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The Audio File Format FAQ is a collection of information related to Sound Formats used by computers that was started in November of 1991 by Guido van Rossum.
Technical information on various audio file formats.
FLAC stands for Free Lossless Audio Codec. Grossly oversimplified, FLAC is similar to MP3, but lossless, meaning that audio is compressed in FLAC without any loss in quality.
History, information on encoding, decoding, patent issues and other resources from Wikipedia.
This FAQ answers questions of people interested in the audio parts of the MPEG standards as well as giving some hints on how to get actively involved in the standardisation work. The answers also give a technical introduction to the different standards and how they compare to other standards in similar domains.
Ogg Vorbis is a completely open, patent-free, professional audio encoding and streaming technology with all the benefits of Open Source.
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