![]() ![]() ![]() The now-defunct music piracy community What.cd used to offer bounties for properly ripped CDs in FLAC format because there just wasn’t any other way to get lossless files digitally. This particular music niche has been using lossless audio formats like FLAC for a while now, but it used to be difficult to get FLACs from music studios. To some, any loss in sound quality detracts from their music listening experience. The more you compress, the more sound is lost, and at a certain point that imperceptible loss becomes quite perceptible. These compression algorithms try to throw out as much “imperceptible” sound as possible. Most audio files we encounter today are compressed in MP3 or AAC format. People who aren’t audiophiles may not be familiar with all this lingo, so let me break it down. By the end of 2021, Apple Music’s entire catalog - more than 75 million tracks in its arsenal - will be available in lossless format. Apple’s hi-res, Lossless Audio has arrived, and Apple Music subscribers are reaping the benefits for free starting this month with about 20 million tracks. ![]()
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