Project Recording Format (New Project Type) - Korg mr-2 Owner's Manual

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 reducing the detail of certain parts of the sound that
are deemed beyond the auditory resolution ability of most people. MP2
and MP3 are abbreviations for MPEG‐1 Audio 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 .wav) used 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
extension .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."
The name stands for Wideband Single‐bit Data (file extension .wsd).
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