Sorry to bother you guys, but this seems to be the only topic about audio file type and audio playback? I also have a audio problem here and may i have your answers? I downloaded a DSS file on the internet but it couldn't be played on my IOS player nor on vlc and Windows Media Player and I do not know why. I downloaded this audio converter as you can see (http://www.videoconverterfactory.com/tips/convert-dss-to-mp3.html) to convert DSS to MP3 for a better compatibility with my IOS devices. However, just before conversion, it asked me to preset some parameters, i know i should choose MP3 as the output. But how about the bit rate and sample rate? What do these two parameters mean? I do not know how this could happen because it is my first time to convert media files. What should i do?
the higher the number for conversion, the better the quality. Downside is the files will get bigger. Not a ton, but bigger. Too low and it will sound like an old analog phone. You can not go too high.
Try it out and you will see.
EDIT: This is only for lossy formats: MP3, AAC, etc. Going too high with WAV will make the files unreadable in normal musical CD players. I know that is not what you asked about, but I thought I would add this just for your education.