Question re: WAV files - Bit rate vs frequency

[Guest dieter10]

I've been fooling around with making WAV files to use as ringtones and I've noticed that the lower the bit rate and frequency, the smaller the file size (ya...I'm a real genius).

I was just wondering whether somebody could explain to me what the difference is between bit rate and frequency and their effect on quality?

Is it better to have a lower bit rate and a higher frequency or vice-versa?

Also has anyone discovered an optimal balance between bit rate and frequency that creates the best sound quality at a reasonable file size.

Cheers :lol:

[Guest Monolithix [MVP]]

16bit 16khz mono is the "optimal" raite. The higher bit rate will increase the filesize (number of bits of data fed to each channel per second...as i'm reliably informed).