INTRODUCTION: HOW TO USE THIS CD-ROM
Welcome
(overview of commands)
Some
important notes about sound examples
Troubleshooting
sound playback problems
CHAPTER 1. AUDIO BASICS I: COMMUNICATION, FREQUENCY AND PITCH
Introduction:
sound, Computers and multimedia
CHAPTER 2. AUDIO BASICS II: INTENSITY AND LOUDNESS
CHAPTER 3. AUDIO BASICS III: SPECTRA, MODULATION AND PHASE
Amplitude
Modulation (AM) and Amplitude Envelopes
CHAPTER 4. SOUND AUTHORING AND CASTING
CHAPTER 5. STORAGE: MICING AND RECORDING
Microphone
directivity patterns
Other
types of microphones; connections and cable
Microphone
distance and reverberation
CHAPTER 6. DIGITIZATION AND EDITING
Implications
of different sampling rates
Implications
of 8 and 16 bit quantization
The
Software Recording Environment
Opening
and formatting the sound file
Naming
and saving the soundfile; formats
CHAPTER 7. UTILITIES AND EFFECTS: DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING
Sample
rate & quantization conversion
Phase
vocoding; pitch shift; varispeed
CHAPTER 8. PLAYBACK AND SOUND CARD CHECK
Dynamic
range and inherent noise
CHAPTER 9. CUTTING EDGE TECHNIQUES: 3-D SOUND, AURALIZATION