or the legendary works of R.D. Burman have been re-encoded into 5.1 surround sound, allowing audiophiles to hear the separation of the tabla from the violin in a way that wasn't possible on a standard MP3.

Let's start with the technical details. The term "AC3" stands for Audio Coding 3, and it's more commonly known by its commercial name, . Dolby Digital AC-3 is a multi-channel digital audio compression system first developed by Dolby Laboratories in 1994. It uses a lossy compression algorithm, based on psychoacoustic modeling, to reduce file sizes without drastically sacrificing audio quality. By analyzing the human ear's frequency response and removing redundant or less-perceptible signals, the audio remains clear and highly separated.

In Hindi cinema (Bollywood), songs are often mixed with distinct separation to utilize the surround field:

To understand AC3's value, it helps to compare it to other common formats:

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