- Extension
- .mpga
- .aac
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Audio
- Audio
- Developer
- MPEG Group
- Bell Labs, Fraunhofer Institute, Dolby Labs, Sony and Nokia
- Description
- The MPGA (MPEG-1 Layer 3 Audio File) is an audio file format that enables the storage of audio data in a compressed format. It has been widely used for the storage of audio data in both digital music files and audio CDs. It is a popular format for the exchange of music files over
- 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
