Book description
Join the digital audio revolution! Tens of millions of users are embracing digital music, and with Digital Audio Essentials, you can, too. Nearly every personal computer built in the last few years contains a CD-burning drive; MP3 and other portable player sales dominate the consumer electronics industry; and new networkable stereo equipment lets you use your digital music collection to power your home entertainment system. Whether it's downloading music, ripping CDs, organizing, finding, and creating higher quality music files, buying music players and accessories, or constructing a home stereo system, Digital Audio Essentials helps you do get it done. An indispensable reference for music enthusiasts, digital archivists, amateur musicians, and anyone who likes a good groove, Digital Audio Essentials helps you avoid time-consuming, costly trial and error in downloading audio files, burning CDs, converting analog music to digital form, publishing music to and streaming from the Web, setting up home stereo configurations, and creating your own MP3 and other audio files. The book--for both Mac and PC users--includes reliable hardware and software recommendations, tutorials, resources, and file sharing, and it even explains the basics of the DMCA and intellectual property law. You may (or may not) already know the basics of ripping CDs or downloading music, but Fries will show you so much more--including advice on the multitude of MP3 players on the market, stereo options, file formats, quality determinations, and the legalities of it all. Both a timely, entertaining guide and an enduring reference, this is the digital audio handbook you need to make the most of your expanding digital music collection.
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Table of contents
- Special Upgrade Offer
- About the Authors
- Introduction
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I. Going Digital
- 1. Digital Audio and the Computer
- 2. The Right System for the Job
- 3. Connect Your Computer to Your Stereo
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II. Listening to Digital Music
- 4. Organizing and Playing Music
- 5. Music on the Web
- 6. Listening to Internet Radio
- 7. Music on the Move
- III. The Nuts and Bolts of Digital Audio
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IV. Capturing and Editing Audio
- 11. Recording and Ripping
- 12. Make Your Own MP3 Files
- 13. Editing Audio
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14. Digitizing Your Records and Tapes
- A Brief History of Records
- From Analog to Digital
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Before You Record
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- Use a quality turntable and cartridge
- Use the right stylus
- Find the sweet spot
- Clean your records
- Keep ‘em flat
- Clean and demagnetize tape heads
- Align and calibrate your tape deck
- Set proper tape noise-reduction and bias settings
- Make a good connection
- Set proper signal levels
- Record and listen to a test clip
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- Making the Recording
- Removing Noise
- Record Equalization
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V. Sharing and Distributing Your Music
- 15. Burning Your Own CDs and DVDs
- 16. Setting Up an Internet Radio Station
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17. Digital Audio and Copyright Laws
- Copyright Basics
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Copyright Laws in Action
- Case #1: Ripping CDs
- Case #2: “I’m just giving a copy of the song to a friend; I’m not selling it!”
- Case #3: Free downloads of Top-40 songs?
- Case #4: Is it legal to download any songs for free?
- Case #5: Trading MP3 downloads
- Case #6: Downloadable music and webcasting
- Case #7: Professional DJ using MP3 files instead of CDs
- Case #8: Professional DJ playing at a local catering hall
- Case #9: Amateur DJ playing music at a friend’s party
- Case #10: Restaurant playing music from its own stereo system
- Quick Guide to U.S. Copyright Laws
- Glossary
- Index
- About the Authors
- Colophon
- Special Upgrade Offer
- Copyright
Product information
- Title: Digital Audio Essentials
- Author(s):
- Release date: April 2005
- Publisher(s): O'Reilly Media, Inc.
- ISBN: 9780596008567
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