How to Compress Audio File with the Best Audio Compression Software

I download many FLAC music files on my iPhone. But the file takes up too much space. I want to compress the audio file. Are there good audio compressors?

Audio Compressor

Compression is the word you can also meet when you want to put something in a smaller size. You can compress a MP4 video into a smaller size to save more space on your iPad. Also, you may wonder how to compress audio file to put more music on your ipod. Here we will introduce what is the audio compression, audio compressor software, and how to do with the audio compressor do for you.

• Part 1: What is audio compression and compressor
• Part 2: Audio compressor
• Part 3: FAQs of audio compressor

Part 1: What is audio compression and compressor

According to Wikipedia, Audio compression (data), a type of lossy or lossless compression in which the amount of data in a recorded waveform is reduced to differing extents for transmission respectively with or without some loss of quality, used in CD and MP3 encoding, Internet radio, etc.

In signal processing, data compression, source coding, or bit-rate reduction involves encoding information using fewer bits than the original representation.

The tool that enables you to use to compress audio file is called compressor. There are different types of audio compressor in the market. Generally, they can be classified as a dedicated electronic hardware unit or audio software.

Part 2: Audio compressor

In this post, we only focus the audio compressor software, so that you can make the sound compression by yourself on your computer.

Video Converter Ultimate is the simple video and audio compressor. Free download this software here to start to learn how to make audio compression on your computer.

How to compress audio for the audio file

Step 1 After downloading this audio compressor, install, and run it on your computer. Click "Add Files" to load your audio file.

Step 2 Click "Convert All to" drop-down button to select the output format. Then click "Custom Profile" to make compression settings.

• Profile: You can rename the output file.
• Audio Settings: Here you can select the encoder. Commonly, FLAC is lossless music file with a big size, while MP3 is the lossy quality. So you can select the MP3 as the encoder.
• For Audio Bitrate, you can get the different values from 32 kbps to 320 kbps for MP3 encoder. The smaller the value, the bigger the compression.
• For Sample Rate, you can also select the value. The larger the value, the better the quality, which means you will get a smaller audio compression.

After making all settings, "Create New" to customize a new audio setting you made.

Step 3 Click "Convert All" button to start to compress the audio file you add.

Here three steps are enough for you to get the best audio compression.

What this audio compressor can do for you? Compress background audio in a video file.

How to add compressed background audio in a video file

The steps of making audio compression in a video file are similar to the above steps of audio compression. The difference can be the two points: Download the audio track of the video, and make the audio compression as mentioned before. And then add the compressed audio track to the video. Take the steps as below to add the compressed audio track to your video file.

Step 1 Click "Add Files" button to add video file to Video Converter Ultimate.

Step 2 Click the drop-down button under the audio file to load the compressed audio file.

Step 3 Click "Convert All" button to start to put the compressed audio file into the video.

Part 3: FAQs of audio compressor

Conclusion: Audio compression can be as easy done by yourself with the software. For more ideas of compressing MP4 video file, please visit: How to compress MP4 file.