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  Digital Media Audio (9 links)

Audio FAQs. University of Idaho - Center for Teaching Innovation. A useful set of FAQs on digital audio. Includes answers to the following: What is a .wav file? How big are audio files? How do you convert a CD to an MP3? What is an MP3? How do I edit audio files? Should I use sound effects in my PowerPoint presentation? What type of audio files can PowerPoint play? How do I stream audio from my website? Where can I find sound effects? Where can I learn more about audio?

Audio for the World Wide Web. Morris, Charlie. Topics include: MIDI for the Masses, Streaming Audio, Including Sound in a Web Page and The Next Wave (MP3s).

Capturing Audio. University of Alberta. Good basic tutorials on capturing, digitizing and simple editing of audio using either a Macintosh or Windows PC with tools provided by the operating systems.

Computer Data Formats - Digital Audio/Sound. Scanlan, CL. A short overview covering the basic physics of sound, factors affecting digital audio quality, and common digital audio file formats, including streaming media.

Digital Audio. Dobrian. C.. A good technical overview of digital audio covering the basic physics of sound, digital representation of sound, and the advantages and limitations of digital audio.

Digital Audio Tutorial. University of Mary Washington. Provides playable examples of various audio formats, explains the hardware and software needed to record/capture and digitize audio and how to edit, encode and compress WAV files.

How Analog and Digital Recording Works. Howstuffworks. A basic tutorial explaining the difference between analog and digital audio signals and analog to digital conversion. Also explains audio CD quality storage requirements.

The BGSOUND Tag. Webreference.com. Provides complete details on the HTML BGSOUND (background sound) tag, including a description of all its attributes and their settings. Commercial site.

The EMBED Tag. Webreference.com. Provides complete details on the HTML EMBED tag, including a description of all its attributes and their settings. Commercial site with MIDI file playing in background.

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