Developing their own implementation of audio compression technology AAC (advanced audio codec), their ALAC (Apple Lossless Audio Codec) is a form of compression that preserves the original data of the recorded file, making the end audio listening experience virtually indistinguishable from the original studio recording - aka you listen to music exactly the way the artist intended for you to hear it. Why then must we take note of Apple Music? Well, for starters, Apple has steered the ship on two fronts -transit and listening. This year, Apple Music wasn’t the only streaming platform that introduced audio advancements Amazon Music launched HD and TIDAL debuted HiFi (high fidelity) which Spotify is primed to offer in the upcoming months as well (Everyone but Apple has yet to make the formats available in India). How then does Apple Music rolling out lossless and spatial audio mark a new expanse for sound? Before stereo, we indulged in the rich, focussed tone of mono, that while not enveloping, still offered a concentrated taste of pure music. But we’ve all experienced surround sound, right? The whoosh of a bullet ricocheting off the wall and skidding right past the hero to meet the unlikely mark of the villain home theater systems and cinema halls have accustomed us to a life-like sonic experience. The last of which just might represent the future of music. Music’s been around the block we’ve had mono, stereo and now, spatial.

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