3. What is an AUDIO ?
-sound, especially when recorded, transmitted
or reproduced.
AUDIO MEDIA – media communication that uses
audio or recording to deliver and transfer
information through the means of sound.
Types of Audio Information
1. RADIO BROADCAST- live
or recorded audio sent
through radio waves to reach
a wide audience.
4. 2. MUSIC –vocal or instrumental sounds combined in
such a way as to produce beauty of form, harmony,
expression of emotions.
5. 3. SOUND RECORDING – recording of an
interview, meeting or any sound from the
environment.
4. SOUND CLIPS /EFFECTS -
any sound artificially
reproduced to create an effect
in a dramatic, presentation
(ex. sound of applause,
storm, door, punch etc.
6. 5. AUDIO PODCAST – a digital audio or video file or
recording, usually part of themed series, that ca be
downloaded from a website to a media player or
computer.
1. TAPE – magnetic
tape on which sound
can be recorded.
7. 2. CD (COMPACT DISC) – a
plastic-fabricated , circular
medium for recording, storing,
and playing back audio, video
and computer data.
3. USB DRIVE – an external
flash drive, small enough to
carry on key ring. That can be
used with any computer that
has a USB Port.
8. 4. MEMORY CARD (Flash Memory Card
or Storage Card)
- a small storage medium used to
store data such as text, pictures,
audio and video for use on small,
portable, or remote computing device.
5. COMPUTER HARD DRIVE –
secondary devices for storing
audio file.
9. 6. INTERNET / CLOUD – websites
of 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.
7. DISKETTE/ FLOPPY DISK – a
small , flat, square object made
of plastic, used in the past to
store information electronically.
10. 1. MP3 (MPEG Audio Layer 3)
- 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.
MPEG – Moving Pictures Expert
Group
( Audio /Video Format)
2. WAV - Waveform Audio File
Format (WAVE, or WAV due to
its filename extension;
pronounced "wave" is
an audio file format standard.
11. 3. WMA – (Windows Media Audio – is an audio data
compression technology developed by Microsoft and
used with Windows Media Player.
4.AVI – (Audio Video Interleave) - files can contain both
audio and video data in a file container that allows
synchronous audio-with-video playback.
1. DECIBEL – or simply dB
- Noise of sound measurement
2. HERTZ – or simply Hz
-unit of sound frequency
3. PHON – unit of subjective loudness
12. 1. VOLUME – intensity of sound
2. TONE – the audible characteristics of a sound
3. PITCH – how high or low a sound is
4. LOUDNDESS – refers to the magnitude of sound heard
Purpose of Sound :
a. Give instruction or information
b. Provide feedback
c. To personalize or customize
13. 1. DIALOGUE – speech, conversation, voice-over
2. SOUND EFFECTS –any sound other than
music or dialogue
3. MUSIC – vocal or instrumental sounds combined
in such a way to produce beauty of form, harmony,
expression of emotions.
14. HEARING – the act of perceiving sound by the ear
LISTENING – Requires concentration so that your
brain processes meaning from words and
sentences. Listening leads to learning.
15. 1. MIXING – the combination. Balance and control
multiple sound elements
2. PACE – time control, editing, order of events etc.
3. STEREO IMAGING – using left and right channel for
depth. This refers to the aspect of sound recording
and reproduction.
4. TRANSITION – how you get from one segment of
element to another
