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1- Introduction
2 - Products and Evaluation
3 - Hardware, Op Sys, and Software
4 - Text
5 - Graphics
6 - Digital Audio
7 - Digital Video and Animation
8 - Product Design
9 - Authoring Tools
10 - Multimedia and the Internet
11 - The Development Team
12 - The Development Process
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Digital Audio Specifications
Digital AudioTechnology Vendors
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Creative Labs -
the
people who set the commercial standards for audio(Sound Blaster)
Audio Learning Resources
Phillips Midi
Collection - A talented musician (hear some of his work on the CD-ROM accompanying the
book) - check out the Web Site for more stuff.
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Audio Tools
The following is a collection of audio shareware tools that you may
find useful. These are often inexpensive alternatives to the more costly, commercial
tools.
This was adapted from the PCWorld FileWorld
web site and is intended for educational use only.
WinAmp
Supercharge your audio activities with a player that easily handles
MP3, MP2, CD, MOD, WAV, and other formats.
http://www.pcworld.com/r/shw/1%2C2087%2C5556%2C00.html
CD Audio Recorder
Lets you easily record WAV sounds from your audio CDs. Start the
program, select what track of the CD you want to record to a WAV file, and record
it.
http://www.pcworld.com/r/shw/1%2C2087%2C2874%2C00.html
WinSpeech
When converting text to speech with WinSpeech you can adjust the
speech rate and voice pitch; select voice "fonts" for preconfigured speech, and
edit the sound dictionary or build custom dictionaries.
http://www.pcworld.com/r/shw/1%2C2087%2C3351%2C00.html
RealPlayer 5.0
This plug-in lets you listen to live stereo music, radio broadcasts,
and other audio offerings on the Web, as well as view videos (though they can be somewhat
jerky).
http://www.pcworld.com/r/shw/1%2C2087%2C1474%2C00.html
CD-DA Extractor
Extract digital audio files and then easily change them to WAV, MP3,
or RAW files. You can also edit and save track names, change output levels, and more.
http://www.pcworld.com/r/shw/1%2C2087%2C5278%2C00.html
Cool Edit 96
Spice up your sound effects and music clips with Cool Edit 96.
Change echo, reverberation, pitch, and other studio effects. This version limits the
number of edits you can make to two per session.
http://www.pcworld.com/r/shw/1%2C2087%2C2920%2C00.html
(Note: this information is supplied for educational use only)
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