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John Kean explains how the xHE-AAC codec utilizes metadata to shift dynamic range control from content producers to listeners ...

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Join the community discussion that is already taking place about this articleUnderstanding Your Signal Analyzer’s “Dynamic Range” Despite having just used the term “dynamic range” in the title myself ...