Historically, almost every type of machine used its own file format for audio data. Over time, certain formats prevailed on the
internet: We list a number of these prevailing audio file formats here. Note that any file format can be converted to most any
other format with minimal data loss.
Common Audio File Formats used among the Internet community:
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