{"id":1394,"date":"2020-06-07T12:18:18","date_gmt":"2020-06-07T12:18:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mp4gain.com\/mp4gain\/?p=1394"},"modified":"2020-06-07T12:18:18","modified_gmt":"2020-06-07T12:18:18","slug":"which-format-for-digital-music-should-you-choose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mp4gain.com\/mp4gain\/which-format-for-digital-music-should-you-choose\/","title":{"rendered":"Which format for digital music should you choose?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>AAC, MP3, MP3 Pro, Ogg Vorbis, WMA. In the digital age, choosing one or the other of these standards is not easy. Especially since their properties lend them to one use instead of another. Detailed review<\/p>\n<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 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/mp4gain.com\/mp4gain\/which-format-for-digital-music-should-you-choose\/#Which_format_for_digital_music_should_you_choose\" >Which format for digital music should you choose?<\/a><\/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\/which-format-for-digital-music-should-you-choose\/#MP3\" >MP3<\/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\/which-format-for-digital-music-should-you-choose\/#WMA\" >WMA<\/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\/which-format-for-digital-music-should-you-choose\/#AAC\" >AAC<\/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\/which-format-for-digital-music-should-you-choose\/#OGG_Vorbis\" >OGG Vorbis<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Which_format_for_digital_music_should_you_choose\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/mp4gain.com\/mp4gain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/que-es-codec.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1281\" src=\"http:\/\/mp4gain.com\/mp4gain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/que-es-codec.jpg\" alt=\"codec\" width=\"530\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mp4gain.com\/mp4gain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/que-es-codec.jpg 530w, https:\/\/mp4gain.com\/mp4gain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/que-es-codec-300x159.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 530px) 85vw, 530px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Which format for digital music should you choose?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>MP3 is far from alone in the world. Feeling that compressed digital music is likely to change the record market, many developers have begun designing formats designed to offer the best compromise between the amount of data used and the sound quality. Thus, AAC for Apple, WMA from Microsoft and other OGG Vorbis communities were born. So many standards that have their advantages and disadvantages and that it is advisable to know them well before choosing the most appropriate coding software for your needs.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mp4gain.com\/mp4gain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/losselless-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1229\" src=\"http:\/\/mp4gain.com\/mp4gain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/losselless-1.jpg\" alt=\"audio formats\" width=\"1100\" height=\"1100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mp4gain.com\/mp4gain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/losselless-1.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/mp4gain.com\/mp4gain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/losselless-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mp4gain.com\/mp4gain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/losselless-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mp4gain.com\/mp4gain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/losselless-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mp4gain.com\/mp4gain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/losselless-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>First, remember that an audio CD uses uncompressed data. Music is digitized on its surface at a rate of 44,100 samples per minute. Second, each of these samples is encoded in 16 bits (2 bytes) and in stereo. This gives a total of 176 KB per Second music, or about 10 MB per second. Minute. Even if an increasing number of Internet users use broadband, websites that sell music for download cannot afford to offer 40-minute four-minute songs. Compression formats allow this amount of data to be shared by a factor ranging from 8 to 15, with little or no loss of quality.<\/p>\n<p>All of these compression algorithms work on the same principle: eliminate frequencies that the human ear does not perceive at all, or very little, and level the frequencies close to each other for identical values \u200b\u200bto increase compression. These are the so-called &#8220;destructive&#8221; algorithms. In other words, when converting a compressed audio file from an audio CD to an audio CD format, the resulting data will not be the same as the original file. Depending on the formats and needs, compression may be more or less important. It is defined by what is called bitrate, that is, the flow of information per. Second of music. It can range from 32 kbps (kilobits per second) to 320 kbps. Detailed review of the different formats.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mp4gain.com\/mp4gain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Chica-Auriculares-e1588414595933.