
Image: / Alamy Stock Photo What’s the difference between lossless and CD-quality?ĬD quality (also known as the ‘Red Book’ standard) is fixed at 16 bit/44.1kHz and is considered the benchmark that we’re striving to capture with our lossless file formats.

Lossless audio aims to have the best of both worlds: retaining high quality audio information while reducing the overall file size.

READ MORE: Beginner’s Guide: Everything you need to know about music productionĪudio quality, of course, comes at a cost – the higher the file’s sample and bit rate, the bigger its file size.
