Click HERE to visit a page with an excellent range of Queen related links. Music has also made it onto the internet via a format known as Mp3 (MPEG1 Layer 3 Audio). Mp3 is a form of compression which reduces the size of a music file by a factor of about 10 with no apparent loss in quality. For example, 1 minute of CD quality (44,100 samples per second) stereo audio consumes 10 Mb of storage. So, on average a track lasting 4.5 minutes will take up around 45 Mb. As you can imagine with the current speed of internet downloads you would stand little chance of downloading one track without the loss of a connection. This is the beauty of Mp3 compression, the same track could be reduced to a more internet-friendly 4.5 Mb! Sound interesting..?, OK I'll continue then! I know what you're thinking "Ok, so how do I play these files then?", well that's really quite easy, what you need is an Mp3 player! The best Mp3 player for Windows 95 on the net is Winamp, it combines great performance with lot's of features and a great interface too!
The best way of locating Mp3 files is by doing an FTP search, as these type of files usually reside on temporary sites. It also advised to use a good FTP program which can resume broken downloads like CuteFTP. If you want to make your own Mp3's get yourself a copy of Real Jukebox Plus or Audio Catalyst from the net. Winamp homepage Download the latest version of Winamp here.
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