{"id":1740,"date":"2020-08-22T01:55:10","date_gmt":"2020-08-22T01:55:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mp4gain.com\/mp4gain\/?p=1740"},"modified":"2020-08-22T01:55:10","modified_gmt":"2020-08-22T01:55:10","slug":"audio-formats-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mp4gain.com\/mp4gain\/audio-formats-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Audio formats"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Before going through the different audio formats to identify the best ones for you, it seems right to try to make you understand what digital audio is. In short, it is nothing more than a representation of real sounds through a chain of zeros and ones. The more there is in a file, the closer the digital sound will be to what it represents.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.digitaldjtips.com\/app\/uploads\/2011\/02\/09145819\/audio-formats1.png\" alt=\"Audio Formats\" width=\"379\" height=\"403\" \/><\/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\/audio-formats-3\/#Better_audio_formats\" >Better audio formats<\/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\/audio-formats-3\/#Lossless_WAV_AIFF_FLAC_and_ALAC\" >Lossless (WAV, AIFF, FLAC and ALAC)<\/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\/audio-formats-3\/#Lossy_MP3_AAC_WMA_and_Ogg_Vorbis\" >Lossy (MP3, AAC, WMA, and Ogg Vorbis)<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Better_audio_formats\"><\/span>Better audio formats<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>It all started with Pulse-Code Modulation (PCM), created in 1937 and characterized by two properties: the sampling frequency to measure the amplitude of the waveform and the bit depth to measure possible digital values. It is basically the faithful conversion of analog audio into a digital file in which no compression is done. The result is a very large audio file, which takes up a lot of space.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/lerablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/frefegetw.png\" alt=\"Audio Formats\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<p>To remedy this, therefore, more or less compressed audio formats have been created that, depending on their characteristics, are divided into two different types: Lossless formats, that is, when the information contained in the final file is identical to that contained in the source file and therefore there is no loss of quality, and lossy formats, for which the information contained in the final file is less than that contained in the source file with the consequent loss of quality but in benefit of the space of necessary storage. For more details, continue reading, below you will find the different audio formats belonging to the categories in question indicated and explained.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Lossless_WAV_AIFF_FLAC_and_ALAC\"><\/span>\nLossless (WAV, AIFF, FLAC and ALAC)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>As I told you a few lines above, Lossless audio formats are those that are not compressed or that, despite being subjected to this type of treatment, the final quality remains practically unchanged with respect to the original audio. The main formats that belong to this category are the following: WAV, AIFF, FLACC, ALAC and APE. Let&#8217;s see its characteristics in detail.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WAV<\/strong> &#8211; An acronym for WAVEform audio file format, is a standard that was developed by Microsoft and IBM in 1991. It is the most popular category of apparent audio file format. It is not compressed and is essentially what you get when you rip audio from a music CD with your computer. It takes up a lot of space (1,411 kilobits of information per second of stereo music at 44,100 Hz \/ 16 bits), but it reproduces sounds faithfully. In terms of quality and quantity of information, it is similar to the AIFF format, which you will find explained below.<br \/>\nAIFF &#8211; Short for Audio Interchange File Format, it belongs mainly to the Mac world, it was developed by Apple based on the Electronic Arts Interchange File Format and is particularly suitable for audiophiles and music recorders. It basically has the same characteristics as the WAV format mentioned above, so it is not compressed, so it takes up a lot of space (1,411 Kilobits of information per second of stereo music at 44,100 Hz \/ 16 bits) and is capable of reproducing sounds with a lot of fidelity.<\/p>\n<p><strong>FLAC<\/strong>: is the abbreviation for Free Lossless Audio Codec. It is an open source codec that is often used to store music CDs on the computer without loss of quality and is compatible with most programs and devices. Compared to the formats that I have already told you about, it has a minimal degree of compression, but most people cannot perceive significant differences compared to a WAV or AIFF file.<br \/>\nALAC &#8211; Short for Apple Lossless Audio Codec, is essentially Apple&#8217;s worldwide counterpart to the earlier FLAC format. The quality is good on average but the format is not as efficient as the FLAC in terms of weight. Then keep in mind the fact that not all gamers support it, so unless you have uniquely and exclusively Apple devices, it may not be the best solution to opt for.<\/p>\n<p>Other important but less common audio formats that always belong to the Lossless calorie are Monkey&#8217;s Audio (APE) and OptimFROG (OFR). Its characteristics are more or less similar to those of the FLAC and ALAC formats.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Lossy_MP3_AAC_WMA_and_Ogg_Vorbis\"><\/span>\nLossy (MP3, AAC, WMA, and Ogg Vorbis)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Now let&#8217;s move on to the audio formats belonging to the Lossy category, that is, those always subjected to compression that take up very little space but \u201csacrifice\u201d a certain degree of audio quality. The main formats in this category are: MP3, AAC, WMA, and Ogg Vorbis. For more information, keep reading, you will find more details about it below.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MP3<\/strong>: in Full Moving Picture Expert Group-1\/2 Audio Layer 3, also known as MPEG-1 Audio Layer III or MPEG-2 Audio Layer III.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Before going through the different audio formats to identify the best ones for you, it seems right to try to make you understand what digital audio is. 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