.flac - Audio files encoded by Flac - free lossless audio codec
.amr - Adaptive Multi-Rate compressed audio
.m4a - MPEG-4 compressed audio file
.gp3 - Guitar Pro 3 project
.m4p - iTunes Music Store audio file
.ogg - Ogg Vorbis audio file
.ape - Monkey's Audio lossless audio compression format
.cda - CD Audio track
file extension MP3 - Compressed audio, music file
File extension MP3 description:
MPEG-1 Layer III Audio Stream. This standard has evolved from early MPEG (The Moving Picture Experts Group) work. It is an audio compression technology that is part of the MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 specifications. The Fraunhofer Institute developed MP3 in Germany in 1991. MP3 uses perceptual audio coding to compress CD-quality sound with almost the same fidelity.Mime: audio/mp3
Mime: audio/mpeg3
Mime: audio/mpg
Mime: audio/x-mpeg
Mime: audio/x-mpeg-3
Mime: video/mpeg
Mime: video/x-mpeg
Associated applications to file extension MP3:
Company / developer:
Cucusoft, Inc.
Cucusoft Ultimate Video Coverter converts videos to play on almost any portable device including iPod, iPhone, Zune, PSP, video capable MP3 players, video capable mobile phones, and Pocket P.C., etc. Meanwhile, it can also support output almost any audio/video format including Video format(H264, MP4, WMV, AVI, MOV, RM, 3GP, flv, SWF, mpeg-1, mpeg-2, VideoCD, SuperVideoCD, DVD, etc.) and Audio format(AC3, AAC, MP2, MP3, MP4, RA, WMA, etc.). It's the most powerful all in one video file converter on the planet.
Ultimate DVD + Video Converter Suite
Company / developer:
Cucusoft, Inc.
Cucusoft Ultimate DVD + Video Converter Suite converts DVD's and videos to play on almost any portable device including iPod, iPhone, Zune, PSP, video capable MP3 players, video capable mobile phones, and Pocket P.C., etc. Meanwhile, it can also support output almost any audio/video format including Video format(H264, MP4, WMV, AVI, MOV, RM, 3GP, flv, SWF, mpeg-1, mpeg-2, VCD, SVCD, DVD, etc.) and Audio format(AC3, AAC, MP2, MP3, MP4, RA, WMA, etc.). You can enjoy your Audio/Video life with this all in one Ultimate DVD + Video Converter Suite from now on.
Company / developer:
MasterSoft
Alldj Video Converter Platinum is an all-in-one video converter software that convert video files from one format to another, and extract audio tracks from video, such as AVI to iPhone, AVI DivX to PSP, game video to iPod PSP Zune and mobile-phone video.. With the very easy to use interface you can also extract audio tracks from video files to MP3 music file. Runs on Microsoft Windows 98,NT,2000,XP,Vista.
Company / developer:
Yaosoft
Company / developer:
Nero AG
Nero
Nero is world best-selling multimedia suite, brings the digital world to your PC. With Nero is easy to organize and manage all your multimedia files, as well as create and edit new digital content. Nero’s sleek design and user-friendly tools make completing projects fun and enjoyable.- Direct access to all features from the project launcher
- High Definition format support
- Xbox 360™ and PlayStation® 3 streaming features
- Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD burning support
- SecurDisc data protection support
- Copy a disc with just one click
- Graphics optimized for Windows Vista™
- Continual free updates
Company / developer:
COWON America, Inc.
jetAudio
jetAudio is a software multimedia player which offers features such as ripping CDs, re-encoding audio and video files, recording from external sources and burning capabilities. The plus version of this software includes many sound extension packs and other codecs which can play back almost any media file present.
Features :- Click the title for more details
- Supports All Major File Formats
- Video Conversion
- Audio CD burning
- Recording
- Tag Editing
- Multi-channel sound ouput
- Crossfade
- Skin
- Subtitles
- Internet CD Database
- Convenient album management & Playlist
- Utilities
- Remote Controller
- Media Center Window
- Audio Conversion
- Audio CD Ripping
- Internet Broadcasting
- Various sound effects
- Speed Control
- Resume
- Synchronized Lyric (Karaoke)
- Alarm & Timer>
- Equalizer
- Superb Crystal-Clear Sound
- Toolbar mode
Company / developer:
Audacity
This editor can record and play sounds and import and export WAV, AIFF, MP3, and OGG files. Edit your sounds using cut, copy, and paste features (with unlimited undo functionality), mix tracks, or apply effects to your recordings. The program also has a built-in amplitude-envelope editor, a customizable spectrogram mode, and a frequency-analysis window for audio-analysis applications. Built-in effects include bass boost, wah wah, and noise removal, and the program also supports VST plug-in effects.
