I will soon be installing a new head unit in my car that will read a largish USB flash drive (64GB) containing my music collection in MP3 format. As it stands, my music collection is mostly a mix of ...

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.

If you’ve spent every spare musical minute within the confines of the iTunes window you might believe there are only five audio formats—MP3, AAC, WAV, AIFF, and Apple Lossless. It turns out, however, ...

iTunes is a powerful audio player that supports a variety of formats, including the space-saving MP3 and AAC, the uncompressed AIFF and WAV, and the proprietary Apple Lossless. But as you explore the ...

I'm in the process of transcoding my music collection into ALAC and MP3 (I really wish Apple would just offer native FLAC support). I've come across a few files that dbpoweramp says are corrupt, but ...

Do you know your OGG from your ALAC? When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Digital music comes in many different formats – almost ...