Understanding MP3 compression

Bet you have played, ripped the cd you own or *download* MP3 at least once today. The format we use everyday, but do you know how it is done, in principle? How it is managed to be smashed down around 1/10-th from the original uncompressed wave data and still being listenable and enjoyable by human ears? Ars Technica has an interesting article, explaining in human language on how the magic is done. Click on the image to start reading, it’s from the The AudioFile series.

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