{"id":26098,"date":"2020-09-22T16:00:07","date_gmt":"2020-09-22T16:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/?p=26098"},"modified":"2020-09-22T15:32:48","modified_gmt":"2020-09-22T15:32:48","slug":"whats-the-difference-between-lossless-and-lossy-audio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/whats-the-difference-between-lossless-and-lossy-audio\/","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s the difference between lossless and lossy audio?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 style=\"user-select: auto;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff; user-select: auto;\">There are a number of options for your music when it comes time to export. But what is really the difference between lossless and lossy audio?<\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Which Is Better MP3 vs FLAC vs WAV? 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