{"id":1416,"date":"2020-06-13T01:03:42","date_gmt":"2020-06-13T01:03:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mp4gain.com\/mp4gain\/?p=1416"},"modified":"2020-06-13T01:03:42","modified_gmt":"2020-06-13T01:03:42","slug":"the-best-formats-for-listening-to-audio-quality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mp4gain.com\/mp4gain\/the-best-formats-for-listening-to-audio-quality\/","title":{"rendered":"The best formats for listening to audio quality"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We recently explained to you the difference between analog and digital audio, and how the latter has become ubiquitous thanks to the advent of modern audio production and reproduction technologies.<\/p>\n<p>But what constitutes the quality of a digital archive? Which format is most suitable? What is it for? How do I choose?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/www.laboiteconcept.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Courbe-Bit.jpg\" alt=\"audio quality\" width=\"1039\" height=\"551\" \/><\/p>\n<p>To better understand and enable you to choose the most optimized format for your use, find out here what defines the quality of a digital audio file, the various audio file formats, and the current listening options (streaming or download) that is linked to modes of connection (wireless or wired) to your audio system.<\/p>\n<p>What are the parameters for creating a digital audio file?<br \/>\nThere are 3 main parameters: sampling (expressed in Hz), bit depth (expressed in bits) and the number of channels.<\/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\/the-best-formats-for-listening-to-audio-quality\/#Sampling_expressed_in_Hz\" >Sampling (expressed in Hz)<\/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\/the-best-formats-for-listening-to-audio-quality\/#Bit_depth_in_bits\" >Bit depth (in bits):<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Sampling_expressed_in_Hz\"><\/span>Sampling (expressed in Hz)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>A sound is characterized by an amplitude that varies as a function of time. To represent a sound digitally, the amplitude of the signal is recorded at regular time intervals, in which a digital value is assigned to each recording.<\/p>\n<p>The value of each sample is stored in a file. The greater the number of copies recorded per. Second, the greater the accurate and faithful acoustic signal.<\/p>\n<p>For a better understanding, the sampling rate of a digital file can go up to 192 kHz, corresponding to 192,000 samples taken per second. Second, or one sample taken every 0.0003 second.<\/p>\n<p>For an audio signal it is necessary to have a sampling frequency greater than or equal to 44 100 Hz, this value is considered the current standard.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.izotope.com\/en\/learn\/digital-audio-basics-sample-rate-and-bit-depth\/_jcr_content\/root\/sectioncontainer_main\/flexcontainer\/flexcontainer_center\/flexcontainer_center_top\/image.coreimg.82.1280.png\/1564608717407\/increasing-bit-depth-resolution.png\" alt=\"Digital Audio Basics: Sample Rate and Bit Depth\" width=\"590\" height=\"334\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Bit_depth_in_bits\"><\/span>Bit depth (in bits):<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Bit depth marks the accuracy of the sample values. For example, we can code 8, 16, 24 or 32 bits. The higher the bit depth, the greater the number of values \u200b\u200bper Sample, and the more accurate the sample and sound reproduction will be of quality.<\/p>\n<p>The number of possible values \u200b\u200bis expressed in exponential 2 (2 n), where n is the number of binary digits encoded to restore the accuracy of the signal.<\/p>\n<p>For your convenience, an 8-bit encoded file has 8 or 256 possible values \u200b\u200bper. Sample. For a 32-bit file, there will be 2 32 = 4,294,967,296 possible values \u200b\u200bper. Sample. The most common sample value for a digital file or CD is 16 bits or 65,536 values \u200b\u200bper. Sample.<\/p>\n<p>Note that this value depends on the initial recording of the music. 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