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1193\" src=\"http:\/\/mp4gain.com\/mp4gain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Chica-Auriculares-e1588414595933.png\" alt=\"audio formats\" width=\"500\" height=\"554\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"MP3\"><\/span>\nMP3<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Commonly designed by the Fraunhofer Institute and Thomson and standardized in 1992, it is a derivative of audio compression used for MPEG-1 format videos (MP3 also stands for MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3).<br \/>\nThis is the format offered by the main configuration panel. In fact, we can define a bit rate (&#8220;bit rate&#8221; in jargon) that ranges from 32 to 320 kbps. From 128 Kbps the sound quality becomes enough to encode songs. At 192 Kbps, the quality is similar to an audio CD. At this compression rate, one minute of music equals 1.4 MB of data. But it is also possible to choose a variable bit rate called VBR (variable bit rate). In this case, the encoder increases the compression ratio in less complex music regions, reducing the size of the final file slightly. The benefit depends largely on the type of song: 5 to 10% with an extract from classical or jazz music, not much with rock or rap.<br \/>\nThe great advantage of MP3 remains its compatibility with all portable audio players, but also certain hi-fi systems, car radios and DVD players in the living room. Almost universal, it appears on all free download sites such as Kazaa or eDonkey. On the other hand, this format sinks slightly at the level of high frequency recovery and is therefore less suitable for e.g. Classical music.<br \/>\nFree MP3 encoding software includes WinAmp and MusicMatch JukeBox. Lastly, note that there are several MP3 coding algorithms, with &#8220;Fraunhofer&#8221; being the most widely used, and &#8220;Lame&#8221; being the most effective, with the latter being especially compatible with Pinnacle&#8217;s CDex.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"WMA\"><\/span>\nWMA<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Launched in 1999 by Microsoft, WMA (Windows Media Audio) was only intended to counter the rise of MP3. With compelling arguments. By utilizing the features of the human ear more effectively in the audible spectrum, WMA is able to eliminate frequencies that are truly useless while maintaining certain high frequencies that affect sound quality. The relatively efficient compression algorithm maintains a quality that corresponds to an audio CD with a 128 kbps bit rate, or 1 MB per second. Minute of a song.<br \/>\nCompletely free of charge, WMA also has the advantage of having an encoder built into Windows Media Player. An effective way to ensure the spread of this support. Especially since this format is linked to precise copyright management (DRM or Digital Right Management) that allows, for example, to define a limited useful life of files or prohibit recording options. That&#8217;s why some music download sites use it. Many digital audio players also support WMA and reputable shareware such as WinAmp allows encoding in this format.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"AAC\"><\/span>\nAAC<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Contrary to belief, AAC (Advanced Audio Coding) is not a format developed by Apple, but by a consortium that includes the Fraunhofer Institute (father of MP3), Sony and even Dolby. Prestigious names that grow well. In fact, AAC is arguably the most efficient compression algorithm. Unlike MP3 and WMA, it is not based on MPEG-1 but on MPEG-4 (the format behind DivX). This choice seems to have paid off as it allows you to get a better compromise between compression ratio and sound quality. That&#8217;s why at AAC we get the equivalent of audio CD quality with a bit rate of only 96 kbps. In addition, as with WMA, the DRM (copyright management) features and the ability to control sounds on 48 different channels,<br \/>\nWe found AAC on the Apple iTunes online music site and on your iPod player. But it is also integrated into software like WinAmp.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"OGG_Vorbis\"><\/span>\nOGG Vorbis<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>OGG Vorbis is in audio compression format, as Linux is in operating systems. In fact, it is an &#8220;open&#8221; format whose source codes are public and can be customized and changed by anyone. It&#8217;s still a pretty effective format. At 128 kbps, we reach the quality level of an audio CD (1 MB in 1 minute). The compression structure of OGG format is also significantly different from MP3, WMA and other AACs. Segmenting audio sources into successive packets, the compression algorithm works first on each packet independently of the others. This allows you to not really have weakness at certain frequencies and to maintain the same quality regardless of the type of music.<br \/>\nIn addition, polyphony features allow playback of up to 255 audio channels (sic). The package structure also makes it very suitable for streaming on the Internet, especially for online radios. Open, OGG Vorbis needed to evolve quickly and maybe move closer to AAC in terms of performance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AAC, MP3, MP3 Pro, Ogg Vorbis, WMA. In the digital age, choosing one or the other of these standards is not easy. Especially since their properties lend them to one use instead of another. 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