What is the difference between .mpa and .wav?
- Extension
- .mpa
- .wav
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Audio
- Audio
- Developer
- MPEG
- Microsoft
- 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 WAV file is an audio file that uses a standard digital audio file format utilized for storing waveform data. It allows audio recordings to be saved with different sampling rates and bitrates and is often saved in a 44.1 KHz, 16-bit, stereo format, which is the standard format used for CD audio.
- MIME Type
- audio/mpeg
- audio/wav
- Sample
- sample.mpa
- sample.wav
- Wikipedia
- .mpa on Wikipedia
- .wav on Wikipedia