# How can I display Audio file bits **URL:** \ **Category:** Support\ **Created:** [August 3, 2016, 10:22am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-can-i-display-audio-file-bits/18147 "2016-08-03T10:22:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![chip](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/5fc32e/32.png) [@chip](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chip)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2016, 10:22am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-can-i-display-audio-file-bits/18147/1 "2016-08-03T10:22:51Z")
Hello, I would like to know how I can display the number of BITS that are used in my audio files. I have wav and flac files with both 16 and 24 bits and frequency from 44.1 to 192 kHz. I have been looking at the field and information names in the list of values and found FREQUENCY for the sample rate but I can not seem to find a field containing the number of bits. Chip ---
**Author:** ![ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/ohrenkino/32/4843_2.png) [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2016, 10:27am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-can-i-display-audio-file-bits/18147/2 "2016-08-03T10:27:44Z")
Isn't that %\_samplerate%? This field can only be seen if it is written by the converter. ---
**Author:** ![chip](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/5fc32e/32.png) [@chip](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chip)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2016, 10:34am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-can-i-display-audio-file-bits/18147/3 "2016-08-03T10:34:37Z")
%\_samplerate% gives the same value as Frequency 44.1 or 48 or or 88.2 or 96 or 174.4 or 192 or ... I am looking for the number of bits in the sample, such as 16 or 24 ---
**Author:** ![ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/ohrenkino/32/4843_2.png) [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2016, 10:37am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-can-i-display-audio-file-bits/18147/4 "2016-08-03T10:37:45Z")
> [@Chip](#): > > %\_samplerate% gives the same value as Frequency > 44.1 or 48 or or 88.2 or 96 or 174.4 or 192 or ... > > I am looking for the number of bits in the sample, such as > 16 or 24 see [http://www.mp3tag.de/en/changelog.html](http://www.mp3tag.de/en/changelog.html) for bitspersample (version 2.73) ---
**Author:** ![chip](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/5fc32e/32.png) [@chip](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chip)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2016, 6:40pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-can-i-display-audio-file-bits/18147/5 "2016-08-03T18:40:26Z")
> [@ohrenkino](#): > > see [http://www.mp3tag.de/en/changelog.html](http://www.mp3tag.de/en/changelog.html) > for bitspersample (version 2.73) Hello, GOT IT!! And it is working as I want it to work. THANKS, Chip ---
**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, 12:26pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-can-i-display-audio-file-bits/18147/6 "2026-02-09T12:26:21Z")
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