What's your typical WAV/MP3 process?

Fade · Jan 13, 2025

This is for the Beat Fights I'm working on.

I need to know what you normally do when preparing your beat for a battle. I'm assuming you're exporting from your DAW into a WAV file.

Your WAV file:

Bit depth: 16-bit or 24-bit?
Sample rate: 44.1kHz, 48kHz, 96kHz, 192kHz?

Your MP3 file:

Bitrate: 192 kbps, 256 kbps, or 320 kbps?
Constant bitrate or Variable bitrate?

MP3 file size:

What is the typical file size you end up with for a 2 minute beat?

Thanks.

2GooD Productions · Jan 13, 2025

If I'm exporting for ill battles I export 320k mp3's, for soundcloud and most other things, wav 24bit 44.1k or 48k.
I think it's constant bit rate.

Generally I think mp3's are 10 times smaller than the wav.
I used to always export to wav, before doing any "mastering" and do that 8n an external program like soundforge, but since I can currently produce, mix and "master" the tracks in the DAW, as long as my laptop can handle it, that's become redundant.

Fade · Jan 13, 2025

@2GooD Productions what typical file size do you end up with?

2GooD Productions · Jan 13, 2025

on mp3's seems to be just under 5mb. The wav's look to be around 30-35mb, so my 10 times was wrong for 320 mp3s, thats for a 2 minute beat

Fade · Jan 13, 2025

2GooD Productions said:
on mp3's seems to be just under 5mb. The wav's look to be around 30-35mb, so my 10 times was wrong for 320 mp3s, thats for a 2 minute beat

Ok, thanks.

Iron Keys · Jan 14, 2025

MP3

320
Constant

Pretty sure file size is around 6-8mb or something.

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