Disk Space Used by
Digital Audio
Estimated hard disk space required per
Minute (per track) of digital audio:
|
values
expressed in terms of MB per minute
|
11
kHz
|
22
kHz
|
44
kHz
|
48
kHz
|
96
kHz
|
|
mono
|
stereo
|
mono
|
stereo
|
mono
|
stereo
|
mono
|
stereo
|
mono
|
stereo
|
|
16 bits
|
1.3
|
2.6
|
2.6
|
5.2
|
5.2
|
10.3
|
5.6
|
11.2
|
11.2
|
22.5
|
|
18 or
more bits
|
1.9
|
3.9
|
3.9
|
7.8
|
7.8
|
15.5
|
8.4
|
16.9
|
16.9
|
33.7
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