Editing Vorbis (section)

==Usage==
Vorbis faces competition from other audio formats, such as MP3. Though Vorbis is technically superior (addressing many of the limitations inherent to the MP3 design), MP3 has a far higher public profile.<ref>{{cite book|title=Web-based Instruction: A Guide for Libraries|first=Susan|last=Sharpless Smith|publisher=American Library Association|page=138|year=2010|isbn=978-0-8389-1056-6}}</ref> Because Vorbis does not have financial support from large organisations, support for the format is not as widespread, though programs such as [[Audacity (audio editor)|Audacity]] can convert to more popular formats,<ref>{{cite book|title=Computers in Music Education: Amplifying Musicality|first=Andrew|last=Brown|page=[https://archive.org/details/computersinmusic0000brow/page/148 148]|publisher=Routledge|year=2007|isbn=978-0-4159-7850-7|url=https://archive.org/details/computersinmusic0000brow/page/148}}</ref> and support in games has gradually improved.<ref>{{cite book|title=Windows Mobile Game Development: Building games for the Windows Phone and other mobile devices|first=Adam|last=Dawes|publisher=Apress|page=158|year=2010|isbn=978-1-4302-2929-2}}</ref>

The Vorbis format has proven popular among supporters of [[free software]].<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/audio/audio.html |title=Recordings about our Philosophy | work = GNU Project | publisher = Free Software Foundation (FSF) |access-date=2008-01-12 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071126020329/https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/audio/audio.html |archive-date = 2007-11-26}}</ref> They argue that its higher fidelity and completely free nature, unencumbered by patents, make it a well-suited replacement for patented and restricted formats.

[[File:Rondo Alla Turka.ogg|thumb|200px|Low-bitrate Vorbis example]] <!-- According to wc, the previously mentioned .ogg has 1877827 bytes; mplayer -identify says its duration is 224.98 seconds; and 1877827 * 8 / (224.98 * 1000) = 66.8 [Kb/s], which is definitively a low bitrate -->
Vorbis has different uses for consumer products. Many [[video game]]s store in-game audio as Vorbis, including ''[[Amnesia: The Dark Descent]]'', ''[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]'', ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'', ''[[Minecraft]]'', and ''[[World of Warcraft]]'', among others.<ref name="xiph-wiki-games-that-use-vorbis">{{cite web|url=https://wiki.xiph.org/Games_that_use_Vorbis |title=Xiph.Org Wiki, Games that use Vorbis|date=2018-03-03|access-date=2024-01-25 }}</ref> Popular software players support Vorbis playback either natively or through an external [[Plug-in (computing)|plugin]]. A number of websites, including [[Wikipedia]], use it.<ref name ="playogg-sites">{{cite web |url=http://www.fsf.org/resources/formats/playogg/sites |title=Ogg Sites | publisher =Free Software Foundation |access-date=2009-10-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = http://wikip.blogspot.com/2007/04/ogg-vorbis-no-future.html |title=Ogg Vorbis — no future? |date= 2007-11-04 | access-date =2009-10-02}}</ref><ref>[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Spoken Wikipedia]], Retrieved 2009</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:First_steps/Quality_and_description#Audio_and_video | work = Wikimedia Commons | title = First steps/Quality and description |access-date=2009-10-02}}</ref> Others include [[Jamendo]] and [[Mindawn]], as well as several national radio stations<ref name="playogg-sites"/> like JazzRadio, [[Absolute Radio]], [[NPR]], [[Radio New Zealand]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.radionz.co.nz/oggcasts |title=Radio New Zealand Oggcasts |access-date=2009-01-14}}</ref> and [[Deutschlandradio]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dradio.de/wir/ogg/|title=Deutschlandradio im Internet mit OGG-Vorbis-Stream|access-date=2009-10-08|archive-date=2009-08-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090830061154/http://www.dradio.de/wir/ogg|url-status=dead}}</ref> The [[Spotify]] audio streaming service primarily uses Vorbis<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 3, 2019 |title=Audio Quality on Spotify |url=https://support.spotify.com/dk/article/high-quality-streaming/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190203051705/https://support.spotify.com/dk/article/high-quality-streaming/ |archive-date=February 3, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://news.spotify.com/us/2009/06/25/bumping-up-the-bitrate |title=Bumping up the Bitrate |date=2009-06-25 |publisher=Spotify News |access-date=2018-03-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180328164652/https://news.spotify.com/us/2009/06/25/bumping-up-the-bitrate/ |archive-date=2018-03-28 |url-status=dead }}</ref> as well as [[Advanced Audio Coding|AAC]].<ref>{{cite web |date=June 6, 2020 |title=Audio Quality |url=https://support.spotify.com/us/article/audio-quality/ |access-date=2018-03-28}}</ref> Also, the French music site Qobuz offers its customers the possibility to download their purchased songs in Vorbis format, as does the American music site [[Bandcamp]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.qobuz.com/aide/guide-qobuz?qref=cpa#format-choice |title=Qobuz FAQ|access-date=2013-04-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130424070217/http://www.qobuz.com/aide/guide-qobuz?qref=cpa#format-choice |archive-date=2013-04-24 |url-status=dead }}</ref>