WHAT ARE MP3 AND REAL AUDIO FILES?MP3 and Real Audio© software installed on your computer enables audio songs, audio sound clips etc. to be transferred quickly over the internet. Without these software tools, sound clips could take hours to download before being heard!
The two most popular solutions to this problem are Real Audio and MP3. Both reduce the size of audio files, reducing the time it takes to download and play audio. Real Audio is the faster method enabling files to be downloaded and automatically played in a matter of seconds, while MP3 files being larger (i.e. slower to download) preserves audio quality much better than Real Audio.
A useful comparison in audio quality terms is to think of Real Audio as being similar to AM radio and MP3 as being like high quality FM radio. However, neither match CD quality.
Perhaps you already have these tools installed? If not......There are several MP3 players available to download FREE at www. mp3 .com
For Real Audio files, various versions are available but the FREE version works fine.
To download a Real Player ©go to www.real.com