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by agurk 2719 days ago
This is great as it doesn't just explain the basics, it also shows how they are used in MP3 and JPEG files.

I always had a very vague "throws away data that's not perceived" idea of how MP3 works. With the background from this I was able to really understand the wikipedia page and found this great Ars[0] article from 2007 to cement my understanding.

[0] https://arstechnica.com/features/2007/10/the-audiofile-under...