Guides

WAV to MP3, with the details that matter.

Each guide answers one question, states the limit that actually applies, and links back to the converter. No listicles, no invented test data.

WAV to MP3 at 320 kbps

320 kbps is the top MP3 bitrate. What it does to a 16/44.1 or 24/96 WAV, how big the file becomes, and when a lower rate is the better choice.

MP3 has no bit depth. Here is what happens to a 24-bit or 32-bit float WAV when it becomes MP3, and when the conversion is the wrong move.

Audacity gives you LAME options and batch macros. The browser gives you no install and no upload. Here is which one fits which job.

How big a WAV really is, how small an MP3 gets at 128, 192 and 320 kbps, and how to estimate a conversion before you start.