WAV v mp3

Coz21 · 12-02-2008, 17:52

I had sound recordings on my old phone in WAV format and have transfered them onto my new phone. Would they be better quality if I converted them to mp3, or is WAV better quality?

Lawe13 · 12-02-2008, 19:06

WAV is too big to warrant that format on most modern phones, and you can receive a very good quality MP3. If you are ripping them yourself the higher frequency (Hz) the better the quality, but the higher the frequency the bigger the mp3.

inc0municad0 · 12-02-2008, 20:24

If your new phone is one of the latest, see if it supports AAC, this I've found to be better than MP3, with less compression and smaller file sizes when encoded at 128kps. WAV is generally an uncompressed file which is OK to use if you're ripping a CD to your hard drive.

Coz21 · 12-02-2008, 22:40

Thanks guys. My new phone does support ACC. The ring tones I have on my phone are 3gp files and ACC type.

The sound files I transfered from my old phone were AMR files and then I let Windows convert them to WAV, so they weren't WAV to start with, like I thought.

How do I convert the AMR or WAV to ACC or mp3 to put on my new phone?

!!11oneone · 13-02-2008, 10:32

WAV is better than MP3 but 10 times bigger.

You can't improve the quality by converting it from one thing to another.

If it's bad quality in WAV, it'll be slightly worse in MP3 because the conversion loses you a bit of quality. The only advantage is that it'll take up less memory.

Imagine a 2 megapixel photo. It would be quite blurry. Taking a picture of it on a 10 megapixel camera is not going to improve it, even if what you end up with is 10 megapixel instead of 2 megapixel.

Coz21 · 13-02-2008, 23:43

Ok, thanks. So I guess it's not worth converting it from WAV if it' only a couple of sound files lasting a few seconds each.

blueacid · 14-02-2008, 02:53

If they're only a couple of seconds long, and if you've got ample spare memory, then yes you're probably better off not converting them.

If they're longer files, or if memory is scarce, then you would do very well to convert them to MP3 or AAC - especially so if you plan to use them as a ringtone or text-message tone; the speaker in your phone is hardly top quality, it'd be very difficult to hear the quality loss of compression using a phone speaker at ringing volume!

Coz21 · 14-02-2008, 15:16

Ok, thank you.

Juno90 · 24-03-2008, 10:29

Wave is the better format than any other, if you convert them to any other format the quality may be reduced. So it is better to use the wave..or if you wish to convert the wave to mp3, you can use the good audio editor for converting, like FlexiMusic Wave Editor for getting the better audio output after converting into another format.

12-02-2008, 17:52	#1
Coz21 Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 1,852	WAV v mp3 I had sound recordings on my old phone in WAV format and have transfered them onto my new phone. Would they be better quality if I converted them to mp3, or is WAV better quality?

12-02-2008, 19:06	#2
Lawe13 Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 869	WAV is too big to warrant that format on most modern phones, and you can receive a very good quality MP3. If you are ripping them yourself the higher frequency (Hz) the better the quality, but the higher the frequency the bigger the mp3.

12-02-2008, 20:24	#3
inc0municad0 Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 30	If your new phone is one of the latest, see if it supports AAC, this I've found to be better than MP3, with less compression and smaller file sizes when encoded at 128kps. WAV is generally an uncompressed file which is OK to use if you're ripping a CD to your hard drive.

12-02-2008, 22:40	#4
Coz21 Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 1,852	Thanks guys. My new phone does support ACC. The ring tones I have on my phone are 3gp files and ACC type. The sound files I transfered from my old phone were AMR files and then I let Windows convert them to WAV, so they weren't WAV to start with, like I thought. How do I convert the AMR or WAV to ACC or mp3 to put on my new phone?

13-02-2008, 10:32	#5
!!11oneone Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 3,807	WAV is better than MP3 but 10 times bigger. You can't improve the quality by converting it from one thing to another. If it's bad quality in WAV, it'll be slightly worse in MP3 because the conversion loses you a bit of quality. The only advantage is that it'll take up less memory. Imagine a 2 megapixel photo. It would be quite blurry. Taking a picture of it on a 10 megapixel camera is not going to improve it, even if what you end up with is 10 megapixel instead of 2 megapixel.

13-02-2008, 23:43	#6
Coz21 Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 1,852	Ok, thanks. So I guess it's not worth converting it from WAV if it' only a couple of sound files lasting a few seconds each.

14-02-2008, 02:53	#7
blueacid Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 1,536	If they're only a couple of seconds long, and if you've got ample spare memory, then yes you're probably better off not converting them. If they're longer files, or if memory is scarce, then you would do very well to convert them to MP3 or AAC - especially so if you plan to use them as a ringtone or text-message tone; the speaker in your phone is hardly top quality, it'd be very difficult to hear the quality loss of compression using a phone speaker at ringing volume!

14-02-2008, 15:16	#8
Coz21 Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 1,852	Ok, thank you.

24-03-2008, 10:29	#9
Juno90 Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 9	Wave is the better format than any other, if you convert them to any other format the quality may be reduced. So it is better to use the wave..or if you wish to convert the wave to mp3, you can use the good audio editor for converting, like FlexiMusic Wave Editor for getting the better audio output after converting into another format.

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