Ogg Vorbis

If you want to make sure you can play video and audio contents on your computer, you also need to ensure that you have all the needed codecs installed on your PC.
This way, your streams will not have any lags or errors, allowing you to fully enjoy your movies and your songs.
Ogg Vorbis is one such codec, and it is especially handy because it is actually a container for several types of data (namely audio, video and metadata).
Furthermore, you also get the possibility to take advantage of the editable comment header that can be customized to store varied types of data that could help you promote your band or your album much easily.
Since it is also a compression codec, Ogg Vorbis can be used by all those who want to cut down the size of their tracks without altering too much of the initial quality.
However, it is a lossy codec, meaning that a trained ear can still detect some changes between the original file and the compressed one, although these differences are not upsetting.
Arguably, one of the most valuable advantages of Ogg Vorbis is that it is not a patented format, thus allowing you to integrate it within your projects without any worries. You can also distribute or stream your music without you needing to pay anyone a certain percent of your profit.