How to Change Audio Bitrate?

Changing the bitrate of a music file affects its audio quality and size. If you want to change audio bitrate, then what you need is a bitrate converter. Below, I'll share a powerful yet convenient audio bitrate changer and show you how to use it correctly. Without further ado, let’s get started.

WonderFox HD Video Converter Factory Pro is a versatile program with a built-in bitrate converter that can easily change audio bitrate while maintaining the perfect balance between quality and size. You just import the files you want, choose the format, adjust the bitrate, and export.

This software supports all major audio formats, including MP3, AAC, M4A, Ogg, WAV, AIFF, FLAC, ALAC, etc. Additionally, it can change video bitrate.

Now, let me demonstrate how to use this software to change the bitrate of an audio file. Before starting, download and install download and install the software on your computer.

Audio bitrate refers to the number of bits used per unit of playback time to represent a continuous audio stream after source coding. It very much determines the size and quality of the audio. Generally speaking, the higher the bitrate, the better the sound quality, and the larger the file size.

Yet, for many listeners, there is no obvious difference between the higher-quality audio and some lower ones using mass-market earbuds or standard speakers. Demand for high-quality audio hence become less necessary in such case. On the other hand, the high-quality audio files always take up much more space. If you have hundreds or thousands of high-quality music files stored on your device, chances are high that your device will be overburdened and run slow gradually.

Given these two factors, many people want to compress audio files while keeping a decent audio quality. And the best way to do this is to change the bitrate.

We all know that higher bitrate generates better audio quality, provided that the sample rate and bit depth are also high. But does higher bitrate mean the right bitrate for you? Not necessarily. It all depends on what you are going to use your audio for.

If you are to listen to your music files on your phone or computer, MP3 128Kpbs ~192Kpbs is enough. Due to the hardware limitations, devices like phones, computers, and TVs can’t deliver every detail a high-quality audio can offer. In short, high-bitrate audio played on such devices can give you hearing experience no different from what lower-bitrate audio can give you. But you can’t have the bitrate too low. For MP3 files, bitrate under 90Kpbs will lead to a notably quality drop. However, if you are to play your audio on quality hardware, you might want your audio files to have the best quality they can.

One last thing, if you want to convert audio to the right bitrate, we suggest that you convert from audio with higher bitrate to lower-bitrate audio, such as convert MP3 320kbps to 128kbps. In this way, you can get a small-size file with a fairly good quality. Do not change audio from low bitrate to high bitrate in the hope of getting better quality audio because that’s impossible. What you’ll get from this conversion is only a big-size file with the same or even worse audio quality. But it is still necessary to increase bitrate of audio for other purposes, like sharing on social media, playing on specific device, etc.

That’s all I want to share about how to change audio bitrate using the best bitrate converter. If you have any questions during the conversion process, please feel free to contact me on Twitter. I'm happy to help.

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