What is streaming audio?
The internet allow us to share audio file electronically. The most efficient way to offer our premium audio content is to use streaming audio. This is when a user is actually listening to the audio file while it downloads. Instead of waiting for the entire file to download, and then playing the file, now a user may choose to stream the file and listen to it immediately.* There is no loss of quality or content of the file. They’re not any different than when you download the file independently, but by choosing to stream the file, you get to listen to it right now!
Streaming audio, or streaming media, refers to a technique for listening to audio files in such a way that they start playing before the download is complete. It works by downloading and storing enough of the file to act as a buffer, a reservoir that will let the music keep playing if the transmission is briefly interrupted. It’s great because it lets you sample the audio and decide whether you want to continue downloading or just cancel. It also gives you something to listen to while you wait. Of course, if for any reason the transmission slows too much, the buffer can be used up, and the playback can sound choppy.
