What is the difference between .mpa and .aac?
- Extension
- .mpa
- .aac
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Audio
- Audio
- Developer
- MPEG
- Bell Labs, Fraunhofer Institute, Dolby Labs, Sony and Nokia
- Description
- The MPA file format, standing for MPEG-2 Audio File, is designed to store audio data compressed using the MPEG-2 Audio coding standard. This format is a successor to the MPEG-1 standard, offering enhancements like improved audio quality and support for multiple audio channels, thus enabling surround sound experiences. MPA files are commonly used for both music and video soundtracks due to their efficient compression, which preserves sound quality while reducing file size significantly.
- Compressed audio file similar to an .MP3 file, but offers several performance improvements; examples include a higher coding efficiency for both stationary and transient signals, a simpler filterbank, and better handling of frequencies above 16 kHz; maintains quality nearly indistinguishable from the original audio source.
- MIME Type
- audio/mpeg
- audio/x-aac
- Sample
- sample.mpa
- sample.aac
- Wikipedia
- .mpa on Wikipedia
- .aac on Wikipedia