{"id":1242,"date":"2020-05-12T11:40:35","date_gmt":"2020-05-12T11:40:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mp4gain.com\/mp4gain\/?p=1242"},"modified":"2020-05-12T11:40:35","modified_gmt":"2020-05-12T11:40:35","slug":"what-are-the-most-popular-audio-formats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mp4gain.com\/mp4gain\/what-are-the-most-popular-audio-formats\/","title":{"rendered":"What are the most popular audio formats?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_81 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/mp4gain.com\/mp4gain\/what-are-the-most-popular-audio-formats\/#What_are_the_most_popular_audio_formats\" >What are the most popular audio formats?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/mp4gain.com\/mp4gain\/what-are-the-most-popular-audio-formats\/#PCM\" >PCM<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/mp4gain.com\/mp4gain\/what-are-the-most-popular-audio-formats\/#WAV\" >WAV<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/mp4gain.com\/mp4gain\/what-are-the-most-popular-audio-formats\/#MP3\" >MP3<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/mp4gain.com\/mp4gain\/what-are-the-most-popular-audio-formats\/#WMA\" >WMA<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/mp4gain.com\/mp4gain\/what-are-the-most-popular-audio-formats\/#OGG\" >OGG<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/mp4gain.com\/mp4gain\/what-are-the-most-popular-audio-formats\/#FLAC\" >FLAC<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_the_most_popular_audio_formats\"><\/span>What are the most popular audio formats?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>There are dozens of audio files that we can use to convert a song, but the really useful ones can be counted on the fingers of one hand.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mp4gain.com\/mp4gain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/lossless-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1244\" src=\"http:\/\/mp4gain.com\/mp4gain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/lossless-4.jpg\" alt=\"losseless\" width=\"900\" height=\"520\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mp4gain.com\/mp4gain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/lossless-4.jpg 900w, https:\/\/mp4gain.com\/mp4gain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/lossless-4-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mp4gain.com\/mp4gain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/lossless-4-768x444.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>When we think of an audio file, most of us immediately think of MP3. Without a doubt, it&#8217;s one of the most popular audio formats, but it&#8217;s not the only one. Let&#8217;s see what are the most popular audio formats and what are the differences in use. And we have to choose that according to our needs.<\/p>\n<p>There are different categories of audio files. First we defined the formats as uncompressed. The word itself defines this section of the file. In this case, the recorded sound waves are actually converted into a digital format without further processing. What does it all mean? In files that are very difficult to save and take up a lot of space. In order to simplify the storage of audio files and to reduce the load, formats with lossy data compression were created. These sacrifice some quality in favor of the small storage space required.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mp4gain.com\/mp4gain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/losseless-3.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1243\" src=\"http:\/\/mp4gain.com\/mp4gain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/losseless-3.gif\" alt=\"losseless\" width=\"484\" height=\"254\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>To fix this error, which represents the loss of quality in favor of file size, compressed audio formats were created without loss of data. Obviously, they&#8217;re not small files like lossy compression, but they&#8217;re still smaller than uncompressed. However, it must be said that these types of formats are only widespread in certain cases.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"PCM\"><\/span>PCM<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>PCM is the most common and widely used audio format on CDs and DVDs that we have at home. It is the faithful conversion of analog audio into a digital file. It is no coincidence that it is an uncompressed audio format. Remember that analog sounds exist as waveforms. In order to convert a sound wave into digital bits, the sound must be sampled and recorded at certain intervals.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"WAV\"><\/span>WAV<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>WAV stands for Waveform Audio File Format (previously it was also called Audio for Windows, now it is no longer). It is a standard developed by Microsoft and IBM in 1991. WAV files can contain compressed and uncompressed audio formats. In most cases, however, they are used for uncompressed people. Although it was developed for Windows, it can also be safely opened on a Mac.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"MP3\"><\/span>MP3<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>This is without a doubt the most popular audio format. It was released in 1993 and over the years its success has increased thanks to the combination with the pieces of music. Why are they used so often? Quite simply, these are lossy compressed files, and the generated files are so small that users can create a music library without taking up too much space. And the quality? It is much lower than other formats, but the human ear doesn&#8217;t always manage to notice the difference significantly. MP3 is also a universal file. It can be found on smartphones, computers, smart TVs, tablets and many other electronic devices.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"WMA\"><\/span>WMA<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>WMA stands for Windows Media Audio. It was first published in 1999 and has gone through several developments since then, always keeping the same name. As you can easily guess, it is an audio format created by Microsoft. It was developed to replace MP3s. Unfortunately, there are very few platforms that support this, so the MP3 mastery has never been compromised.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"OGG\"><\/span>OGG<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>OGG is not a real compression audio format. We can define it as a multi-purpose multimedia container. It can contain all types of audio formats, but is often used to contain Vorbis files. It is one of the best performing files to reduce size without losing quality.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"FLAC\"><\/span>FLAC<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>FLAC stands for Free Codec Lossless Audio. It is a lossless, compressed format that was created in 2001. A FLAC file can be compressed to 60% of its original size without minimal loss of sound quality. It is also an open source format. Because of this, it is compatible with most programs and devices. 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