Supported Compressed Audio File Formats
Cubase allows you to import compressed audio files.
The following compressed audio file formats are supported:
- FLAC file
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This is an open source format that reduces the size of audio files by 50 % to 60 %, compared to regular Wave files. The file extension is .flac.
- MPEG 1 Layer 3 file
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This is a family of standards used for encoding audio-visual information, such as movies, video, and music in a digital compressed format. Cubase can read MPEG Layer 2 and MPEG Layer 3. MP3 files are highly compressed files that still provide good audio quality. The file extension is .mp3.
- Ogg Vorbis file
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This is an open source, patent-free audio encoding and streaming technology. The Ogg Vorbis encoder uses variable bit rate encoding. It offers small, compressed audio files of comparatively high audio quality. The file extension is.ogg.
- Windows Media Audio file (Windows only)
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This is an audio file format defined by Microsoft Inc. WMA files can be decreased in size, with no loss of audio quality. The file extension is.wma.