Apple is homecoming with its lossless audio know-how to HomePod and HomePod Mini in a future software update.
Apple has developed its personal lossless audio compression know-how known as Apple Lossless Audio Codec (ALAC).
In a brand new support doc, the tech large additionally revealed that Apple TV 4K will solely support normal lossless audio at its launch.
Apple Music will supply greater than 20 million songs in lossless high quality totally free on the launch of ALAC know-how in June that will attain over 75 million by the tip of this yr.
Most audio compression methods lose some quantity of information contained within the unique supply file.
Lossless compression is a type of compression that preserves the entire unique information.
In addition to Lossless Audio Codec (ALAC), the whole Apple Music catalog is now additionally encoded utilizing ALAC in resolutions starting from “16-bit/44.1 kHz (CD Quality) up to 24-bit/192 kHz,” the corporate knowledgeable.
Apple will ship music utilizing lossless audio compression to iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple TV.
“Lossless will playback normally on Bluetooth speakers and headphones. However, Bluetooth connections don`t support lossless audio,” stated the corporate.
Broadcast radio, stay radio and on-demand content material from Apple Music 1, Apple Music Hits, Apple Music Country and music movies will not be accessible in lossless audio.
“We`re offering Apple Music subscribers the additional option to access our entire catalog encoded using lossless audio compression at no extra cost,” stated the corporate.
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