I am a round dance leader and would
like some information on the MP3 file format. I use MD right now and would
like to know the size of space that these MP3 files take up as opposed to
a
record recorded onto the MD or CD. In other words, I can get approx fifty
45RPM records (mono) on a minicd, how many MP3 files would I be able to
get
on the same media?
I currently have 922 mp3 files of Square and Round Dance records on my
laptop.
922 files takes up 1544MB, hence the average filesize is 1.674MB.
I don't know the capacity of a Mini-Disk. I also don't know whether it
makes sense
to compare sizes on a Mini-Disk, since I'm not sure whether mp3 files can be
played
from a Mini-Disk player. Sony might also do some sort of compression to fit
more
on the disk.
A typical audio CD (650MB) should hold at least 375 Square/Round dance mp3
files.
Storing music on a laptop is very convenient in terms of locating specific
pieces of music
since you can select the music from a sorted list.
