A process is used when music is compressed into MP3 to discard all the sounds a machine thinks the human ear can't audibly perceive, thus vastly reducing the amount of storage needed to hold entire ...

Understanding the world of digital audio formats can be a bit confusing, with an array of different file types and codecs in use. Among these, lossless audio holds a special place, promising ...

Spotify's latest feature will have premium listeners hearing the highest quality audio available on the streaming app. Spotify announced Lossless listening on Sept. 10, meaning premium users can ...

That all makes Dolby Atmos sound great, but until music streaming services make it possible to download songs in both ...

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You’ll likely have seen the term ‘lossless audio’ bandied around in the music space in recent years. While by no means a new term in the audiophile realm, it has fairly recently expanded into the ...

Data Compression is one of the most important components of this world, driven by petabytes of data daily. We, as humans, are generating data every second. From walking to running, eating to drinking, ...

Apple made headlines in mid-2021 when it announced its Apple Music service would offer lossless audio in June of that year. The audio upgrade would be available to users at no extra cost, but some ...

Tidal has said that starting today, select subscribers will be able to access its catalog of music in hi-res lossless audio that uses the open-source FLAC format. The announcement was made via a ...

Think you can tell the difference between CD quality music and compressed MP3s? This simple test can prove once and for all whether storing your music in lossless is worth your time (and hard drive ...

Apple’s hi-res, Lossless Audio has arrived, and Apple Music subscribers are reaping the benefits for free starting this month with about 20 million tracks. By the end of 2021, Apple Music’s entire ...

Golden ears of the world, unite! While other people are happy with the incredible convenience that listening to MP3s and AACs on an iOS device offers—thousands of songs, anytime, anywhere—audiophiles ...