The author is APT product manager for WorldCast Systems. A paradigm shift has been taking place for several years, as we move gradually toward fully networked IP broadcasting facilities in which there ...

Google's interest in the royalty-free Vorbis audio codec raises new possibilities for successors CELT and, in the longer run, Ghost. The Xiph.Org Foundation, creator of the royalty-free Vorbis audio ...

Qualcomm's outstanding aptX codecs aren't included, even though the hardware is there.

Bluetooth SIG announced the official release of Bluetooth LE Audio, which will allow audio companies to revert back to standardized practices rather than create proprietary audio codecs. The new Low ...

Coding Is Fundamental Component of Digital Production and Broadcast Systems Digital audio codecs are the fundamental enabling technology behind all of today’s emerging sound broadcast and distribution ...

When Apple sidelined the 3.5-mm jack with the launch of last year’s iPhone 7, it looked like a bold move. But despite pockets of outrage over another clear case of planned obsolescence, it was a clear ...

In the February 2003 issue of Internet Telephony Magazine, I wrote about Global IP Sound's excellent GIPS VoiceEngine codec, which can be integrated into VoIP applications. In August of this year, ...

Now that the patents for the popular MP3 audio codec have expired, it’s unlikely that the format is going anywhere, despite many reports that misinterpreted what the end of the format’s licensing ...

A unique piece of software that will code any piece of recorded music, or speech, for any device, has been created by a team of European researchers. The IST project, called ARDOR, developed a unique ...

Apple’s Lossless Audio Codec (ALAC) was integrated into the company’s Mac OS X platform back in 2004, and made its way into QuickTime and iTunes software shortly afterwards. Today, Apple has released ...