"Lossless" and "lossy" are both types of compression. A zipped file is lossless, because when you unzip it, every original bit is still there from the original file. A JPEG, however, is a "lossy" file ...

If you stream music (and who doesn't these days) you've obviously come across abbreviations at the end of the audio files. The acronyms reading WAV, FLAC, MP3 and so on, are called audio codecs. You ...

You can convert a video to an MP3 file using Adobe Media Encoder, which can help save you storage space on your device.

I regularly get questions about lossless audio files, or files compressed in a lossless format, for my Ask the iTunes Guy column. These questions come from people who seek to listen to the best ...

In this post, we will show you how to edit M4A files on your Windows 11/10 PC. Audio files in M4A format can be opened in Windows Media Player, VLC, and other popular audio players. If you use iTunes, ...

Mobile phones support a wide variety of audio file formats. Some compatibility issues require the prior conversion of audio files to make them readable on multiple devices. Here's an overview of the ...

While the format works well with Windows Media Player, it isn’t the best for other media players, many of which do not support the format. Thus, users prefer to convert the WMA format files format to ...

If your audio fidelity experience has only been in the form of CDs, MP3s, or lower-quality streaming services (such as Spotify and YouTube Music), you may be missing out on some audio bliss. There’s a ...