Ankur Pandya
Creator and maintainer of PCM Drop
I build and maintain PCM Drop: the PCM player, the audio converter, the tone generator, and the guides on this site. Every tool runs in your browser because I wanted something I could point at a headerless audio file without installing software or uploading a recording to someone else’s server.
I write the guides myself and check the settings, commands and numbers in them against primary sources (specifications, release notes and tool documentation) and against the tools on this site. When a reader or a re-check finds a mistake, I correct the article and update the date on it.
I also record the video walkthroughs on the PCM Drop YouTube channel. If something on the site is wrong, unclear or missing, the contact page reaches me directly.
Read more about the project on the About page, watch the PCM Drop walkthrough on YouTube, or get in touch through the contact page.
Articles by Ankur Pandya (15)
- Opus 1.6 Explained: Bandwidth Extension, 96 kHz Opus HD and a 24-bit API
· 10 min read
- FFmpeg and Raw PCM: Format Names, Copy-Ready Commands and the New Whisper Filter
· 7 min read
- What "Lossless" Really Means: Spotify, Apple Music and the Numbers Behind Hi-Res Audio
· 8 min read
- FLAC Is Now RFC 9639: A Plain-English Tour of the Specification
· 10 min read
- Raw Audio Sounds Wrong? How to Diagnose Speed, Static and Distortion
· 9 min read
- PCM vs WAV: What's Actually Different?
· 7 min read
- How to Convert PCM to MP3 (Browser, FFmpeg and Audacity)
· 8 min read
- Recording Raw PCM on Android With AudioRecord (and Playing It Back)
· 8 min read
- µ-law and A-law Explained: The Telephone Audio Formats That Fool PCM Players
· 7 min read
- Why Browser-Based Audio Tools Are Safer Than Desktop Apps
· 5 min read
- How to Test Your Speakers and Headphones With a Tone Generator
· 5 min read
- How to Open PCM Files: A Complete Guide
· 7 min read
- Sample Rate and Bit Depth Explained Simply
· 6 min read
- MP3 vs WAV vs OGG vs FLAC: Which Format Should You Use?
· 7 min read
- What is PCM Audio? A Beginner's Guide
· 6 min read