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Digital Audio
Introduction to Sound
Sounds are vibrations that travel though the
(20 kHz
Normal Conversation
1 kHz to 4 kHz
Dogs can hear up to
35 kHz (ultrasound)
Sounds below 20 Hz
are infra sounds
(earthquakes)
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Anatomy of a Sound
Wave
1
2
3
AMPLITUDE
FREQUENCY
PITCH
Sampling (Continued)
Sample Rate: The rate or frequency at which a sound is
selected audio.
Exporting Files
Exporting: the process of saving an audio file in
a format other than the format of the program it
was created in.
Common Audio
Formats
MP3 (.mp3)
WAV (.wav)
Developed by IBM and
Microsoft for Windows
High Quality (Lossless)
Large File Size
AIFF
Developed by Apple
High Quality (Lossless)
Large File Size
Compressed format
Popular for music (MP3 Players)
Well suited for Internet