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Revision as of 10:29, 23 May 2022

These calculations will help you to estimate the size of audio files.

MP3 File Size Calculations

Formula:

Kbps = bits per second / 8 = Bytes per second x 60 seconds = Bytes per minute x 60 minutes = Bytes per hour

Bitrate File size per second File size per minute File size per hour
8 Kbps 1 KB 60 KB 3.6 MB
16 Kbps 2 KB 120 KB 7.2 MB
32 Kbps 4 KB 240 KB 14.4 MB
40 Kbps 5 KB 300 KB 18.0 MB
48 Kbps 6 KB 360 KB 21.6 MB
56 Kbps 7 KB 420 KB 25.2 MB
64 Kbps 8 KB 480 KB 28.8 MB
80 Kbps 10 KB 600 KB 36.0 MB
96 Kbps 12 KB 720 KB 43.2 MB
112 Kbps 14 KB 840 KB 50.4 MB
128 Kbps 16 KB 960 KB 57.6 MB
160 Kbps 20 KB 1.20 MB 72.0 MB
192 Kbps 24 KB 1.44 MB 86.4 MB
224 Kbps 28 KB 1.68 MB 100.8 MB
224 Kbps 28 KB 1.68 MB 100.8 MB
256 Kbps 32 KB 1.92 MB 115.2 MB
320 Kbps 40 KB 2.40 MB 144.0 MB

PCM File Size Calculations

Here are some file size calculations for common PCM audio settings. PCM stands for Pulse Code Modulation and commonly uses the file extensions .wav or .cda. There are quite a few other combinations of bits per sample and samples per second which may be used. We have included calculations for the most common mono (one channel) and stereo (two channel) settings.

Mono

Formula:

Bits per sample x samples per second = bits per second / 8 = Bytes per second x 60 seconds = Bytes per minute x 60 minutes = Bytes per hour of mono.

Settings Bitrate File size per second File size per minute File size per hour
16 bit, 44.1 KHz 705.6 Kbps 88.2 KB 5.292 MB 317.52 MB
16 bit, 48 KHz 768 Kbps 96 KB 5.750 MB 345.60 MB
24 bit, 48KHz 1,152 Kbps 144 KB 8.640 MB 518.40 MB
24 bit, 96KHz 2,304 Kbps 288 KB 17.280 MB 1.0368 GB

Stereo

Formula:

Bits per sample x samples per second = bits per second x 2 channels = bits per second of stereo / 8 = Bytes per second of stereo x 60 seconds = Bytes per minute of stereo x 60 minutes = Bytes per hour of stereo.

Settings Bitrate File size per second File size per minute File size per hour
16 bit, 44.1 KHz 1,411.2 Kbps 176.4 KB 10.584 MB 635.04 MB
16 bit, 48 KHz 1,536 Kbps 192 KB 11.520 MB 691.2 MB
24 bit, 48KHz 2,304 Kbps 288 KB 17.28 MB 1.036 GB
24 bit, 96KHz 4,608 Kbps 576 KB 34.56 MB 2.0736 GB

How to Accurately Calculate Video File Size