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A type of audio that has not lost any of its original quality. Lossless audio is still compressed, but the compression method is different to the one used on traditional lossy audio, and still preserves the integrity of the original audio quality.

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It stands for Apple’s Lossless Audio Codec and it is a Lossless audio compression format. It’s extensions letters format is ALAC.

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It was launched by Apple in 2004.

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32-bit/192kHz

Function: Its function is to ensure a high quality playback, also it was designed to provide a bit-for-bit accuracy of the original audio, while reducing the file size.

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Advantages: It gives an excellent high audio quality while not losing any audio fidelity.

Allows for seamless integration with Apple’s ecosystem. Shorter file sizes than uncompressed audio formats. They can reduce file size from 30% to 70%.

Disadvantages: It has a very limited compatibility outside the Apple system and its kinda a larger file size than other lossless audio formats.

It only works on Apple devices.

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It stands for Monkey’s Audio and it is a Lossless type audio compression format. It’s extensions letters letters are APE

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It was released by Matthew Ashland in the 2000’s.

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32-bit/192 kHz.

Function: It’s often used to record high quality audio tracks and to store ultra-HQ audio file

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Advantages: The compression results it's better than other formats because it retains the original quality of the audio.

High audio quality and smaller file sizes.

Disadvantages: The time of compression is more than other formats and it's not compatible with leading media players, also, it has a larger storage capacity.

It includes a limited compatibility with players and software.

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What is an APE file and how can you open it?

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The complete activity, such as the individual investigation and the padlet in teams, made me learn about the many different types of audio format and the different capacities that they have. I learned that when choosing a format it’s important to have in mind what you are trying to get as a result because some formats have better quality than others but take more storage space, so based on what someone is looking for, it will depend on which audio format they choose.

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Konsyse. (2024). Advantages and disadvantages of ALAC. https://www.konsyse.com/articles/advantages-and-disadvantages-of-alac/

ProShot Media Group. (2025). FLAC vs ALAC: Comparing lossless audio formats. https://proshotmediagroup.com/blog/flac-vs-alac-comparing-lossless-audio-formats/

Recoverit. (2025). Archivo de audio APE: ¿Qué es y cómo abrirlos?. https://recoverit.wondershare.es/audio-recovery/open-ape-files.html