The term codec describes the function of encoding and decoding audio to pass through a defined data path. In radio, this term carries a more specific meaning to include the system used to send and ...

Speech codecs are audio codecs that look for sound and language patterns. In addition, since the human voice falls into more limited audio range than music, a speech codec is able to achieve the ...

Audio codecs are one of the fundamental building blocks of modern media systems. The first and still most prominent MPEG audio codec is mp3, which first appeared on the market in 1998. Since then, ...

Within my recent coverage of high-res audio players (and the services that feed them content) and external DACs and amplifiers, I realized I’ve been tossing a lot of new and potentially-unfamiliar ...

Smartphone manufacturers all but took away our beloved phones with headphone jacks. Now we’re left buying admittedly great wireless earbuds hand over fist. But listening to music is no longer a ...

Welcome to your codec update for 2023. I’m here to help you decide whether it’s time to go all in on AV1, VVC, LCEVC, or EVC or whether it’s better to stick with H.264, VP9, and HEVC. As an overview, ...

Multimedia combines selected elements of text, audio, still images, video, and graphics together in a single media object. Streaming technology delivers those objects in real-time, while the media is ...

The market for audio applications and devices has significantly grown over the last couple of years. Applications such as smart speakers, Bluetooth speakers, smartphones, and voice-controlled ...