Glossary
Lossless vs lossy audio
Lossless formats such as WAV and FLAC preserve the full recorded signal; lossy formats such as MP3 discard detail to shrink files. Buyers generally want the least-compressed version an archive holds.
Glossary
Lossless formats such as WAV and FLAC preserve the full recorded signal; lossy formats such as MP3 discard detail to shrink files. Buyers generally want the least-compressed version an archive holds.