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What are the supported audio file formats?

Article ID:350416(modified 23 Feb 2011)

Applicable Models

NWZ-A845, NWZ-A846, NWZ-E443, NWZ-E444, NWZ-E445, NWZ-S544, NWZ-S545

Question

Supported audio file formats.

Answer

Files formats which can playback are as below.
Supported Audio File Formats
Codec MP3 Media File format: MP3 (MPEG-1 Layer3) file format
File extention: .mp3
Bit rate: 32 to 320kbps (Supports variable bit rate (VBR))
Sampling frequency *1: 32/44.1/48kHz
WMA Media File format: ASF file format
File extention: .wma
Bit rate: 32 to 192kbps (Supports variable bit rate (VBR))
Sampling frequency *1: 44.1kHz
* Compatible with WM-DRM 10
AAC-LC*2 Media File format: MP4 file format
File extention: .mp4, .m4a
Bit rate: 16 to 320kbps (Supports variable bit rate (VBR)) *3
Sampling frequency *1: 8/11.025/12/16/22.05/24/32/44.1/48kHz
Linear PCM Media File format: Wave-Riff file format
File extention: .wav
Bit rate: 1,411kbps
Sampling frequency *1: 44.1kHz

*1 Files may not correspond to all encoders.
*2 Copyright protected AAC-LC files cannot be played back.
*3 Non-standard bit rates or non-guaranteed bit rates are included depending on the sampling frequency.

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