Question

The typical song stored on a music CD is 3 minutes and 30 seconds. Assuming each song is sampled at 44.1 kHz (44 100 samples
per second) and 16 bits are used per sample. Each song utilises two channels. Calculate how many typical songs could be stored
on a 740 MiB CD.

Answer 1

Answer ✨

First, 48 kHz allows for better sounding anti-aliasing filters than 44.1. Second, 48 kHz uses only slightly more disk space than 44.1. Third, videos usually require 48 kHz audio and much of our audio will be embedded in a or other video as part of distribution.