What is MPEG3?

Efficient coding techniques are today a must for the processing of audio and video data with computers. A lot of progress has been achieved in the recent years in this field. While there are several proprietary formats for audio coding the ISO/IEC standardization body has released an international standard recommended by the MPEG group (Moving Pictures Experts Group, ISO/IEC IS11172-3 and IS 13818-3).
Non-coded audio means data processed with 8 or 16 bit linear data words sampled with the sampling frequency (e.g. 44.1kHz for CDs). This means that you end up with 1.4Mbit for one second of music in CD quality. By using MPEG compression you can shrink down that data by a factor of 12 and still gain CD-like quality. Factors of up to 24 and more still allow for a quality significantly better than just reducing linearily the sampling frequency and the number of bits. This is realized by "perceptual coding" techniques taking into account the limited resolution of the human ear. *
(*from the WinPlay3 help file)
If you want more info about mpeg3 you can visit www.layer3.org

What do I need to play MPEG3 files?

There are a lot of applications in the WWW which will let you play mpeg3 files.
Most used is WinAmp from Nullsoft. I suggest you to go to www.mp3.com/players and take a look...

How do I make my own MPEG3s?

Now there are a lot of cool programs that do all the job, all you have to do is download the right program...
If you have a P166MMX+ I suggest you to see www.musicmatch.com they have a full integrated program tha lets you make eveything you want with mp3s...

Where can I Download music?

A lot of Places...