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 References (freely available)
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-- Nyquist–Shannon sampling theorem — Wikipedia
+- Nyquist–Shannon sampling theorem - Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nyquist–Shannon_sampling_theorem
-- Equal-loudness contour (Fletcher–Munson curves) — Wikipedia
+- Equal-loudness contour (Fletcher–Munson curves) - Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equal-loudness_contour
-- LAME MP3 encoder psychoacoustic model — Hydrogenaudio Knowledge Base
+- LAME MP3 encoder psychoacoustic model - Hydrogenaudio Knowledge Base
   https://wiki.hydrogenaudio.org/index.php?title=LAME
-- MP3 lowpass filter cutoffs by bitrate — Hydrogenaudio forum discussion
+- MP3 lowpass filter cutoffs by bitrate - Hydrogenaudio forum discussion
   https://hydrogenaud.io/index.php/topic,71398.0.html
-- GPSYCHO — open-source psychoacoustic model (used by LAME)
+- GPSYCHO - open-source psychoacoustic model (used by LAME)
   https://lame.sourceforge.io/gpsycho.php
-- LAME source code (lowpass filter implementation) — GitHub
+- LAME source code (lowpass filter implementation) - GitHub
   https://github.com/lameproject/lame
-- "Audio Authentication Using Spectral Analysis" — University of Michigan
+- "Audio Authentication Using Spectral Analysis" - University of Michigan
   open-access thesis, 2025
   https://doi.org/10.7302/28306