Worked example: a ten-minute spoken recording
- Example input
- Ten-minute stereo source; target bitrate 128 kbps.
- Example output
An MP3 whose encoded audio payload is approximately 9.6 MB before container overhead: 128,000 bits × 600 seconds ÷ 8.
How to interpret it
The estimate is useful for delivery planning, while the downloaded file remains the authority because metadata and encoder framing add a small overhead.