Audio Information and Media Flashcards
Sound that is recorded, transmitted, or reproduced.
Audio
Media communication that uses audio or recordings to deliver and transfer information through the means of sound.
Audio Media
Types of Audio Information:
- Radio Broadcast
- Music
- Sound Recording
- Sound Clips/Effects
- Audio Podcast
Live or recorded audio is sent through radio waves to reach a wide audience.
Radio Broadcast
Vocal or instrumental sounds
combined in such a way as to produce beauty of form, harmony, and expression of emotion.
Music
Recording of an interview, meeting, or any sound from the environment.
Sound Recording
Any sound artificially reproduced to create an effect in a dramatic presentation.
Sound Clips/Effects
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.
Audio Podcast
Ways to Store Audio Information:
- Tape
- CD (Compact Disc)
- USB Drive
- Memory Card
- Computer Hard Drive
- Internet/Cloud
Magnetic tape on which sound can be recorded.
Tape
A plastic-fabricated, circular medium for recording, storing, and playing back audio, video, and computer data.
CD (Compact Disc)
An external flash drive, small enough to carry on a key ring, that can be used with any computer that has a USB port.
USB Drive
A small storage medium used to store data such as text, pictures, audio, and video, for use on small,
portable, or remote computing
devices.
Memory Card/Storage Card
Secondary storage devices for storing audio files.
Computer Hard Drive
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.
Internet/Cloud
Audio File Formats:
- MP3
- M4A/AAC
- WAV
- WMA
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.
MP3 (MPEG Audio Layer 3)
An audio coding standard for lossy
digital audio compression.
M4A/AAC (MPEG4 Audio/Advanced Audio Coding)
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.
WAV
Is an audio data compression technology developed by Microsoft and used with Windows Media Player.
WMA (Windows Media Audio)
Units of Sound:
- Decibel
- Hertz
- Phon
Noise of sound measurement
Decibel (dB)
Unit of sound frequency
Hertz (Hz)
Unit of subjective loudness.
Phon
Characteristics of Sound:
- Volume
- Tone
- Pitch
- Loudness
Intensity of a sound
Volume
The audible characteristic of a sound.
Tone
How high or low a sound is
Pitch
Refers to the magnitude of a sound heard.
Loudness
Purpose of Sound:
- Give instruction or information
- Provide Feedback
- To personalize or customize
Elements of Sound Design:
- Dialouge
- Sound Effects
- Music
Speech, conversation, voice-over
Dialouge
Any sound other than music or dialogue
Sound Effects
Vocal or instrumental sounds (or both) combined in a such a way as to produce beauty of form, harmony and expression of emotion.
Music
Principles of Sound Design:
- Mixing
- Pace
- Stereo Imaging
- Transition
The combination, balance, and control of multiple sound elements.
Mixing
Time control, editing, order of events
Pace
Types of Pacing:
Linear
Non-linear
Multi-linear
Using left and right channel for depth.
Stereo Imaging
How you get from one element to another.
Transition
Types of Transition:
- Segue
- Cross-fade
- V-fade
- Fade to black
One element stops, the next begins (cut).
Segue
One element fades out, the next fades in, and the overlap on the way.
Cross-fade
First element fades to inaudible before the second elements begin.
V-fade
V-fade with some silence between elements or effects.
Fade to black
The act of perceiving sound by the ear.
Hearing
Requires concentration so that your brain processes meaning from words and sentences.
Listening
