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.

Click modulation is a coding technique that was developed in the mid 80's by Logan (1984) to retrieve information encoded by the zero crossings of certain bipolar signals. Somewhat akin to pulse-width ...

Today we can enjoy our favorite music anytime, anywhere, and also on all kinds of devices, including cell phones, tablets, computers and music players. This is mainly due to the so-called digital ...

Audacity is a popular free and open-source audio editing utility available for Windows, Mac, and Linux computers. Under development for more than two decades, the software now has a robust and ...

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