Audio Codec; a Digital Electronic Device Used to Encode or Decode Analog Data

Ajinkyaaa08 Jun, 2021Other

An audio codec, also known as a sound codec, is simply a device or software package capable of decoding or encoding a digital audio data stream that encodes or decodes audio into another digital data format. It is used extensively in music production and distribution, in home computers and multimedia devices, as well as in various online applications. In computer terminology, codec is sometimes referred to as coder. For example, Windows Media provides a framework that compiles a number of codecs into a functional audio converter/decoder.