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### "Lossless" vs "Lossy"
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##### Lossless
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- Perfect representation of the digital input*
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- Typically very large (>1Mbit/s)
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</div>
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##### Lossy
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- Deliberately removes data to save space
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- Typically very small (<128Kbit/s)
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Note:
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There are two main types of audio codecs, "Lossless", and "Lossy".
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Lossless codecs perfectly duplicate whatever digital audio was put into them. Now, it is important
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to note that since digital audio isn't a perfect representation of an audio signal, that does not mean that
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it can perfectly replicate the original.
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Compared to lossy codecs, which, deliberately destroy the signal in order to achieve a smaller file size.
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This destruction isn't random through, lossy codecs specifically make changes to the original waveform that
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are least likely to be perceived by a human listener.
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