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Tech Trivia Challenge - Ogg Vorbis

Our WhatIs.com Tech Term is Ogg Vorbis

Vorbis is an open source patent-free audio compression format, developed as a replacement for proprietary digital audio encoding formats, such as MP3, VQF, and AAC. Vorbis files compress to a smaller size than MP3 files, which reduces bandwidth and storage requirements. According to many reports, a Vorbis file provides better sound quality than an MP3 file of the same size.

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This word describes sound in the range that’s audible to humans. What’s the secret word?
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Does sound move more quickly through air or a solid?
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Unscramble the letters to see the name of the pattern created by audible energy:
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Vorbis is an audio codec. What does “codec” stand for?
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