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Compression Types

Pulse Code Modulation  
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Identifier(s) WAVE Format GUID:  WAVE_FORMAT_PCM
PUID:  x-cmp/3
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Description Uncompressed audio encoding method, which uses linear sampling at a wide range of sampling frequencies and resolutions.
Lossiness Lossless
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MPEG-1 Audio Layer 1  
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Identifier(s) WAVE Format GUID:  WAVE_FORMAT_MPEG
PUID:  x-cmp/4
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Description Compressed audio encoding method which supports bitrates of 32-448 kbits/sec, and sampling frequencies of 32, 44.1 and 48 kHz.
Lossiness Lossy
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MPEG-1 Audio Layer 2  
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Identifier(s) WAVE Format GUID:  WAVE_FORMAT_MPEG
PUID:  x-cmp/5
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Description Compressed audio encoding method which supports bitrates of 32-384 kbits/sec, and sampling frequencies of 32, 44.1 and 48 kHz.
Lossiness Lossy
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MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3  
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Identifier(s) WAVE Format GUID:  WAVE_FORMAT_MPEG
PUID:  x-cmp/6
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Description Compressed audio encoding method which supports bitrates of 32-320 kbits/sec, and sampling frequencies of 32, 44.1 and 48 kHz.
Lossiness Lossy
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MPEG-2 Audio Layer 1  
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Identifier(s) WAVE Format GUID:  WAVE_FORMAT_MPEG
PUID:  x-cmp/7
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Description Compressed audio encoding method which supports bitrates of 32-448 kbits/sec, and sampling frequencies of 8, 16, 22.05, 24, 32, 44.1 and 48 kHz.
Lossiness Lossy
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MPEG-2 Audio Layer 2  
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Identifier(s) WAVE Format GUID:  WAVE_FORMAT_MPEG
PUID:  x-cmp/8
Family  
Description Compressed audio encoding method which supports bitrates of 32-384 kbits/sec, and sampling frequencies of 8, 16, 22.05, 24, 32, 44.1 and 48 kHz.
Lossiness Lossy
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MPEG-2 Audio Layer 3  
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Identifier(s) WAVE Format GUID:  WAVE_FORMAT_MPEG
PUID:  x-cmp/9
Family  
Description Compressed audio encoding method which supports bitrates of 8-320 kbits/sec, and sampling frequencies of 8, 16, 22.05, 24, 32, 44.1 and 48 kHz.
Lossiness Lossy
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