On our Mp3 Converter for any video when you want to download into the MP3 then you will see three varients into MP3. 128. 192 and 320 kbps. You can pick a resolution by number if you want the higher audio quality. But remember that if you have a good headphones or earbuds then you will hear the difference between these different audio qualities.
Bitrate is tell that that how much audio data is stored in each second. A one hour talk at 128 kbps take less size and it is easily to share to email and friends. We record it normally for in podcast or for short videos. The same audio if we record at 192 kbps it will be much larger and it is worth for speeches. This is normal, default and standard format is used. And the last one is 320 kbps which is the highest sound quality of the MP3 format. That differenent you can feel on a good headphones. Here file size is also increase.
If you confuse about the MP3 varients then you can also download the audio into the M4A (AAC) format which is cleaner sound option and it take small size. This is best and optimized for iPhone, iPad and other Apple devices. WebM is used for web playback. And if you want the audio for editing purpose then always use the WAV format. This is uncompressed audio format. And that is mostly used by editors like if any music they want to use into there video they always download into the WAV. For a full walkthrough of how download the audio from youtube video use our MP3 guide.
128 kbps
Best for talks, podcasts, lectures and tutorials. The file it take small size. And that type of music is acceptable and feel good on a phone speaker as because its sound is softer and sterio width is flatten.
192 kbps
This is the default and recommended for all in one purpose use. It is used like for a playlists. Most people not feel a difference between 192 to 320kbps if you are using it on any mobile or laptop speaker. The difference you can feel on a good headphones or on a earbuds.
320 kbps
This is the highest max sound bitrate that offer by MP3. Use it for music when you care about loudness. This file size is goes like 2.5 * 128 kbps copy of the same length.
WAV
WAV is much larger. Why? As because this is uncompressed audio format. This is choose when you want to edit the audio in a DAW and you want to prevent MP3 geneation. It will not restore a noisy youtube video if that is made with the mp3 audio. More details you can get in Youtube to WAV.
Simple Formula
- For Speech and Podcasts -> 128
- For Everyday music and normal usage -> 192
- For loudness and editing purpose -> Use 320 or WAV
Which one you pick, Choice is yours. then convert it at the home page to convert and download.