Nov
19
Joint Stereo: myths & realities
Joint Stereo (or JS, for short) is one of the most misunderstood techniques used in audio compression; it affects all the usual suspects such MP3, AAC, Ogg Vorbis, and even lossless formats such as Monkey’s Audio and Lossless Predictive Audio Compression.
People think it destroys the stereo sound of their recordings, but this is mostly based their assumptions of how things work, rather than on actual sound tests. JS is a perfect way to compress audio, doesn’t harm stereo and this page helps to debunk the myths that surround it.
Read [harmsy.freeuk.com]
Ogg Vorbis stereo-specific channel coupling discussion [us.xiph.org]
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