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I know mp3 files are pretty stripped down, but I still wonder, is there much to gain from zipping audio files using WinZip or -Rar (or anything similar)? Let's say I want to shrink an entire album, would it be about the same size or would I want to bother?
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31-05-2007, 10:32 AM
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I don't know to what extend you can pack audio files but I do know that the effectivity of packing pretty much depends on the format you compress the file into.
I would recommend RAR or ACE. I have not that much experience with other ones. 
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It doesn't really bring you much if you compress the MP3 files with a RAR archive, only few KB's less, not even talking about ZIP format at all.
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31-05-2007, 12:49 PM
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You might try 7-Zip (it's not the same as ZIP), but its' efficiency varies a lot.
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Thanks guys, for swift replies. It seems there won't be any point, so I won't bother. Oh well.
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It makes sense if You want to have one file instead of multiple. To share it over eMule or something - it's easier, when it's all together.
Zipping, raring - as some people said here - no sense.
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WinUHA might be able to squash the MP3's with good results, but didn't try it myself, only heard it's strong.
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