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MP3 format

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.