Comparison of audio codecs
- Comparison of audio codecs
The following tables compare general and technical information for a variety of audio codecs. For listening tests comparing the perceived audio quality of audio codecs, see the article Codec listening test.
General information
Notes & references
ee also
*Codec listening test
*Comparison of media players
*List of video players (software)
*List of codecs
**Open source codecs and containers
*Comparison of video codecs
*Comparison of container formats
External links
* [http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1558,1560783,00.asp Comparative test April, 2004]
* [http://www.rjamorim.com/test/ Several comparative tests]
* [http://www.ebu.ch/CMSimages/en/tec_doc_t3296_tcm6-10497.pdf EBU subjective listening tests on low-bitrate audio codecs]
* [http://www.soundexpert.info Interactive blind listening tests of audio codecs over the internet]
* [http://wiki.hydrogenaudio.org/index.php?title=Lossless_comparison Hydrogenaudio comparison of lossless formats]
* [http://cec.concordia.ca/econtact/9_4/tsabary.html A Survey of Audio Coders for Electronic-Art Music (eContact!, May 2007)]
*Techgage: [http://techgage.com/article/audio_archiving_guide_part_1_-_music_formats/ Audio Archiving Guide - Music Formats] (Guide to helping new users pick out the right codec)
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