Audio Capacities of Memory Cards
A table showing the amount of audio (in hours & minutes) you can store on flash memory cards, at various quality settings. As used in solid state recorders, but also applies to USB pen drives.
Compressed Mono (MP3) |
Bitrate |
40kbps |
48kbps |
64kbps |
80kbps |
96kbps |
128kbps |
160kbps |
192kbps |
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128MB |
07:00 |
06:30 |
04:22 |
03:30 |
03:15 |
02:11 |
01:45 |
01:37 |
256MB |
14:00 |
13:00 |
08:45 |
07:00 |
06:30 |
04:22 |
03:30 |
03:15 |
512MB |
28:00 |
26:00 |
17:30 |
14:00 |
13:00 |
08:45 |
07:00 |
06:30 |
1GB |
56:00 |
52:00 |
35:00 |
28:00 |
26:00 |
17:30 |
14:00 |
13:00 |
2GB |
112:00 |
104:00 |
70:00 |
56:00 |
52:00 |
35:00 |
28:00 |
26:00 |
Compressed Stereo (MP3) |
Bitrate |
64kbps |
80kbps |
96kbps |
128kbps |
160kbps |
192kbps |
256kbps |
320kbps |
384kbps |
C
A
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D
S
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128MB |
04:22 |
03:30 |
03:15 |
02:11 |
01:45 |
01:37 |
01:05 |
00:52 |
00:48 |
256MB |
08:45 |
07:00 |
06:30 |
04:22 |
03:30 |
03:15 |
02:11 |
01:45 |
01:37 |
512MB |
17:30 |
14:00 |
13:00 |
08:45 |
07:00 |
06:30 |
04:22 |
03:30 |
03:15 |
1GB |
35:00 |
28:00 |
26:00 |
17:30 |
14:00 |
13:00 |
08:45 |
07:00 |
06:30 |
2GB |
70:00 |
56:00 |
52:00 |
35:00 |
28:00 |
26:00 |
17:30 |
14:00 |
13:00 |
Uncompressed (WAV) |
Sample Rate (44.1kHz recommended) |
32kHz |
44.1kHz |
48kHz |
Mono |
Stereo |
Mono |
Stereo |
Mono |
Stereo |
Card
Size |
128MB |
00:33 |
00:16 |
00:24 |
00:12 |
00:22 |
00:11 |
256MB |
01:06 |
00:33 |
00:48 |
00:24 |
00:44 |
00:22 |
512MB |
02:12 |
01:06 |
01:36 |
00:48 |
01:28 |
00:44 |
1GB |
04:24 |
02:12 |
03:12 |
01:36 |
02:56 |
01:28 |
2GB |
08:48 |
04:24 |
06:24 |
03:12 |
02:56 |
05:52 |
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