Preferences: Media Types

MPEG

.mp3MPEG Layer 3 Audio; a popular open-standard compression and file format for digital audio., .mp2MPEG-1 Audio Layer II; an audio codec that predates the .mp3.

Real Audio

.raRealNetworks' audio format., .raxSecure RealAudio format. No longer sold by RealNetworks.

AAC

.m4aAudio-only MPEG-4 files., .aacAdvanced Audio Coding MPEG Layer 4 Audio: an open-standard audio compression codec.,

Windows Media

.wmaWindows Media audio file: Microsoft Windows proprietary audio format.

WAV files

.wavA music file format. WAV files are uncompressed and tend to be much larger than RealAudio or MP3 files.

CD Audio

.cdaThe file format used on prerecorded CDs.