# Bit Depth

**URL:** <https://community.mp3tag.de/t/bit-depth/17161>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [August 18, 2015, 12:56pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/bit-depth/17161 "2015-08-18T12:56:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![mville](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/mville/32/9437_2.png) [@mville](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mville)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2015, 12:56pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/bit-depth/17161/1 "2015-08-18T12:56:31Z")

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I know Bit Depth (sample size) has been requested here before, but is there any particular reason why Bit Depth (e.g. 8-bit, 16-bit, 24-bit etc.) has not been added to MP3Tag as an Information field?

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**Author:** ![Etz](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/etz/32/7648_2.png) [@Etz](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Etz)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2015, 8:17am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/bit-depth/17161/2 "2015-08-19T08:17:40Z")

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Because MP3 is basically Bitless...

For in depth explanation, read this: [http://blog.bjrn.se/2008/10/lets-build-mp3-decoder.html](http://blog.bjrn.se/2008/10/lets-build-mp3-decoder.html)

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**Author:** ![mville](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/mville/32/9437_2.png) [@mville](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mville)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2015, 12:20am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/bit-depth/17161/3 "2015-08-21T00:20:45Z")

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> [@Etz](#):
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> Because MP3 is basically Bitless...
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> For in depth explanation, read this: [http://blog.bjrn.se/2008/10/lets-build-mp3-decoder.html](http://blog.bjrn.se/2008/10/lets-build-mp3-decoder.html)

Yes, but MP3Tag doesn't just support the mp3 file format.

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**Author:** ![Etz](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/etz/32/7648_2.png) [@Etz](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Etz)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2015, 4:32am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/bit-depth/17161/4 "2015-08-21T04:32:52Z")

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> [@mville](#):
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> Yes, but MP3Tag doesn't just support the mp3 file format.

Indeed...I didn`t thought about that...

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**Author:** ![MP3Freak\_Peter](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/c68b51/32.png) [@MP3Freak\_Peter](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MP3Freak_Peter)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2015, 6:27pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/bit-depth/17161/5 "2015-08-21T18:27:52Z")

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![:book:](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/1X/0036d5b68f6226c53f6c68abfd0a7b8096fd4505.gif ":book:")

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**Author:** ![system](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/c/ce7035d426cb755a7916793326d23b465222a407.png) [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2026, 12:25pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/bit-depth/17161/6 "2026-02-09T12:25:49Z")

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Closed on February 9, 2026, 12:25pm UTC