Digital Audio Editing Fundamentals, 1st ed.

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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

    • 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

    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.

    A unique focused short or mini-book on audio content production and its optimization

    Improves your knowledge of multi-platform digital audio editing

    Utilizes free open source software packages