Version 1.2.6 enables FLAC support and contains some bug fixes.
Features
This is a list of features in Audacity, the free audio editor.
Recording
Audacity can record live audio through a microphone or mixer, or digitize recordings from cassette tapes, vinyl records, or minidiscs. With some sound cards, it can also capture streaming audio.
- Record from microphone, line input, or other sources.
- Dub over existing tracks to create multi-track recordings.
- Record up to 16 channels at once (requires multi-channel hardware).
- Level meters can monitor volume levels before, during, and after recording.
Import and Export
Import sound files, edit them, and combine them with other files or new recordings. Export your recordings in several common file formats.
- Import and export WAV, AIFF, AU, and Ogg Vorbis files.
- Import MPEG audio (including MP2 and MP3 files) with libmad.
- Export MP3s with the optional LAME encoder library.
- Create WAV or AIFF files suitable for burning to CD.
- Import and export all file formats supported by libsndfile.
- Open raw (headerless) audio files using the “Import Raw” command.
- Note: Audacity does not currently support WMA, AAC, or most other proprietary or restricted file formats.
Editing
- Easy editing with Cut, Copy, Paste, and Delete.
- Use unlimited Undo (and Redo) to go back any number of steps.
- Very fast editing of large files.
- Edit and mix an unlimited number of tracks.
- Use the Drawing tool to alter individual sample points.
- Fade the volume up or down smoothly with the Envelope tool.
Effects
- Change the pitch without altering the tempo, or vice-versa.
- Remove static, hiss, hum, or other constant background noises.
- Alter frequencies with Equalization, FFT Filter, and Bass Boost effects.
- Adjust volumes with Compressor, Amplify, and Normalize effects.
- Other built-in effects include:
- Echo
- Phaser
- Wahwah
- Reverse
Sound Quality
- Record and edit 16-bit, 24-bi
Company / developer:
Apple, Inc.
iTunes is a digital media player application, introduced by Apple Inc. for playing and organizing digital music and video files. The program is also an interface to manage the contents on Apple's popular iPod digital media players as well as the iPhone. Additionally, iTunes can connect to the iTunes Store via the internet to purchase and download digital music, music videos, television shows, iPod games, audiobooks, various podcasts, feature length films (available only in the USA), Movie Rentals and Ringtones.
iTunes is available as a free download for Mac OS X, Windows Vista, and Windows XP from Apple's website. It is also bundled with all Macs, and some HP and Dell computers. Older versions are available for Mac OS 9, OS X 10.0-10.2, and Windows 2000. iTunes is not available for other operating systems.
Company / developer:
Nullsoft
Nullsoft Winamp is a fast, flexible, high-fidelity music and video player for Windows. Winamp supports MP3, CD, WAV and other audio formats, custom appearances called skins, plus audio visualization and audio effect plug-ins. additional features including free-form skins, a new decoder, built-in cross fade, and an advanced Media Library.
Company / developer:
bs.global organization
What is BSPlayer?
BS.Player™ is used by more than 60 million computer users throughout the world and it has been translated into more than 90 languages. All the downloaded versions of our free player surpass the sum of all downloads of competitive players and payable solutions. Because it does not use much of the processing power it is suitable for all those who use slightly less capable computers. The multimedia playback has not been – and will never be – disturbed by any annoying technical problem, much too often experienced with software of this kind.
Last but not least - BS.Player™ media player is a product for the world public, so it is equipped with a treasury of subtitle options which enable the users to watch video and audio files in many of the world's languages.
Company / developer:
Microsoft Corporation
Windows Media Player for Windows offers great new ways to store and enjoy all your music, video, pictures, and recorded TV. Play it, view it, and sync it to a portable device for enjoying on the go or even share with devices around your home - all from one place.
Windows Media Player is loaded with smart, fun features that breathe new life into your music collection and create a much more personal entertainment experience. The new design lets you get the most out of your digital library and enjoy simple solutions for managing it all.
Windows Media Player is designed to work with all editions of Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2), and can also be used to restore Windows Media Player and related technologies to N and KN editions of Windows Vista.













