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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

Per Minute
Per Hour
Total Session
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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