Audio Media

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Refers to the tools and materials used to record, transmit, and reproduce sound for communication, educational, and entertainment purposes

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Audio Media

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Information that reaches the wider audience through broadcast, recordings, or podcasts

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Audio Information

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The earliest practical recording technologies were entirely mechanical devices

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Acoustics Era (1877-1925)

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To collect and focus the physical air pressure of the sound waves produced by the human voice or musical instrument

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Cornical Horn

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The second wave of sound recording history was ushered in by the introduction of Western

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Electrical Era (1925-1945)

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The third wave of development in audio recording began in 1945

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Magnetic Era (1945-1975)

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Where sound recordings were usually made during the magnetic era

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Magnetic Tape

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Digital recording methods were introduced during the 1980s

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Digital Era 1980s - Present

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First type of audio media and information; refers to the distribution of live or recorded audio by transmitting radio waves to cater the mass audience

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Radio

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Refers to sounds produced by instruments or human voice that conveys creative expression

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Music

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Refers to the reproduction of sound waves from a specific environment

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Sound Recording

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Refers to any sound aside from music or speech that is artificially reproduced to make a creative point

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Sound Clip/Effect

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Refers to an audio broadcasting done over the internet

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Podcasts

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It is a lossless format, which means that audio quality does not suffer

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Wav (Waveform Audio File Format)

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Based on a magnetic recording made of long, narrow strips of plastic film

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Cassette

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Lossy Compression; The most popular audio format because of its compatibility

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MP3

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A circular object used to record and playback audio files, and store computer data

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Compact Disc (CD)

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It has flash memory that can be connected to a computer or a device with a USB (Universal Serial Bus) port

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Thumb Drive

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It is a cartridge used to store digital information for portable devices like digital cameras and cellphones

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Memory Card

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A magnetic storage device that contains moving parts like a spinning plate and an enclosure

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Hard Drive

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An increasingly popular way to store data via the internet or the cloud

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Online Storage

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Loudness based from the sound wave’s intensity

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Volume

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Refers to the vibration, modulation, and intonation of sound

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Tone

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Refers to the highness or lowness of a sound

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Pitch

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Refers to how one perceives sound pressure

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Loudness

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Refers to combining multiple sounds and blending them together

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Mixing

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Refers to rolling the time to either speed up or slow down

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Pace

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Refers to the change from one segment or clip to another

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Transition

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Refers to how sound is perceived in spatial areas of the source of depth

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Stereo Imaging

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The gradual increase or decrease in volume, and mixing one element with silence

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Fade

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Refers to a slow increase of volume from silence to the desired level

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Fade-in

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Happens as a shift from full volume to silence

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Fade-out

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Happens when one element is faded down as another sound is faded up

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Cross-fade

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The transition from one element to another without overlap or gap

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Sugue