Elevate Your Listening Experience: Apple Music Unveils Lossless Audio Upgrade
In a groundbreaking move, Apple Music has redefined the audio streaming landscape with its latest enhancement: lossless audio. Rolled out in 2021, this innovative feature allows iOS users to indulge in the purest rendition of their favorite tunes directly from their devices.
Unlike conventional audio compression methods that often compromise sound quality, lossless audio preserves every nuance and detail of the original recording, delivering an unparalleled listening experience. By capturing the entirety of an analog wave within its groove, listeners can now immerse themselves in music exactly as the producers intended.
Apple’s proprietary technology, the Apple Lossless Audio Codec (ALAC), lies at the heart of this upgrade. Entirely developed in-house, ALAC seamlessly compresses audio files without sacrificing quality. With Apple Music’s entire library now encoded in ALAC, users can enjoy resolutions ranging from CD quality (16-bit/44.1 kHz) to high-resolution (24-bit/192 kHz), ensuring an immersive sonic journey.
For iPhone users eager to embrace lossless audio, a Wi-Fi network is recommended for downloading these higher-quality files, as they consume more data compared to standard formats. This feature is compatible with a range of Apple devices, including AirPods, AirPods Pro, and AirPods Max, as well as Beats wireless headphones utilizing the Apple AAC Bluetooth Codec.
To optimize the experience further, iPhone users can tailor their audio quality settings for different scenarios, such as cellular data, Wi-Fi, and downloads. By navigating to the “Settings” app and selecting “Music,” users can easily turn lossless audio on or off, empowering them to curate their listening experience effortlessly.
Enabling lossless audio is a simple process:
- Navigate to the “Settings” app on your iPhone and select “Music.”
- Under “Audio Quality,” toggle the option for “Lossless Audio” to activate or deactivate it.
- Customize your audio quality settings for streaming and downloading files from Apple Music.
- Choose a maximum resolution of 24-bit/48 kHz for lossless music or 24-bit/192 kHz for Hi-Res Lossless.
It’s important to note that if a song has already been downloaded in standard quality, users must delete it before re-downloading the lossless version from Apple Music.
With lossless audio, Apple Music invites users to elevate their listening experience, unlocking a new dimension of sound quality that redefines the boundaries of digital audio.
