Although most browsers can play standard digital audio files, such as AIFF and WAV, the sheer uncompressed
bulk of these files renders them unsuitable for the Internet, especially now that so many highly
compressed formats exist. In the early days of the Web, with slower computers and less advanced
compression technologies, these uncompressed audio files were the only game in town. But today, fast computers
are capable of easily decoding MP3 and RealAudio, and free players for those formats are common.
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A live Internet broadcast dictates a streaming solution such as RealAudio, QuickTime, or Windows Media.
If you??™re offering complete songs or podcasts for download, you may not have to look any further than
MP3. It??™s not uncommon to offer a sound file in multiple formats. Although many users have more than one
player, offering your audio in a few formats gives you a better chance of reaching everybody.
Converting one audio file format to another typically involves opening the source file in an audio editor that
can read that format and exporting it in another format. If you lack a professional audio editor such as
Adobe Audition, a simple alternative is to use QuickTime Pro; it reads and writes a lot of formats.
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