileformatdefinedbythe“1‐bitAudioConsor‐
tium.”
Th
ename
standsforWidebandSingle‐bitData(fileextension.wsd).