MP3
Legacy audio codec with distinctive artifacts
Episodes
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#5840: Why Voice Clones Lisp: Sibilants, Codecs, and the Sounds We LoseSibilants and plosives are the most fragile sounds in speech — and every stage of the audio chain is quietly built to destroy them. -
#2272: The AI Transcription Sweet SpotDoes higher-quality audio make AI transcription worse? New research reveals a surprising "sweet spot" for bitrate, challenging a core assumption of... -
#660: The Bit Rate Dilemma: How Much Audio Data Do You Need?Herman and Corn explore the science of audio compression, psychoacoustics, and finding the perfect bit rate for podcasts and AI.