Name: Digital Audio Essentials
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Author: Bruce Fries
ISBN: 9780596008567

Digital Audio Essentials

Bruce Fries

Marty Fries

en Limba Engleză Paperback – 31 mai 2005

Join the digital audio revolution! Whether it's downloading music, ripping CDs, organizing, finding, and creating higher quality music files, buying music players and accessories, or constructing a home stereo system, 'Digital Audio Essentials' helps readers get it done.

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About the Authors; Introduction; The Evolution of Digital Audio; About This Book; Who This Book Is For; Organization of This Book; Programs and Operating Systems; Conventions Used in This Book; How to Contact O'Reilly; Acknowledgments; Going Digital; Chapter 1: Digital Audio and the Computer; 1.1 Music and the PC; 1.2 The Digital Music Revolution; Chapter 2: The Right System for the Job; 2.1 System Requirements for Digital Audio; 2.2 Computer Basics; 2.3 Factors That Affect Performance; 2.4 Optical Drives (CD and DVD); 2.5 External Interfaces; 2.6 Sound Cards and Speakers; Chapter 3: Connect Your Computer to Your Stereo; 3.1 Connection Basics; 3.2 Sound Card Connectors; 3.3 Stereo Receiver Connectors; 3.4 Direct Cable Connections; 3.5 Selecting the Right Cables; 3.6 USB and FireWire; 3.7 Wireless Connections; 3.8 Network Audio; Listening to Digital Music; Chapter 4: Organizing and Playing Music; 4.1 Getting Music onto Your Computer; 4.2 Organizing Your Music; 4.3 Playing Music; 4.4 Playlists; 4.5 Turn Up the Volume; 4.6 File Type Associations; 4.7 Customize Your Jukebox; Chapter 5: Music on the Web; 5.1 Online Music Choices; 5.2 The Evolution of Online Music; 5.3 Understanding Digital Rights Management; 5.4 Online Music Services; 5.5 Music on the Fringe; 5.6 File Sharing; 5.7 The War over P2P; Chapter 6: Listening to Internet Radio; 6.1 Broadcast Radio; 6.2 How Internet Radio Works; 6.3 Software for Internet Radio; 6.4 Tuning In; 6.5 Internet Radio Services; Chapter 7: Music on the Move; 7.1 From Rio to iPod and Beyond; 7.2 Portable Digital Audio Players; 7.3 Purchasing a Player: What to Look For; 7.4 Getting Music onto the Player; 7.5 Digital Audio for Your Car; The Nuts and Bolts of Digital Audio; Chapter 8: Understanding Digital Audio; 8.1 Sound Waves; 8.2 Analog Audio; 8.3 Digital Audio; 8.4 Compression; 8.5 File Sizes; Chapter 9: Digital Audio Formats; 9.1 Formats and Standards; 9.2 Lossless Formats; 9.3 Lossy Formats; 9.4 High-Resolution Formats; Chapter 10: MPEG Audio; 10.1 The MPEG Committee; 10.2 Types of MPEG Audio; 10.3 Perceptual Encoding; 10.4 Embedded Data; 10.5 Sound Quality; Capturing and Editing Audio; Chapter 11: Recording and Ripping; 11.1 Hard Disk Recording; 11.2 Inside Your Sound Card; 11.3 The Recording Process; 11.4 Recording with a Jukebox Program; 11.5 Ripping; Chapter 12: Make Your Own MP3 Files; 12.1 Different Paths to MP3; 12.2 Encoding; 12.3 Controlling Sound Quality; 12.4 Creating MP3s with Your Jukebox Program; 12.5 Format Conversion; Chapter 13: Editing Audio; 13.1 Editing Software; 13.2 Working with Waveforms; 13.3 Digital Signal Processing; 13.4 Noise Reduction; 13.5 Samples and Loops; 13.6 Analyzing Sound; Chapter 14: Digitizing Your Records and Tapes; 14.1 A Brief History of Records; 14.2 From Analog to Digital; 14.3 Before You Record; 14.4 Making the Recording; 14.5 Removing Noise; 14.6 Record Equalization; Sharing and Distributing Your Music; Chapter 15: Burning Your Own CDs and DVDs; 15.1 Types of CDs; 15.2 CD Formats; 15.3 CD Capacities; 15.4 Purchasing CD Media; 15.5 CD Recording Software; 15.6 Tips for Successful Burning; 15.7 Recording Options; 15.8 Burning CDs with a Jukebox Program; 15.9 Recording DVDs; Chapter 16: Setting Up an Internet Radio Station; 16.1 Understanding Internet Radio; 16.2 Building an Internet Radio Station; 16.3 Setting Up Your Own Station; Chapter 17: Digital Audio and Copyright Laws; 17.1 Copyright Basics; 17.2 Copyright Laws in Action; 17.3 Quick Guide to U.S. Copyright Laws; Glossary; Colophon;