This software is a compressed audio format that is fully open and non-proprietary, designed for general-purpose use.
If you're looking for a fully open, non-proprietary, patent-and-royalty-free compressed audio format for mid to high quality audio and music, look no further than Ogg Vorbis. This general-purpose format is capable of handling fixed and variable bitrates from 16 to 128 kbps/channel, making it a direct competitor to popular audio representations such as MPEG-4 (AAC).
In fact, Vorbis even outperforms MPEG-1/2 audio layer 3, MPEG-4 audio (TwinVQ), WMA and PAC. Not only that, but Vorbis is just the first of a planned family of Ogg multimedia coding formats being developed as part of Xiph.org's Ogg multimedia project.
At the core of Vorbis lies libVorbis, which acts as the Ogg stream / Vorbis engine. With its impressive performance and open nature, Ogg Vorbis is a fantastic choice for anyone looking to compress their audio files without any proprietary fees or restrictions.
In fact, Vorbis even outperforms MPEG-1/2 audio layer 3, MPEG-4 audio (TwinVQ), WMA and PAC. Not only that, but Vorbis is just the first of a planned family of Ogg multimedia coding formats being developed as part of Xiph.org's Ogg multimedia project.
At the core of Vorbis lies libVorbis, which acts as the Ogg stream / Vorbis engine. With its impressive performance and open nature, Ogg Vorbis is a fantastic choice for anyone looking to compress their audio files without any proprietary fees or restrictions.
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