Question
State two ways to reduce the file size of a sound recording, and give one consequence of each.
Mark scheme — two of (2 each):
- Lower sample rate (B1) — loses higher frequencies / muffled sound (B1)
- Lower bit depth (B1) — more quantisation noise / less dynamic range (B1)
- Mono instead of stereo (B1) — loses spatial information (B1)
- Apply compression (B1) — may lose some quality if lossy (B1)
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