Playable/downloadable file formats
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File format | DRM, such as used by online | Bit rate/sampling | At playback | At downloading | ||
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ATRAC3 |
| SonicStage with | 66/105/132 kbps | |||
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| Recorded by | − | Linear PCM | Encoded into ATRAC3 | ||
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| Recorded by | 48/64/256 kbps | ATRAC3plus | ATRAC3plus | |
ATRAC3plus |
| SonicStage with | Other than 48/64/256 | Linear PCM | Encoded into ATRAC3 | |
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| Recorded by | − | Linear PCM | Encoded into ATRAC3 | ||
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| Less than 32 kHz | Linear PCM | Encoded into ATRAC3 | |
MP3 | No |
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| 32 kHz or more | MP3 | MP3 | |
WMA | Yes |
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No |
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AAC | Yes |
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WAV | No |
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Linear PCM | No |
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File format | DRM, such as used by online | Bit rate/sampling | At playback | At downloading | |
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ATRAC3 | Yes/No | − | Unable to play | − | |
ATRAC3plus | Yes/No | − | Unable to play | − | |
MP3 | No | − | MP3 | MP3 | |
WMA | Yes | − | WMA | Unable to download | |
No | − | WMA | WMA | ||
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AAC | Yes/No | − | Unable to play | − | |
WAV | No | − | WAV | Encoded into ATRAC3 | |
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Linear PCM | No | − | Linear PCM | Encoded into ATRAC3 | |
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Note
You cannot encode a file into ATRAC3 (132 kbps) format unless the file fulfills the following requirements:
–resolution of 16 bit per sample
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–44.1 kHz sampling rate
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