# Bits Per Sample for PCM audio?

**URL:** <https://community.mp3tag.de/t/bits-per-sample-for-pcm-audio/60035>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [February 11, 2023, 10:40pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/bits-per-sample-for-pcm-audio/60035 "2023-02-11T22:40:49Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Treelady](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/treelady/32/11671_2.png) [@Treelady](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Treelady)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2023, 10:40pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/bits-per-sample-for-pcm-audio/60035/1 "2023-02-11T22:40:49Z")

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While bit rate is useful for streaming, why is bit rate an option for PCM WAV files?

Can the Bit Depth (also called Bits Per Sample) be viewed and edited?

Thank you in advance.

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**Author:** ![LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/c6cbf5/32.png) [@LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LyricsLover)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2023, 10:54pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/bits-per-sample-for-pcm-audio/60035/2 "2023-02-11T22:54:36Z")

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You can find a list of available [Technical information fields](https://docs.mp3tag.de/format/#technical-information) in the documentation.  
They all can be viewed only.  
_(They all start with an underscore `%_` and are read-only.)_

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**Author:** ![Treelady](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/treelady/32/11671_2.png) [@Treelady](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Treelady)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2023, 12:25am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/bits-per-sample-for-pcm-audio/60035/3 "2023-02-12T00:25:37Z")

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You are AMAZING. I didn't realize that was available in the software. Thank you very much.

I didn't look close enough in the user manual. My fault.

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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:** [March 14, 2023, 12:25am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/bits-per-sample-for-pcm-audio/60035/4 "2023-03-14T00:25:39Z")

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