reduce bandwidth streaming mp3s php

Hey guys, quick question for any experts out there. I am allowing users to upload and post mp3s so other users can listen to/stream. I was wondering if 开发者_Go百科anyone had any tips for reducing bandwidth, or any tips or methods for streaming mp3s. I currently just reference the location of the file with my flash mp3 player after the file has been uploaded. I would ask about images as well, but I am pretty sure they can be compressed using gzip or mod_deflate

You could downsample the MP3 to a lower bitrate or go to mono instead of stereo. I doubt you'd have any luck with gzipping since MP3 is already a compressed file type. It's like zipping a zip - you might save a couple of kB, but it wouldn't be worth it.