# Bitrate Character Meaning
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/bitrate-character-meaning/65468
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [August 2, 2024, 4:28am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/bitrate-character-meaning/65468 "2024-08-02T04:28:14Z")
**Posts on this page:** 9
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### Author:  [@l8\_4\_0l](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/l8_4_0l)
#### Post date: [August 2, 2024, 4:28am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/bitrate-character-meaning/65468/1 "2024-08-02T04:28:14Z")
Greetings
Could someone please explain what the C and N represent after the bitrate number.
I'm including an image.
Thank you for the wonderful software.
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [August 2, 2024, 5:23am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/bitrate-character-meaning/65468/2 "2024-08-02T05:23:16Z")
> [@l8\_4\_0l](#):
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> Could someone please explain what the C and N
I don't know - I would assume that the column contents is something user-defined.
Mine looks like this:
So, what does your definition look like?
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### Author:  [@l8\_4\_0l](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/l8_4_0l)
#### Post date: [August 2, 2024, 5:35am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/bitrate-character-meaning/65468/3 "2024-08-02T05:35:15Z")
I appreciate the query, I don't recall altering this value yet mine is different than yours.
I have employed a 'dano\_01' html export template from this forum to assist me in exporting my database to a pdf. But that is the only modification I've made to the default settings.
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [August 2, 2024, 5:41am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/bitrate-character-meaning/65468/4 "2024-08-02T05:41:39Z")
As you can see it reflects the contents of \_VBR.
I would see V for variable bitrates and C for constant bitrates in files like mp3. Flac does not have this attribute.
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### Author:  [@l8\_4\_0l](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/l8_4_0l)
#### Post date: [August 2, 2024, 5:45am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/bitrate-character-meaning/65468/5 "2024-08-02T05:45:51Z")
^ I have editted in a further bit of info above fyi
In any case, your assessment makes perfect sense. I thank you for your help!
I'll mark this thread resolved.
Must have been the export template I used which altered the column 😀
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### Author:  [@l8\_4\_0l](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/l8_4_0l)
#### Post date: [August 2, 2024, 5:51am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/bitrate-character-meaning/65468/6 "2024-08-02T05:51:31Z")
> " I would see V for variable bitrates and C for constant bitrates "
It was the N (there was no V) which really threw me off FYI
I still can't guess what that stands for
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [August 2, 2024, 5:55am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/bitrate-character-meaning/65468/7 "2024-08-02T05:55:10Z")
Select a file that shows the mysterious N and open Convert\>Tag-Tag and enter as
Format string: %\_vbr%
This should show you the whole word/the complete abbreviation.
C would resolve to CBR
V would resolve to VBR
and N?
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### Author:  [@l8\_4\_0l](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/l8_4_0l)
#### Post date: [August 2, 2024, 6:05am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/bitrate-character-meaning/65468/8 "2024-08-02T06:05:42Z")
I clicked 'Preview' after selecting Tag-Tag etc, and see 'Normal" hmm
The operation Fails, possibly bc it's a full album in .ape file format
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [September 1, 2024, 6:05am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/bitrate-character-meaning/65468/9 "2024-09-01T06:05:53Z")
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