The encoding process can cause clipping on louder masters, and this distortion can’t be removed when converting back to WAV.

Even though most humans can’t hear above 20KHz, missing high frequencies perceive how you hear lower frequencies. We can hear up to 22Khz depending on age.

A 44.1kHz 16-bit WAV file has a full frequency response of up to 22KHz.

You will probably need WAV format for your track in the near future. MP3 is already a lossy format and converting it to WAV will result in a quality loss.

WAV is versatile as it provides an uncompressed audio file that can be converted into other lossy formats if needed.

There are many reasons to choose WAV over MP3 for your Master, these are the top 4: WAV vs MP3: Which one should I use by default? Considering the actual bandwidth of most users, we feel it’s the way to go. There are different levels of possible compression and at MasteringBOX we use the maximum possible quality which is 320Kbps. An MP3 file is a compressed music file that loads fast and plays with reasonably good sound quality. This is why it is labeled as “Web Optimized”. Use MP3 files for the web, and mobile devices. If you are unsure of which format you will need in the future, you should use WAV, as you will always be able to convert it to a lossy format such as MP3. WAV files are uncompressed and lossless, this is the file format required in most online music stores such as iTunes, Google Play, Amazon, Spotify, AudioJungle, etc.

This includes CD, iTunes/Google Play, Spotify, TV, radio, DVD, video, or any other media requiring the best audio quality. But which format should you be using? In this article, we’ll tackle the WAV vs MP3 debate.

When you master a track through MasteringBOX you can choose between a variety of formats, WAV and MP3 being the main used.

Mp3 into wav