What are the file types for a recorded audio file?

Applies to all editions of Windows Vista.
Which edition of Windows Vista am I using?

You can save audio that you record in Sound Recorder so that you can edit the audio file in a sound editing program, transfer and play it back on a portable device, or play the recorded audio file on your computer. The following table shows technical information about audio files.

Audio file type	File name extension	Bit rate (in kilobits per second)	Size of a recorded file (in kilobytes per second)	Sample rate	Approximate file size for 5 minutes of recorded sound
Windows Media Audio	.wma	96 Kbps	11 KBps	44.1 kHz	3.5 megabytes (MB)
WAVE form audio format	.wav	96 Kbps	1,378 KBps	44.1 kHz	51 MB

NoteIf you are using Windows Vista Home Basic N or Windows Vista Business N, your Sound Recorder files are saved as .wav files rather than .wma files.

What are the file types for a recorded audio file?

See also