Do you know your OGG from your ALAC? When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Digital music comes in many different formats – almost ...

A good quality DAC (Digital to Analog Converter) is one of the crucial elements when it comes to deciding the kind of audio experience you can expect from a device. And at large, the same holds true ...

Digital sound is nothing more than numbers. What separates one container from another is how those numbers are packed, how much data (if any) is thrown away, and which devices understand the result.

ChunkSize is the length of the data stored in the ChunkData field excluding any padding added to the data. The size of the ChunkId and ChunkSize fields are not included in this value. ChunkData ...

Embedding sound files into an email message lets you add a richer media component to the message and can help to convey information that's beyond the scope of a text-based email. WAV files are a ...

Audio files come in different formats, sizes, and quality. Many media players cannot play every type of format, and there are certain functionalities that are limited to a few audio formats. Thus, it ...

The MP3 made the iPod possible. Photo: Jim Merithew/Cult of Mac July 14, 1995: The MP3 file format receives its official name as the new .bit file extension gets changed to .mp3. The technology allows ...

The BWAV file format is being extended to add metadata that accurately describes complex multichannel formats. Project from 2011 - 2017 This project has now ended. For the latest work in this area, ...

When organising your digital music collection, you might be struck by the number of different audio file formats in your library. Almost everyone's heard of MP3, but what about OGG, AIFF, MQA or DSD?

This project has now ended. For the latest work in this area, please see our project page Next Generation Audio. IIC section is a group of around 25 researchers, investigating ways of capturing and ...