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Details for: Broadcast WAVE 0 Generic

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Pulse Code Modulation

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Identifier(s)	WAVE Format GUID: WAVE_FORMAT_PCM PUID: x-cmp/3
Family
Description	Uncompressed audio encoding method, which uses linear sampling at a wide range of sampling frequencies and resolutions.
Lossiness	Lossless
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MPEG-1 Audio Layer 1

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Identifier(s)	WAVE Format GUID: WAVE_FORMAT_MPEG PUID: x-cmp/4
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Description	Compressed audio encoding method which supports bitrates of 32-448 kbits/sec, and sampling frequencies of 32, 44.1 and 48 kHz.
Lossiness	Lossy
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MPEG-1 Audio Layer 2

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Identifier(s)	WAVE Format GUID: WAVE_FORMAT_MPEG PUID: x-cmp/5
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Description	Compressed audio encoding method which supports bitrates of 32-384 kbits/sec, and sampling frequencies of 32, 44.1 and 48 kHz.
Lossiness	Lossy
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MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3

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Identifier(s)	WAVE Format GUID: WAVE_FORMAT_MPEG PUID: x-cmp/6
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Description	Compressed audio encoding method which supports bitrates of 32-320 kbits/sec, and sampling frequencies of 32, 44.1 and 48 kHz.
Lossiness	Lossy
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MPEG-2 Audio Layer 1

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Identifier(s)	WAVE Format GUID: WAVE_FORMAT_MPEG PUID: x-cmp/7
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Description	Compressed audio encoding method which supports bitrates of 32-448 kbits/sec, and sampling frequencies of 8, 16, 22.05, 24, 32, 44.1 and 48 kHz.
Lossiness	Lossy
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MPEG-2 Audio Layer 2

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Identifier(s)	WAVE Format GUID: WAVE_FORMAT_MPEG PUID: x-cmp/8
Family
Description	Compressed audio encoding method which supports bitrates of 32-384 kbits/sec, and sampling frequencies of 8, 16, 22.05, 24, 32, 44.1 and 48 kHz.
Lossiness	Lossy
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MPEG-2 Audio Layer 3

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Identifier(s)	WAVE Format GUID: WAVE_FORMAT_MPEG PUID: x-cmp/9
Family
Description	Compressed audio encoding method which supports bitrates of 8-320 kbits/sec, and sampling frequencies of 8, 16, 22.05, 24, 32, 44.1 and 48 kHz.
Lossiness	Lossy
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