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📊 Recording Session Storage Calculator

Calculate file sizes for different recording formats. Budget storage for field recording sessions or library creation.

Recording Format

Session Planning

minutes
takes

Results

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Per Minute
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Per Hour
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Total Session
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Data Rate

Nyquist Frequency (max reproducible) —
Dynamic Range —
File size per take —

Storage Capacity Reference

Storage Device Capacity Recording Time

File sizes are approximate. Actual sizes may vary slightly due to file headers, metadata, and format-specific overhead. Lossy format ratios are estimates based on typical content.

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