A hand-held communication apparatus comprising: at least one microphone; audio circuitry connected to the at least one microphone, where the audio circuitry is configured to output a first audio track and at least one second audio track that record the same sound at different audio resolutions, where the audio circuitry is configured to form the first audio track from an output signal provided by the at least one microphone by processing the output signal with a first audio configuring to form the first audio track with a first audio resolution, and where the audio circuitry is configured to form the at least one second audio track from the same output signal provided by the same at least one microphone by processing the output signal with a second audio configuring to form the at least one second audio track with a second audio resolution that is different from the first audio resolution, wherein one or more of the first and at least one second audio tracks have an audio resolution that is higher than the audio resolution playing capability of a player of the apparatus; a memory connected to the audio circuitry which is configured to store the first audio track and the at least one second audio track in a common file for subsequent selection of one of the first audio track and the at least one second audio track for playback by the apparatus; and a selector configured to automatically select one of the audio tracks to be played by the apparatus, where each of the plurality of audio tracks has a different audio resolution of a same recorded sound, where the selector is configured to automatically select the audio track to be played based upon an ability of the apparatus to properly play the audio resolution of the audio track, wherein the apparatus is configured to send the common file including the first audio track and the at least one second audio track to another apparatus for rendering therein. at least one microphone; audio circuitry connected to the at least one microphone, where the audio circuitry is configured to output a first audio track and at least one second audio track that record the same sound at different audio resolutions, where the audio circuitry is configured to form the first audio track from an output signal provided by the at least one microphone by processing the output signal with a first audio configuring to form the first audio track with a first audio resolution, and where the audio circuitry is configured to form the at least one second audio track from the same output signal provided by the same at least one microphone by processing the output signal with a second audio configuring to form the at least one second audio track with a second audio resolution that is different from the first audio resolution, wherein one or more of the first and at least one second audio tracks have an audio resolution that is higher than the audio resolution playing capability of a player of the apparatus; a memory connected to the audio circuitry which is configured to store the first audio track and the at least one second audio track in a common file for subsequent selection of one of the first audio track and the at least one second audio track for playback by the apparatus; and a selector configured to automatically select one of the audio tracks to be played by the apparatus, where each of the plurality of audio tracks has a different audio resolution of a same recorded sound, where the selector is configured to automatically select the audio track to be played based upon an ability of the apparatus to properly play the audio resolution of the audio track, wherein the apparatus is configured to send the common file including the first audio track and the at least one second audio track to another apparatus for rendering therein.