Q. How much hard drive space does an MP3 take up?
A.Typically, one minute of music is equal to 1 megabyte (MB) on your computer’s hard drive.
Q. What is a bitrate, and what bitrates are eMusic’s MP3s encoded at?
A. Bitrate is the number of bits per second used in the encoding process. A higher bitrate usually indicates higher-quality sound. eMusic utilizes LAME encoder, version 3.98.2 at VBR (Variable Bit Rate), alt preset extreme. VBR preset extreme uses an average bit rate of 256kbps, which offers quality comparable to 320 CBR (Constant Bit Rate). Older tracks are encoded at VBR standard… more »