What is the difference between .snd and .mp3?
- Name
- Sound File
- MP3 Audio File
- Extension
- .snd
- .mp3
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Audio
- Audio
- Developer
- SGI (Silicon Graphics, Inc.)
- Moving Picture Experts Group
- Description
- Generic sound format used by a variety of programs; may be a Macintosh sound resource (from Mac OS Classic), an AKAI MPC audio sample, a generic Amiga sound, or other audio file.
- An MP3 file is an audio file saved in a compressed audio format developed by the Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG) that uses "Layer 3" audio compression. It is commonly used to store music and audiobooks with near-CD quality sound (stereo, 16-bit) and roughly 1/10 the size of a .WAV or .AIF file.
- MIME Type
- audio/basic
- audio/mpeg3
- Sample
- sample.mp3
- Wikipedia
- .snd on Wikipedia
- .mp3 on Wikipedia