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What are SHN files?

April 26, 2017files SHN

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What are SHN files?

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SHN stands for shorten. It is a lossless compression algorithm for digital music. It was developed by SoftSound and it compresses music files to 50-60% of their original size, with no loss in quality. See this FAQ.

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SHN is an abbreviation for “Shorten”. Unlike MP3, SHN files are non-lossy, so the sound contained in a SHN file is exactly the same as the WAV file it was created from. SHN does have some disadvantages though — SHN encoders and decoders are slower than the equivalent MP3 tools. Also, SHN files are much bigger than MP3 files. Here is an example. These are all the same song (an acoustic version of REM’s “Losing My Religion” if you must know!