# Compressing mp3's

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/compressing-mp3s/33063>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [October 14, 2003, 7:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/compressing-mp3s/33063 "2003-10-14T19:40:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![nOoB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5e9695/32.png) [@nOoB](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nOoB)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2003, 7:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/compressing-mp3s/33063/1 "2003-10-14T19:40:06Z")

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Is there anyway to compress mp3 files and use them as swf files? i have a large mp3 file that i really wanna use but it’s…large ☹

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2003, 10:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/compressing-mp3s/33063/2 "2003-10-21T22:25:39Z")

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How is it compressed? Why not come up with a new file format that is already ‘fully compressed’?