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Lossless and lossy are defined strictly relative to the source, not by some arbitrary frequency cut-off or bitrate threshold. Define Lossless Here Define Lossy Here What the hell is a source? You could find a hundred different definitions for a “source file” if you really want to over-complicate things. Some will argue it’s the raw mix right before dithering and mastering effects ...