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Line 12: A [[lossless compression\|lossless]] audio coding format reduces the total data needed to represent a sound but can be de-coded to its original, uncompressed form. A [[lossy compression\|lossy]] audio coding format additionally reduces the [[audio bit depth\|bit resolution]] of the sound on top of compression, which results in far less data at the cost of irretrievably lost information. ~~Consumer~~Transmitted (streamed) audio is most often compressed using lossy audio codecs as the smaller size is far more convenient for distribution. The most widely used audio coding formats are [[MP3]] and [[Advanced Audio Coding]] (AAC), both of which are lossy formats based on [[modified discrete cosine transform]] (MDCT) and [[perceptual coding]] algorithms. Lossless audio coding formats such as [[FLAC]] and [[Apple Lossless]] are sometimes available, though at the cost of larger files. [[Uncompressed audio]] formats, such as [[pulse-code modulation]] (PCM, or .wav), are also sometimes used. PCM was the standard format for [[Compact Disc Digital Audio]] (CDDA)~~, before lossy compression eventually became the standard after the introduction of MP3~~. ==History==

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