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UNDERSTANDING
DIGITAL AUDIO
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UNDERSTANDING
DIGITAL AUDIO
Understanding digital Audio
Through the years, the improvement of technology has
also changed the way we record and listen to music.
Ask your grand parents or someone who is at least a
decade older than you if these pictures look familiar to
them:
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OVERVIEW
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LET'S DISCOVER
Music used to be played on LP (long play or long playing) records and cassette
tapes.
The cassette player was a popular music player in 1970s and 1980s .Nowadays
recording and listening to music have been made so easy. Companies can easily
record sound in studios, and release it easily through CDs(compact discs) or
[Link] computer applications have been developed to facilitate
streaming and downloading of music at every minimal fees, in seconds, one can
already have music available and play it back on computers or mobile [Link]
the development of the Internet Of Things (loT), a car for example, has access to
the internet and plays music from there. Access music have been made limitless
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DIGITIZATION
Recording sound involved digitization. Digitization
is when sound in an analog form (sound that we
continuously hear from a source) is converted into
digital form. Transforms an analog form into codes
that the computer can understand so that it can be
easily played back.
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DIGITIZATION
Digitization starts with equipment like
microphones and amplifiers, which
capture sound from analog source
(e.g, person signing). The microphones
concert this sound into electric and
into the amplifier that makes the Microphone
current larger for better quality
Mixing amplifier
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DIGITIZATION
These information from the electric currents are then
translated into bits that the computer will understand.
The computer will need to use its Analog-to-digital
converter (ADC), which is the main device for digital
recording. ADC captures these currents and converts
them into digital numbers known as a sample.
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DIGITIZATION
These information from the electric currents are then
translated into bits that the computer will understand. The
computer will need to use its Analog-to-digital converter
(ADC), which is the main device for digital recording. ADC
captures these currents and converts them into digital
numbers known as a sample.
Sound can be represented by a wavelength.
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TWO FACTORS AFFECT THE
QUALITY OF RECORDED SOUND
1."sample rate"
-This is how fast the samples are captured. This is measured in Hertz
(Hz). A higher sample rate means the digital sound closely resembles
that of the original analog source. It can record a variety of sounds-
from loud to soft from high to low.
2."sample format or sample size"
This shows how many bits per sample were recorded. The more bits
recorded, the more accurate the sound will be played back.
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The product of digitizing sound is digital Audio.
This is more familiar to us as the nonphysical file
that we can see and play back on our
computers.
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PLAY SOUND
To play a sound the computer uses digital - to - Analog
converter (DAC). It uses the digital information it has, and the
sample size will play a factor in the play back. The sound in
then played back through the speakers, which do the
opposite role of the microphone. From digital bits sound is
converted back to electric Currents and signals, enabling it
to vibrate and play sound.
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TYPES OF DIGITAL AUDIO FILE
Mp3- made by Moving Pictures Experts
Group(MPEG)
•Widely available and supported audio file type
•has smaller file size
•faster transferring and downloading
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TYPES OF DIGITAL AUDIO FILE
AAC- Advance Audio Coding
•Made by Apple iTunes
•format similar to Mp3
•More ifficient than mp3
•Mostly accepted by iOS, Android, and gaming
devices
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TYPES OF DIGITAL AUDIO FILE
WMA- Windows Media Audio
•Developed by Microsoft
•Needs an online converter to
convert a WMA file into other format
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TYPES OF DIGITAL AUDIO FILE
FLAC- Free Lossless Audio Codec
•Developed by [Link] Foundation
•Has both small size and great audio quality
•preferred type for creating achieves or
master copies of audio files
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TYPES OF DIGITAL AUDIO FILE
ALAC- Apple Lossless Audio Codec
•Apple's version of FLAC
•Most commonly used in Apple
products
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TYPES OF DIGITAL AUDIO FILE
WAV- Waveform Audio Format
•Developed by Microsoft
•Compatible with Windows computer
applications
•takes up some space, making it good audio
editing file
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TYPES OF DIGITAL AUDIO FILE
AIFF- Audio Interchange File Format
•Developed by Apple
•Usef for storing audio in Apple
computers
•Apple's version of the WAV file type
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TYPES OF DIGITAL AUDIO FILE
PCM- Pulse Code Modulation
•Used for CD's, computers, and
applications
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