People love music, and they love gadgets. So with the advent of the MP3, it seems as if the two have formed a successful union. But what exactly is mp3 music?

The actual phrase MP3 is a shorter version of the official name “moving picture experts group - 1 Audio Layer 3.” Basically, MP3 music is a compression of the audio data that makes up a song.

This compression is created by a special algorithm that takes into account the audio perception of human hearing.

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