{"id":873,"date":"2020-02-07T19:59:24","date_gmt":"2020-02-07T19:59:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mp4gain.com\/mp4gain\/?p=873"},"modified":"2020-02-07T19:59:24","modified_gmt":"2020-02-07T19:59:24","slug":"understanding-digital-audio-formats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mp4gain.com\/mp4gain\/understanding-digital-audio-formats\/","title":{"rendered":"Understanding digital audio formats"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Understanding digital audio formats<\/p>\n<p>When it comes to digitally distributing our music it is important that we understand what they are<br \/>\nthe different formats, which are the most used and which are the best in terms of the<br \/>\nRelationship between size and quality.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mp4gain.com\/mp4gain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/format.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-833\" src=\"http:\/\/mp4gain.com\/mp4gain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/format-300x300.jpg\" 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href=\"https:\/\/mp4gain.com\/mp4gain\/understanding-digital-audio-formats\/#WAVE\" >WAVE<\/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\/understanding-digital-audio-formats\/#AIFF\" >AIFF<\/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\/understanding-digital-audio-formats\/#MP3\" >MP3<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"WAVE\"><\/span>WAVE<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The name comes from the acronym waveform audio file format and is a used file<br \/>\nusually on computers with the Windows operating system.<br \/>\nWAV or WAVE files contain audio in LPCM format (Linear Pulse Code<br \/>\nModulation) This is a way to encode an analog audio signal to the domain<br \/>\ndigital by using equidistant samples over time of amplitude values<br \/>\nof the analog signal.<br \/>\nThe quantity of samples is given by the sampling rate or sampling rate,<br \/>\nwhile the amount of possible amplitude values \u200b\u200bis determined by the<br \/>\nBit depth or bit rate.<br \/>\nThe sampling frequency of the CDAUDIO for example is 44.1 kHz and 16 bits. exist<br \/>\nhigher sampling rates such as 48 kHz, 88.2 kHz, 96 kHz up to 192 kHz at<br \/>\nthis system.<br \/>\nOn the other hand, WAV files are uncompressed audio and are generally used in<br \/>\nstages of recording, editing, mixing and mastering for being of high quality.<br \/>\nThe higher the sample rate and the greater the number of bits, the file size will be<br \/>\nour hard drive<br \/>\nIn general for professional uses at least a frequency of<br \/>\n44.1 kHz sampling and a depth of 24 bits preferably.<br \/>\nThe standard extension for this type of file is: .wav<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"AIFF\"><\/span>AIFF<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The name comes from Audio Interchange File Format or audio file format<br \/>\ninterchangeable, this format was developed by Apple computers and is used to save<br \/>\nand manipulate audio on computers.<br \/>\nIt is like WAV a file type without compression or lossles therefore allows<br \/>\nProcessing for professional applications such as recording, editing, mixing and<br \/>\nmastering as well as for professional video uses.<br \/>\nAnother similarity with WAV files is that it is PCM audio (press code<br \/>\nmodulation) that for practical purposes it is the same as the LPCM.<br \/>\nThe standard extension for this type of files is .aiff<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"MP3\"><\/span>MP3<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Also known as MPEG1 or MPEG2 audio layer, it is a form of coding<br \/>\nof digital audio in which psychoacoustic models discard information from<br \/>\nAudio that is presumed is not audible to most users.<br \/>\nAs an example a file created with a resolution of 128 kbits \/ s is equivalent to 1\/11<br \/>\nthe size of a file on an audio CD.<br \/>\nThe main purpose of using this type of coding is to reduce the size of the<br \/>\nfiles and be able to send \/ download faster, especially through<br \/>\nfrom Internet.<br \/>\nBeing a file type reduced in quality IS NOT RECOMMENDED for<br \/>\nrecordings, editing, mixing or mastering of professional audio.<br \/>\nFor this reason we recommend NOT to use it to send us your clues to<br \/>\nmix \/ master<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Understanding digital audio formats When it comes to digitally distributing our music it is important that we understand what they are the different formats, which are the most used and which are the best in terms of the Relationship between size and quality. 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