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# kAudioFilePropertyBitRate

The actual bit rate (number of audio data bits in the file divided by the duration of the file) for some file types, and the nominal bit rate (which bit rate the encoder was set to) for others.

```
var kAudioFilePropertyBitRate: AudioFilePropertyID { get }
```

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