Category:Digital audio
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Digital audio is sound (often music or speech) which is recorded (born-digital) or converted from analog sources and stored in a digital format. Digital audio can be stored on a variety of storage media, including compact disc, audio CD, audio DVD, DAT tape, or as a computer file. Playing equipment decodes the stored signal.
In recent years, music industry has seen a series of changes, for example from analogue cassette players to portable mp3 players to smartphones and other mobile devices. Today, music is often downloaded from the Internet in MP3 format and similarly compressed formats. It is often stored on portable storage devices or played directly from the cloud.
Subcategories
This category has the following 21 subcategories, out of 21 total.
A
- Audio network protocols (2 P)
C
- Sound chips (5 P)
D
- Digital audio distributors (20 P)
F
I
- Internet audio players (6 P)
M
- Music streaming services (11 P)
P
R
S
- Sound cards (5 P)
- Streaming music services (10 P)
T
V
Pages in category "Digital audio"
The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total.
