I used to use sheervideo bitjazz because it had a pretty darn fast render speed and did a pretty decent (at least 1/2 size) lossless compression. However it appears OSX Lion doesn't support it anymore ...

Understanding the world of digital audio formats can be a bit confusing, with an array of different file types and codecs in use. Among these, lossless audio holds a special place, promising ...

You’ll likely have seen the term ‘lossless audio’ bandied around in the music space in recent years. While by no means a new term in the audiophile realm, it has fairly recently expanded into the ...

That all makes Dolby Atmos sound great, but until music streaming services make it possible to download songs in both ...

A process is used when music is compressed into MP3 to discard all the sounds a machine thinks the human ear can't audibly perceive, thus vastly reducing the amount of storage needed to hold entire ...

Apple made headlines in mid-2021 when it announced its Apple Music service would offer lossless audio in June of that year. The audio upgrade would be available to users at no extra cost, but some ...

One of iTunes 7’s most interesting hidden features is its explicit support for multiple iTunes Libraries. If you hold down the Option key when launching iTunes 7, iTunes will ask you which Library you ...

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