The 2026 Status Quo. posted by Roy Schestowitz on May 05, 2026. Can we go back to basics? We habitually add to Daily Links, ...

It’s been 3-plus years since the MPEG codec explosion that brought us VVC, LCEVC, and EVC. Rather than breathlessly trumpet every single-digit quality improvement or design win, I’ll quickly get you ...

Andrew Gladding is a radio broadcast engineer, interviewer, DJ and music producer. He is chief engineer for Salem Media in New York, which operates WMCA(AM) and WNYM(AM), as well as the chief of ...

One of the problems with most technologies is that they are jargon filled, and if you don’t know the secret handshakes, you won’t be welcomed into the club. The field of communications is certainly ...

This is one in a series about trends and best practices in codecs for radio. Chris Crump Chris Crump is senior director of sales and marketing for Comrex. He has experience as a radio producer and ...

Apple did its part in moving the world to wireless headphones. With the removal of the headphone jack with iPhone 7, the company made it clear that the future of audio is wireless. However, the ...

A typical Linux system is largely comprised of unrestricted, open-source software. But some of the most popular software around is either closed-source or open-source, but restricted by patents.

Describing it as “the future,” Mozilla has been showing off ORBX.js, a video codec roughly comparable to the industry-standard H.264 that can be decoded entirely in JavaScript. ORBX.js was developed ...