Overview

This concise book builds upon the foundational concepts of MIDI, synthesis, and sampled waveforms. It also covers key factors regarding the data footprint optimization work process, streaming versus captive digital audio new media assets, digital audio programming and publishing platforms, and why data footprint optimization is important for modern day new media content development and distribution. Digital Audio Editing Fundamentals is a new media mini-book covering concepts central to digital audio editing using the Audacity open source software package which also apply to all of the professional audio editing packages. The book gets more advanced as chapters progress, and covers key concepts for new media producers such as how to maximize audio quality and which digital audio new media formats are best for use with Kindle, Android Studio, Java, JavaFX, iOS, Blackberry, Tizen, Firefox OS, Chrome OS, Opera OS, Ubuntu Touch and HTML5. You will learn: Industry terminology involved in digital audio editing, synthesis, sampling, analysis and processing The work process which comprises a fundamental digital audio editing, analysis, and effects pipeline The foundational audio waveform sampling concepts that are behind modern digital audio publishing How to install, and utilize, the professional, open source Audacity digital audio editing software Concepts behind digital audio sample resolution and sampling frequency and how to select settings How to select the best digital audio data codec and format for your digital audio content application How to go about data footprint optimization, to ascertain which audio formats give the best results Using digital audio assets in computer programming languages and content publishing platforms

Full Product Details

Author:   Wallace Jackson
Publisher:   APress
Imprint:   APress
Edition:   1st ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 0.90cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   2.584kg
ISBN:  

9781484216477

ISBN 10:   1484216474
Pages:   142
Publication Date:   16 December 2015
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 The Foundation of Digital Audio: The Wave Chapter 2 The History of Digital Audio: MIDI Synthesis Chapter 3 The Accuracy of Digital Audio: Sample Resolution Chapter 4 The Clarity of Digital Audio: Sampling Frequency Chapter 5 The Compression of Digital Audio: Data Formats Chapter 6 The Isolation of Digital Audio: Trimming Tools Chapter 7 The Cleanup of Digital Audio: Noise Removal Chapter 8 The Algorithms of Digital Audio: Audio Processing Chapter 9 The Automation of Digital Audio: Plug-in Filters Chapter 10 The Work Process of Digital Audio: Editing Chapter 11 The Wow Factor of Digital Audio: Special Effects Chapter 12 The Data Footprint of Digital Audio: Optimization Chapter 13 The Automation of Digital Audio: Programming

Reviews

Hands-on tutorials to popular free software are fairly common. What distinguishes this short (142 page) book is its coherent and concise explanation of foundational concepts. ... The index is decent. For the newbie, this brief introduction will be useful. (David Bellin, Computing Reviews, April, 2016)

“Hands-on tutorials to popular free software are fairly common. What distinguishes this short (142 page) book is its coherent and concise explanation of foundational concepts. … The index is decent. For the newbie, this brief introduction will be useful.” (David Bellin, Computing Reviews, April, 2016)

Author Information

Wallace Jackson, Apress Author of a dozen new media content and programming titles.  He specializes in integrating and optimizing media as well as Android and Java programming/development.

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