Original Sound Quality

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Short description: Audio file format

Original Sound Quality (OSQ) is an audio file format.[1] OSQ was developed in 2002 by Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH and implemented e.g. in their audio editing software Wavelab 4 (and following releases) for lossless audio data compression.

In combination with good source material this format allows compression rates up to 50%. Because of that it is not comparable to other audio formats like MP3, which reach compression rates up to 90% because of their lossy compression algorithms. Therefore, OSQ is used rather for archiving than for daily use.

OSQ is a proprietary format developed by Steinberg that is generally speaking not supported by other audio software tools. A possible alternative to OSQ might be the free codec FLAC.

Sources

  • Translation of German Wikipedia article

References

  1. ↑ Collins, Mike (2004-03-08). Choosing and Using Audio and Music Software: A guide to the major software applications for Mac and PC. Taylor & Francis. p. 414. ISBN 978-1-136-11565-3. https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Choosing_and_Using_Audio_and_Music_Softw/y6j72ZZkk5EC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%2522Original+Sound+Quality%2522+OSQ+file+format&pg=PA418&printsec=frontcover. Retrieved 2025-09-05. 



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