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Yes, the lossless audio file you're using is probably compressed — that's completely fine for this reason.

The Layer II coder provides a higher compression rate by making some relatively minor modifications to the Layer I coding scheme. These modifications include how the samples are grouped together, the ...

Lossless data compression of digital audio signals is useful when it is necessary to minimize the storage space or transmission bandwidth of audio data while still maintaining archival quality.

People mix up the two types of audio compression all the time. Dynamic range and lossy compression are very different things. Ex-movie theater projectionist Steve Guttenberg has also worked as a ...

Fancier motherboards or discrete sound cards typically up the ante with ports for up to 7 speakers and one subwoofer: an orange connector for your center speaker and subwoofer, a black connector for ...