Audio filesize calculator

Uncompressed audio bitrate

  • Every second: 48000 samples of 24 bits
  • Uncompressed bitrate for 1 channel: 1.15 Mbps = 144 KB/s
  • Uncompressed bitrate for 2 channels: 2.3 Mbps = 288 KB/s
  • Total time: 60 seconds = 1 minute(s) = 0.017 hour(s)
  • Uncompressed filesize: 17.28 MB

Compressed bitrates

Spotify Mobile (Ogg Vorbis 96 stereo)96 Kbps= 12 KB/s
Youtube Audio (AAC 126kbps stereo)126 Kbps= 15.75 KB/s
AAC Good quality (128 kbps stereo)128 Kbps= 16 KB/s
Spotify Desktop (Ogg Vorbis 160 stereo)160 Kbps= 20 KB/s
MP3 Medium quality (192 kbps stereo)192 Kbps= 24 KB/s
MP3 High quality (256 kbps stereo)256 Kbps= 32 KB/s
MP3 Highest quality (320 kbps stereo)320 Kbps= 40 KB/s
Spotify Extreme (Ogg Vorbis 320 stereo)320 Kbps= 40 KB/s
Apple Lossless (ALAC 757 kbps stereo)757 Kbps= 94.63 KB/s
CD Audio (uncompressed 44100Hz 16-bit)1.41 Mbps= 176.4 KB/s
Cinema Audio (uncompressed 48000Hz 24-bit)2.3 Mbps= 288 KB/s

Audio file sizes

2 channels, 60 seconds

Spotify Mobile (Ogg Vorbis 96 stereo)720 KB
Youtube Audio (AAC 126kbps stereo)945 KB
AAC Good quality (128 kbps stereo)960 KB
Spotify Desktop (Ogg Vorbis 160 stereo)1.2 MB
MP3 Medium quality (192 kbps stereo)1.44 MB
MP3 High quality (256 kbps stereo)1.92 MB
MP3 Highest quality (320 kbps stereo)2.4 MB
Spotify Extreme (Ogg Vorbis 320 stereo)2.4 MB
Apple Lossless (ALAC 757 kbps stereo)5.68 MB
CD Audio (uncompressed 44100Hz 16-bit)10.58 MB
Cinema Audio (uncompressed 48000Hz 24-bit)17.28 MB

Some examples

  • CD quality: 60 minutes of stereo, 44100Hz @ 16-bit
  • Digital cinema: 120 minutes of 5.1 surround, 48000Hz @ 24-bit
  • Barco Auro 3D 11.1: 120 minutes of 11.1 surround, 48000Hz @ 24-bit