Zipping up mp3 doesn't compress them much (just 2-3% in my experience)

Computer Tips - Zipping up mp3 doesn't compress them much (just 2-3% in my experience)

Date: 2011apr16 OS: Linux Q. Zipping up mp3 doesn't compress them much (just 2-3% in my experience) So how can I make an compressed archive of MP3s? A. Using zip like this:

zip --compression-method store -r music.zip musicdir

Using tar like this:

tar cvf music.tar musicdir