Yes, the lossless audio file you're using is probably compressed — that's completely fine for this reason.

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Spotify announced Wednesday that Lossless Listening, its newest audio format, is available for premium users in select countries, including the U.S. Lossless audio files allow for listeners to stream ...

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 ...

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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 ...

Lossless data compression of digital audio signals is useful when it is necessary to minimize the storage space or transmission bandwidth of audio data while still maintaining archival quality.

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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 ...

Spotify is about to sound better for millions of people. Four years after Spotify originally planned to introduce higher-quality audio, the audio streamer is at long last rolling out HD lossless audio ...

Apple Music will provide one of the cheapest lossless streaming options around. Credit: Pavlo Gonchar / SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Apple Music just scored a major victory over Spotify ...

Update: Designer Stijn de Vries has found an apparent logo for the Apple Music Lossless feature. Apple Music is currently promoting a teaser for a special announcement later this week. Several ...