Beautifully Misguided Records

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Beautifully Misguided Records provides music downloads in a number of convenient formats. This page explains a little bit about these supported formats and the audio programs and/or portable music players required to use them.

MP3 Format (MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3)
MP3 is a popular digital audio encoding and lossy compression format. MP3 files are supported almost all computer audio programs and portable music players.

The following is a list of some audio programs that support MP3 files:

• iTunes
• Winamp
• Windows Media Player

The following is a list of some portable music players that support MP3 files:

• iPod
• Zen

MP4 Format (MPEG-4 Structured Audio)
MP4 is a digital audio encoding format that is higher quality than MP3 at the same bitrate. Apple has popularized the MP4 format through its iTunes Music Store and iPod music players.

The following is a list of some audio programs that support MP4 files:

• iTunes
• Winamp

The following is a list of some portable music players that support MP4 files:

• iPod

BIN/CUE Format
BIN and CUE files are a special file format that contains the complete image of the original audio CD. Through the use of certain CD burning programs these files can be used to reproduce an exact copy of the original audio CD.

The following is a list of some CD burning programs that support BIN/CUE files:

• Nero
• Toast v6+
• Alcohol 120%