Module 6: Audio Information and Media Flashcards
It is the recording, transmission, reception, and reproduction of sound used for communication, information dissemination, and entertainment.
Audio Media
Is simply the act of perceiving sound by the ear.
Hearing
refers to something that is consciously chosen to do and requires concentration
Listening
live or recorded audio sent through radio waves to reach a
wide audience.
Radio Broadcast
vocal and/or instrumental sounds combined in such a way as to produce beauty of form, harmony, and expression of emotion.
Music
recording of an interview, or any sound from the
environment.
Sound Recording
any sound other than music or speech, artificially reproduced to create an effect.
Sound clips/effects
a digital audio or video file recording, usually part of themed series, that can be downloaded from a website to
a media player or computer.
Audio podcast
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
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
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 data center full of servers that is connected to the Internet.
Internet/cloud
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. Designed to be the successor of the MP3 format, AAC generally achieves better sound quality than MP3 at similar bit rates.
M4A/AAC (MPEG-4 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)
Purposes of using sound or audio media:
a. Give instruction or information
b. Provide feedback
c. To personalize or customise
4 Elements of Sound Design
Dialogue
Sound Effects
Music
Silence
speech, conversation, voice-over.
Dialogue
4 principles of Sound Design
- Mixing
- Pace
- Stereo Imaging
- Transitions
the combination, balance and control of multiple sound elements.
Mixing
Time control. Editing. Order of events: linear, non-linear, or multi-linear.
Pace
