FLAC (/ flæk /; Free Lossless Audio Codec) is an audio coding format for lossless compression of digital audio, developed by the Xiph.Org Foundation, and is also the name of the free software project producing the FLAC tools, the reference software package that includes a codec implementation. Digital audio compressed by FLAC's algorithm can typically be reduced to between 50 and 70 percent ...
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FLAC files can also provide a resolution of up to 32-bit, 96kHz, so better than CD quality. Other lossless audio file formats include ALAC (Apple Lossless) and WMA Lossless (Windows Media Audio). The former is a good iOS and Apple Music-compatible alternative to FLAC, although the files are slightly less compact than FLACs.
RFC 9639 Free Lossless Audio Codec (FLAC) Abstract This document defines the Free Lossless Audio Codec (FLAC) format and its streamable subset. FLAC is designed to reduce the amount of computer storage space needed to store digital audio signals. It does this losslessly, i.e., it does so without losing information. FLAC is free in the sense that its specification is open and its reference ...
FLAC audio is praised by the hi-fi audio community. Today we’re taking a broader approach to better understand its benefits and drawbacks.
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