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Sample Rate Calculator

Free sample rate calculator from The Producers Hangout for producers, artists, recording engineers, mixing engineers, mastering engineers, sample rate, bit depth, file size, audio resolution, WAV size, 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz, 88.2 kHz, 96 kHz, 192 kHz, 16 bit, 24 bit, 32 bit float, mono, stereo, stems, FL Studio, Studio One, Pro Tools, Logic Pro, Ableton, home studio, vocal recording, mixing, mastering, and music production tools.
FREE PRODUCER TOOL · SAMPLE RATE CALCULATOR

Choose Your Settings.
Estimate The File.

Calculate audio file size, samples per track, Nyquist frequency, and recommended export settings for recording, mixing, mastering, stems, loops, and digital delivery.

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CALCULATOR INPUT

Enter Session.
Get Audio Data.

Use this tool to estimate WAV file size and understand how sample rate, bit depth, channel count, and song length affect your session exports.

44.1 kHz is common for music. 48 kHz is common for video and many modern sessions.
24-bit WAV is usually the safest professional export for recording, mixing, and stems.
Mono is common for a single vocal track. Stereo is common for beats, mixes, masters, and stereo stems.
Formula: Uncompressed audio size = sample rate × bit depth × channels × seconds ÷ 8.
CALCULATED RESULTS

Export Data
For Your Session.

Estimated WAV File Size 60.5 MB

A 48 kHz / 24-bit stereo WAV at 3:30 is a professional-quality session export for mixing, mastering, or delivery.

Nyquist Frequency 24 kHz
Total Samples 10.08M
Data Rate 2.30 Mbps
Recommended Use Pro Export
Setting
Best Use
Notes
44.1 kHz / 16-bit
CD / final consumer audio
Smaller files
44.1 or 48 kHz / 24-bit
Recording / mixing / stems
Best default
48 kHz / 24-bit
Video / sync / modern sessions
Clean professional standard
96 kHz / 24-bit
High-resolution sessions
Bigger files / more CPU

These are uncompressed PCM WAV estimates. MP3, AAC, FLAC, and other formats will have different file sizes.

HOW PRODUCERS USE SAMPLE RATE

Clean Sessions.
Correct Exports.

Sample rate controls how many snapshots of audio are captured per second. Bit depth controls dynamic detail and headroom. Together, they affect quality, file size, CPU load, and delivery format.

01

Recording

For most vocals and home studio sessions, 44.1 or 48 kHz at 24-bit is a strong professional starting point.

02

Mixing

Keep the same sample rate as the recording session when possible to avoid unnecessary conversion.

03

Stems

Export stems as 24-bit WAV files unless the client, engineer, or distributor requests something different.

04

Final Delivery

Streaming, mastering, video, and distribution platforms may have different preferred settings, so always check delivery specs.

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