People mix up the two types of audio compression all the time. Dynamic range and lossy compression are very different things.

Lossless compression processes audio files in a way that the size is reduced by the quality is still intact. In Lossy compression, the audioquality gets compromised.

MP3's compression techniques were developed to compress audio files with a certain amount of acceptable loss–but computer files cannot tolerate any loss during the compress-decompress cycle.

Not every compression method works for every file, and you can increase efficiency by changing the file type, codec, or program used.

With all the advantages of lossless compression that part one of this article series cites (Jan 4, 2001), what then is the role of lossy compression? Consider a lossy codec’s ability to compress audio ...

WAV and AIFF files can be quite large. As such, digital audio files are compressed to save space. There are two types of compression: lossless and lossy.

Lossy audio involves a high degree of compression but doesn’t decompress files to their original data amount. A number of sound waves are removed that end up reducing the size of the file.

An audio format plays a crucial role in determining the audio experience on a device. So let's take a look at some of the different audio file formats.

We discuss what happens when you compress a File, what is the difference between lossy and lossless compression, what is file compression, etc.