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This document discusses audio information and media. It defines audio as sound, especially when recorded, transmitted, or reproduced. It then discusses 5 types of audio information including radio broadcasts, music, sound recordings, sound clips/effects, and audio podcasts. It also lists 6 ways to store audio information such as tape, CDs, USB drives, memory cards, computer hard drives, and the internet/cloud. The document concludes by discussing audio file formats like MP3, M4A, WAV, and WMA.

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14 Audioinformationandmedia 170920003319

This document discusses audio information and media. It defines audio as sound, especially when recorded, transmitted, or reproduced. It then discusses 5 types of audio information including radio broadcasts, music, sound recordings, sound clips/effects, and audio podcasts. It also lists 6 ways to store audio information such as tape, CDs, USB drives, memory cards, computer hard drives, and the internet/cloud. The document concludes by discussing audio file formats like MP3, M4A, WAV, and WMA.

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Audio Information By: Mark Jhon C.

Oxillo

and Media
What is an Audio?

•sound, especially when


recorded, transmitted,
or reproduced
AUDIO MEDIA

• media communication
that uses audio or
recordings to deliver and
transfer information
through the means of
sound
Types of Audio
Information
Types of Audio Information

1. Radio Broadcast - live


or recorded audio sent
through radio waves to
reach a wide audience
Types of Audio Information

2. Music - vocal or
instrumental sounds
combined in such a way as
to produce beauty of form,
harmony, and expression
of emotion
Types of Audio Information

3. Sound Recording -
recording of an interview,
meeting, or any sound
from the environment
Types of Audio Information

4. Sound Clips / Effects -


any sound artificially
reproduced to create an
effect in a dramatic
presentation (ex. sound
of a storm, or a door)
Types of Audio Information

5. Audio Podcast - a digital


audio or video file or
recording, usually part of a
themed series, that can be
downloaded from a
website to a media player
or a computer
Ways to Store
Audio Information
Ways to Store Audio
Information:
1. Tape - magnetic
tape on which sound
can be recorded
Ways to Store Audio
Information:
2. CD (Compact Disc) - a
plastic-fabricated, circular
medium for recording,
storing, and playing back
audio, video, and
computer data
Ways to Store Audio
Information:
3. USB Drive - an external
flash drive, small enough to
carry on a key ring, that can
be used with any computer
that has a USB Port
Ways to Store Audio
Information:
4. Memory Card (aka Flash
Memory Card or Storage Card) -
is a small storage medium used to
store data such as text, pictures,
audio, and video, for use on small,
portable, or remote computing
devices.
Ways to Store Audio
Information:
5. Computer Hard Drive -
secondary storage devices for
storing audio file
Ways to Store Audio
Information:
6. Internet / Cloud - websites
or file repositories for
retrieving audio files, and more
precisely the files are stored in
some datacenter full of servers
that is connected to the
Internet
Audio File Formats
Audio File Formats
1. MP3 (MPEG Audio Layer 3)
- a common format for
consumer audio, as well as a
standard of digital audio
compression for the transfer
and playback of music on most
digital audio players.
Audio File Formats
2. M4A / AAC (MPEG4 Audio /
Advanced Audio Coding) - an
audio coding standard for lossy
digital audio compression. Designed
to be the successor of the MP3
format, AAC generally achieves
better sound quality than MP3 at
similar bit rate
Audio File Formats
3. WAV - is a Microsoft audio
file format standard for storing
an audio bitstream on PCs. It
has become a standard file
format for game sounds,
among others
Audio File Formats
4. WMA (Windows Media
Audio) - is an audio data
compression technology
developed by Microsoft
and used with Windows
Media Player
Units of Sound
Decibel

• or simply dB
•noise of sound
measurement
Hertz

• or simply Hz
• unit of sound frequency
Phon

•unit of subjective
loudness
Characteristics and
Purposes of
Sound
Characteristics of a
Sound:
1. Volume – intensity
of a sound
Characteristics of a
Sound:
2. Tone – the audible
characteristic of a
sound
Characteristics of a
Sound:
3. Pitch - is how
high or lowa sound is
Characteristics of a
Sound:
4. Loudness - refers
to the magnitude of
the sound heard
Purposes of a Sound:

• Give instruction or
information.
• Provide feedback.
• To personalize or
customize
Elements of Sound
Design
Elements of Sound Design:

1. Dialogue - speech,
conversation, voice-over
Elements of Sound Design:

2. Sound Effects – any


sound other than music
or dialogue
Elements of Sound Design:

3. Music – vocal or
instrumental sounds (or
both) combined in such a
way as to produce beauty
of form, harmony, and
expression of emotion
Principles of Sound
Design
Principles of Sound
Design:
1. Mixing – the
combination, balance and
control of multiple sound
elements
Principles of Sound
Design:
2. Pace – time control,
editing, order of events
(linear, non-linear or
multi-linear)
Principles of Sound
Design:
3. Stereo Imaging – Using
left and right channel
for depth. This refers to
the aspect of sound
recording and
reproduction.
Principles of Sound
Design:
4. Transition – how you
get from one segment or
element to another
Types of Transitions
Types of Transitions:

1. Segue – one element


stops, the next begins
(“cut” in film)
Types of Transitions:

2. Cross-fade – one
element fades out, the
next fades in, and they
overlap on the way
Types of Transitions:

3. V-Fade – first element


fades to inaudible before
the second elements
begins
Types of Transitions:

4. Waterfall – As first
element fades out, the
second element begins at
full volume. Better for
voice transitions, than for
effects
Hearing vs. Listening
Hearing

•the act of perceiving


sound by the ear
Listening
• requires concentration so
that your brain processes
meaning from words and
sentences. Listening leads
to learning.
So are you
listening or
just hearing?
END

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