What is the difference between .mpa and .flac?
- Extension
- .mpa
- .flac
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Audio
- Audio
- Developer
- MPEG
- Xiph.Org Foundation
- 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.
- A FLAC file is an audio file compressed in the Free Lossless Audio Codec (FLAC) format, which is an open source lossless audio compression format. It is similar to an .MP3 file, but is compressed without any loss in quality or loss of any original audio data.
- MIME Type
- audio/mpeg
- audio/flac
- Sample
- sample.mpa
- sample.flac
- Wikipedia
- .mpa on Wikipedia
- .flac on Wikipedia